for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep.
车轮与铁轨间单调的嘎喳声很快就会送你进入梦乡。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 44 Speed and comfort

📚 句中词汇解析

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monotonous [mə'nɑtənəs] 词频4 词根: mono
adj. (声音,话语)单调的,无抑扬顿挫的;枯燥无味的;
💡 mono单个,一个+ton声音+ous形容词后缀→一个声音→单调的
"Aircraft passed overhead with monotonous regularity ."
飞机一次又一次反复从头顶飞过。
近义:humdrum, isochronous, repetitive, singsong, synchronic, tedious 反义:heterogeneous, assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, sundry
rhythm ['rɪðəm] 词频4
n. [诗]节奏,韵律;[医]节律,规律;[乐]节拍;[艺]调和;
💡 rhythm =rhythm,表示”节奏”
"to dance to the rhythm of the music"
随着音乐的节奏跳舞
近义:pace, beat, cadence, cadency, cadenza
soon [sun] 词频1
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly 反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
sleep [slip] 词频1
vi.& link-v. 睡,睡觉; vi. 睡,睡觉;睡眠状态; vt. 为…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡觉打发日子; n. 睡眠;
💡 s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡觉 船(ship)上的她入睡(sleep)后像只绵羊(sheep)
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人们常常认为睡眠在某种意义上来说类似死亡。
近义:doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum 反义:awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness
wheels
n. 旋转;车轮(wheel的复数)
近义:workings

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