The parquet floors shone like mirrors; highly polished silver was displayed in gleaming glass cabinets; even my uncle's huge collection of books was kept miraculously free from dust.
镶木地板洁如明镜,擦得发亮的银器陈列在明亮的玻璃柜里,连姑夫的大量藏书也保存得很好,奇迹般地一尘不染。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 49 The ideal servant

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collection [kə'lɛkʃən] 词频2 词根: col
n. 收集,采集;征收;收藏品;募捐;
💡 col一起+lect选择,收集+ion名词后缀 → 收在一起 → 集合;收藏
"The collection comprises 327 paintings."
这部画册收有327幅画。
近义:array, assemblage, portfolio, scrapbook, set, summary 反义:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
parquet ['pɑ:kei]
n. 镶木地板;<美>(剧场的)正厅后排;(法)检查机关; vt. 铺镶木地板于;用镶木制;铺;
"The parquet floors shone like mirrors."
镶木地板亮得象镜子.
近义:flooring
highly ['haɪli] 词频1
adv. 高度地;极,非常;非常赞许地;
"It is highly regrettable that the minister cannot be here in person."
很遗憾,部长不能亲自出席.
近义:loftily, most, vitally, jolly, damned, elevatedly 反义:incompletely, approximately, insufficiently, miserably, nearly, poorly
polished ['pɔliʃt]
adj. 磨光的,擦亮的;完美的,精良的;优雅的; v. 使光滑,擦亮(polish的过去式和过去分词);
"The boxer polished off his opponent in the first round."
那个拳击手在第一个回合就把他的对手击倒了.
近义:sleek, burnished, glace, waxed, frosted, ground 反义:abrasive, asperous, rough, tart, coarse
silver ['sɪlvɚ] 词频1
n. 银;银币;银制品;银色; adj. 银制的;像银的;银色的;银白色的; vt. (在某物上)镀银;使具有银色光泽,使变成银色;
💡 3个(s)倒着的肝脏(liver)是 银的 网友:徐林林 补充:思虑(silv)的人(er)长出银色的头发
"He amassed a fortune from silver mining."
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
近义:quicksilver, argent, ag, silvern, silvery

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