Aunt Harriet presided over an invisible army of servants that continuously scrubbed, cleaned, and polished.
哈丽特姑妈统率着一支看不见的佣人大军,他们不停地擦拭、清扫、刷洗。
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. 看不见的;不易为视线所见的,隐匿的;无形的(指银行、旅游等服务);不引人注目的;
n. 看不见的人;
💡 in不+vis看+ible形容词后缀→看不见的,无形的
"stars invisible to the naked eye"
肉眼看不见的星球
近义:imperceptible, undiscernible, unnoticeable, unperceivable
反义:apparent, manifest, noted, noteworthy, notorious, obvious
n. 军队;陆军;团体;野战军;
💡 arm 武器
"The police had backup from the army."
警方得到了军方的增援。
近义:legion, levy, military, militia, posse, battalion
n. 阿姨;姨母,姑妈;舅妈;婶娘;
💡 aunt发音=ant: 姨妈反过来读就是蚂蚁 蚂蚁(ant)中也有(u) 阿姨
"My aunt lives in Canada."
我的姑母住在加拿大。
近义:auntie, aunty
prep. (表示方向)越过;(部份或全部覆盖)在…上面;由于;(表示论及)关于;
adv. 结束;再;(倒)下;从一边至另一边;
adj. 过去的;外面的;在上的;上级的;
n. 额外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [电信学]报文完,请回复!;
vt. 走过,跳过;[美国方言]从…恢复过来;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反义:under, below, beneath
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