The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life being an ugly-looking black goat on a short length of rope tied to a tree in a field nearby.
村里似乎无人居住，唯一的生命迹象是附近田里一只面目可憎的黑山羊，用一截短绳拴在一棵树上。
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
n. 村民;乡村，村庄;群落;
💡 vill=villa茅房，别墅+age场所，物品 →村庄
"The road continues beyond the village up into the hills."
那条路经过村子后又往上延伸到群山中。
近义：town, townlet, borough, locality, hamlet, peasant
反义：settlement, town, burg, municipal, urban, city
adj. （ 地方） 无人居住的;空寂无人的;被抛弃的;被遗弃的;
v. 舍弃( desert的过去式和过去分词 );废弃;（在需要时刻）背离;擅离（职守、工作岗位、现役等）;
💡 seri-, ser- 表”结合,放”#词根助记：de分开+sert→不再加入→离开
"The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers."
敌人头目众叛亲离.
近义：parched, barren, xeric, desertic, desertlike, desert
反义：numerous, populous, inhabited, crowded
n. 符号;手势;迹象;指示牌;
vt.& vi. 签名;打手势;
💡 sign(mark)→记号；征兆；签字；做手势；表示
"Sign your name in the blank space below."
把名字签在下面的空白处。
近义：legalize, authenticate, seal, stamp, subscribe, undersign
反义：abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, quash, repeal
n. 长度，长;时间的长短;（语）音长;一段，一节;
💡 leng长+th名词后缀 → 长度
"a short length of chain"
一截短链条
近义：duration, hunk, lump, nub, piece, bit
adj. 在附近的，位于附近的;
adv. 附近地，不远地;
💡 near附近+by旁边 → a.附近的 ad.在附近
"Police evacuated nearby buildings."
警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
近义：hither, immediate, approximal, joined, near, nearest
反义：isolated, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded