for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
房子实在太大了,但在丈夫去世多年后,她仍然执意长年住在那儿。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 49 The ideal servant
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 活(着)的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;(按照规矩)管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活,生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义:livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义:inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 死亡;(某种)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
conj. 虽然,尽管;即使;纵然;
adv. 可是,但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少,却是最出色的老师。
近义:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight
n. 丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉节俭的管理人;船舶管理人;
vt. 节俭地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
💡 hus(house房子)+band(带子-绑):结婚被房子绑着的人- 丈夫 来自hussy (轻佻的女子),和band (束缚),由这两个单词拼缀而成
"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:keep, maintain, save, spare, conserve, economise
反义:lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate