On the day before our departure, several bus loads of tourists descended on the town.
我们离开小镇的前一天，镇上来了几辆满载游客的公共汽车。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 48 The silent village

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

departure [dɪ'pɑrtʃɚ] 词频2 词根: part
n. 离开，离去;起程;背离;东西距离;
💡 depart出发+ure名词后缀，表行为、状态 →离开，出发
"His sudden departure threw the office into chaos."
他的突然离去使这个部门陷入一片混乱。
近义：launching, leaving, liftoff, outgoing, parting, takeoff 反义：porch, portal, portico, vestibule, door, doorway
several ['sɛvrəl] 词频1 词根: se
adj. 几个的;专有的;各自的;分别的; pron. 几个，数个;一些;
💡 七（seven）块肉?一共（al=all）花了 几个钱 七根(seve-seven)铁轨(ral-rail) 几个人抬 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：色彩（se）
"Several new members have come into the club since last year."
自去年以来,又有些新成员加入了俱乐部.
近义：manifold, many, some, various, divers
town [taʊn] 词频1
n. 城镇，市镇;小村庄;城镇居民;商业中心;
💡 去 城镇偷(tow-tou)牛(n)被捉
"The town is under heavy artillery fire."
该市镇处于密集的炮火之下。
近义：municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality, city
descended [[di'sendid]]
a. 下来, 下斜, 下倾, 落下, 下降, 传下, 遗传, 袭击, 屈尊, 由远而近, 由大而小
loads
n. 货载量；负载, 负荷（load的复数）

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

'No', I answered confidently.
“没有。”我自信地回答说。
Despite its immensity,
尽管此桥很大，
Small boats loaded with wares sped to the great liner as she was entering the harbour.
当一艘大型班船进港的时候，许多小船载着各种杂货快速向客轮驶来。
The Karen had been sailing in a convoy to Russia when she was torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
“卡伦”号当年在为其他船只护航驶往俄国的途中突然遭到敌方潜水艇鱼雷的袭击。
Both the police and the workmen were grateful to the student for this piece of advance information.
警察与工人都对那个学生事先通报情况表示感谢。
The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and wisteria in dairy products.
牛肉中的疯牛病，鸡肉和鸡蛋中的沙门氏菌，奶制品中的利斯特杆菌。