Car alarms constantly scream at us in the street and are a source of profound irritation.
在街上,汽车的防盗警报不断对我们吼叫,这是人们极度烦燥的一个原因,
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 47 Too high a price
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 始终;一直;重复不断地;
💡 con始终+ stant = stand站 + ly ...地 → constant始终站着=不变的 + ly ...地 → 不变地
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
近义:incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, ceaselessly
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 根源,本源;源头,水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. (从…)获得;发起;向…提供消息;寻求(尤指供货)的来源;
vi. 原料来源;起源;寻求来源;寻求生产商(或提供商);
💡 source(rise)→泉源;源头
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营得非常糟糕.
近义:resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
adj. 深厚的;意义深远的;严重的;知识渊博的;
n. 〈诗〉深海,大洋;深渊;(灵魂)深处;
💡 pro前面+found基础→有基础在前面→有根基的,深刻的
"All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy."
他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中.
近义:immense, abysmal, unfathomable, yawning, chasmal, deep
反义:shallow, cursory
vt. 尖声喊叫,拼命叫喊;喊叫着说出;尖叫得使变…;
vi. 尖叫;发出尖锐刺耳的声音;
n. 尖叫声,惊叫声;拼命的叫喊声;极其滑稽可笑的人;
💡 s(蛇)+cream(奶油):奶油蛋糕里吃出蛇- 尖叫
"Her lips parted in a soundless scream."
她张开嘴想喊,但喊不出声来。
近义:holler, howl, jaw, rant, screech, bawl
反义:hush, quieten, silence, lisp, lisper, murmur
n. 大街,街道;
💡 St.是Street的缩略形式;逗号在地址里表示前者属于后者
"She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger."
在街上,一个完全陌生的人贸然走到她跟前搭讪。
近义:lane, avenue, road, route, way, boulevard