All at once, I noticed that my wife seemed to be filled with alarm.
突然，我注意到妻子十分惊恐。
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
adv. 一次，一趟;一倍;曾经;一旦;
conj. 一旦…就…;一经;
n. 一次，一回;
💡 on=one一+ce次 → 一次
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里，就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义：heretofore, occasionally, onetime, previously, sometimes, thereinbefore
n. 惊恐;警报;闹铃;动员令;
vt. 使惊恐;警告;给（门等）安装警报器;
💡 arm 武器
"The burglar alarm is activated by movement."
这防盗警报器一动就会响。
近义：scare, frighten, cautioning, alert, emergency, forewarning
反义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
n. 妻子，太太;夫人，老婆;已婚妇女;
💡 我爱抚(谐音): 妻子 妻子说“我爱夫”（谐音）
"His wife's death left a vacuum in his life."
他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚.
近义：woman, missis
反义：partner, spouse, hubby, consort
a. 加满的；装满的；满的
近义：overstuffed, replete, full, fraught, imbued, impregnate
反义：hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void