Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation.
不过,他们终于将链条固定在盘子的一端,一台大功率的绞车开动起来。
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. 终于,最后;竟;总归;终究;
💡 eventual最后的+ly 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.终于;最后
"Eventually, his anger dissipated."
他的愤怒终于平息了。
近义:sometime, lastly, ultimately, finally
adj. 固定的,不变的;不易挥发的;处境…的,常作复合词;(比赛等)通过作弊预先安排好结果的;
v. 固定( fix的过去式和过去分词);
💡 fix固定+ed被...的 →被固定的
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的满期
近义:irremovable, nailed, pinned, secured, set, standing
反义:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
adj. 强大的;权力大的;(药)有效地;
adv. 很;非常;
💡 power力量+ful表形容词,“有…的” →有力的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义:lordly, masterful, mighty, authoritative, potent, puissant
反义:impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
n. 操作,经营;手术;[数]运算;作用;
💡 oper 工作 + ation 表示行为、状态、过程 → n.操作;手术;运算
"a triple bypass operation"
接三通管的手术
近义:campaign, enterprise, errand, maneuver, maneuvering, manoeuvering
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