The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal.
这次，盘子必须垂直吊出水面，因为盘子的一边紧靠着运河河岸。
新概念英语第三册
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. 运河，沟渠;管道;气管;食道;
vt. 建运河;疏导;
💡 can-, cann- 【希腊语传入拉丁语】芦苇,管;
"There the irrigation canal links up with the reservoir."
这条灌溉渠在那里与水库连接起来.
近义：channel, chute, ditch, duct
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
vertically
['və:tikəli]
adv. 垂直地;直立地;陡峭地;在顶点;
"Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically."
在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线,以便制作图表.
近义：plumb