While the five babies were babies were still quietly sleeping in oxygen tents in hospital nursery,
眼下，五胞胎还静静地躺在医院婴儿室的氧气帐里，
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 45 The power of the press
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 医院;收容所;养老院;〈古〉旅客招待所;
💡 hospit客人+al...的→客气对待病人的地方 →医院
"He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital."
他自出院以来,身体恢复得很慢.
近义：nosocomium
n. 婴儿室，幼儿园;苗圃;临时托儿所;温床，滋生地;
💡 nurse养育，护理+ry行业 →托儿所
"One area of contention is the availability of nursery care."
争论的一个方面是提供幼儿保育的可能性。
近义：playgroup, childcare, creche, arboretum, seedbed, vivarium
n. [化]氧，氧气;
💡 oxy含氧的+gen出生，产生→氧气
"the first Briton to climb Everest without oxygen"
第一个未借助氧气设备登上珠穆朗玛峰的英国人
adv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地;
adj. 不动的，静止的;不狂暴的，温柔的;没有活力的，死气沉沉的;
n. 平静，寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静;〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
adv. 平静地;静止地;轻声地;在暗中;
"She was still quietly simmering from her row with Nathan."
在和内森争吵之后她心里还窝着火.
近义：noiselessly, silently, softly, soundlessly, stealthily, surreptitiously
反义：loudly, riotously, smash, uproariously, vociferously, obstreperously