The mower firmly refused to mow, so I decided to dismantle it.
修完后割草机还是纹丝不动。于是，我决定把它拆开。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 46 Do it yourself

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

firmly ['fɝmli] 词频2
adv. 坚固地;稳固地;坚定地;坚决地;
💡 firm坚固的+ly...地 → 坚固地
"Make sure the washer is firmly seated before tightening the pipe."
旋紧水管之前,检查一下洗衣机是否已牢牢地固定在底座上了.
近义：intently, massively, assuredly, plumply, securely, solidly 反义：resiliently, elastically
dismantle [dɪs'mæntl] 词根: mantle
vt. 拆开;拆卸;废除;取消;
💡 dis 不 + mantle 掩盖 → v.拆除；摧毁
"I had to dismantle the engine in order to repair it."
我得把发动机拆开来修理。
近义：level, overthrow, total, unharness, unrig, demolish 反义：join, assemble, mount, pitch, prescribe, tie
mower [['məuə]]
n. 刈草的人, 刈草机
近义：lawnmower, reaper
decided [di'saidid] 词频3
adj. 清楚的;坚决的;明显的;明白无误的; v. 下决心( decide的过去式和过去分词 );（使）决定;解决;裁决;
"He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache."
他已经决定留起络腮胡子和髭。
近义：sharp, unquestionable, categorical, conclusive, decisive, definite 反义：arguable, argumentary, moot, mootable, pregnable, protestable
refused
a. 遭拒绝的

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth.
有一只叫萨伯瑞的猫从32层楼上掉下来，但只摔断一颗牙。
It looked as if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
看来会有一场激烈的飞越英吉利海峡的竞争。
but by now the Thermopylae was over five hundred miles ahead.
但此时，“赛姆皮雷”号早已在500多英里之遥了。
No one discovers a rarity by chance.
无论是谁都不会一下子就发现一件珍品。
It is possible that there is a definite relation between these paintings and the markings that sometimes accompany them.
有时，这种图画与墙壁上的刻痕共存，它们之间可能有一定的联系。
However, there is an even more insidious kind of pollution that particularly affects urban areas and invades our daily lives, and that is noise.
但是，还有一种更加隐蔽有害的污染，它专门影响城镇地区，侵袭我们的日常生活，那就是噪音。