the only sound that could be heard was made by water which dripped continuously from the high dome above them.
唯一的可以听见的声响是高高的圆顶上不间断地滴水的嘀嗒声。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 42 Modern cavemen
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 声音，声响;音调，声调;声波;嘈杂声;
vi. 响，发声;听起来，好像;回响;[音乐]乐器等被奏响;
vt. 使出声，使发声;清楚地发出;宣布，发表;颂扬;
adj. 健全的;合理的;完好的，无损的;明智的;
adv. 彻底地，充分地;
"I can't bear the sound of chalk scraping on a blackboard."
我受不了粉笔在黑板上摩擦时发出的刺耳声音.
近义：plumb, probe, study, fathom, holler, scream
反义：imperfect, blemished, defective, dud, faulty, flawed
adj. …制的;（人工）做成的，拼成的;虚构的;保证成功的;
v. 使(make的过去式和过去分词);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义：manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪，联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo
adj. 高的;高尚的，崇高的;高音调的;高级的，高等的;
adv. （程度等）高地;高价地;奢侈地;
n. 高处，高位;[气象学]高气压;高压地带;高水平;
"acrobatics on the high wire"
走钢丝杂技
近义：maximum, towering, upland, elevated, altitudinous, inebriated
n. 圆屋顶;像圆屋顶一样的东西;圆顶体育场;
vt. 加圆屋顶于…上;
vi. 成圆顶状;
💡 我的home，有个dome- 圆屋顶 做(do)我(me)的 圆屋顶
"the dome of St Paul's Cathedral"
圣保罗大教堂的穹顶
近义：arch, archway, vault, cupola, cupule