The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it.
盘子四边十分光滑，要在盘边拴上绳索或链条而同时又不损坏它是很难办到的。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 43 Fully insured
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 几乎，差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多；几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义：liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不，无，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对，没法让她高兴。
近义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
vt.& vi. 贴上，系;附上;
vt. （有时不受欢迎或未受邀请而）参加;把…固定;把…归因于;（使）与…有联系;
vi. 从属;附着;伴随而来;联在一起(to, upon);
💡 at一再+tach接角→接触上→附上，依恋
"Attach the coupon to the front of your letter."
把优惠券附在信的正面。
近义：hold, secure, stick, tie, bind, bond
反义：remove, segregate, separate, unfasten, unglue, unstick
n. 盘;餐具;一盘食物;外貌有吸引力的人;
vt. 盛于碟盘中;分发;使某人的希望破灭;说（某人）的闲话;
vi. 成碟状;
💡 蝶”（谐音）
"She showed us a strange contraption that looked like a satellite dish."
她给我们看了一个奇怪的玩意儿，样子像碟形卫星信号接收器。
近义：serve, supply, plate, saucer, plateful, tidbit
adj. 光滑的;流畅的;柔软的;温和的，安详的;
vt. 使平滑;排除，消除;安抚，平息;使优雅;
vi. 变平和，变缓和;
n. 平地，平面;
💡 是(s)没(m)牙齿(tooth)很 光滑
"Blend the flour with the milk to make a smooth paste."
把面粉和牛奶调成均匀的面糊。
近义：plane, planish, sandpaper, sleek, surface, unwrinkle
反义：rough, irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical