The Ombudsman's prompt action at once put an end to an unpleasant practice which might have gone unnoticed.
司法特派员及时采取的行动，迅速制止了这一起不愉快的事件，不然这件事可能因未得到人们注意而不了了之。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 53 In the public interest
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 敏捷的;迅速的;立刻的;准时的;
v. 促使;导致;鼓励;提示;
n. 激励;提示符;提词;提示;
adv. 准时地;
💡 em, emp, empt 表示”拿,买,选择,用,花费”等动作#词根助记：pro在前+mpt拿=在最前面拿的=迅速的
"Prompt action was required as the fire spread."
由于火势蔓延，须要立即采取行动。
近义：impel, incite, induce, instigate, arouse, press
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
adj. 使人不愉快的;不合意的;讨厌的;不客气的;
💡 un 不 + pleas=please快乐 + ant...的 → 令人不快的
"an unpleasant subject of conversation"
不愉快的话题
近义：antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly
反义：approachable, kind, likable, likeable, lovable, attractive
n. 练习;实践;（医生或律师的）业务;惯例;
vi. 实行;惯常地进行;练习;实习;
vt. 实行，实践;执业;练习;惯常地进行;
💡 pract实践+ice表名词，行为，状态 →实践
"Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day."
想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
近义：practise, rehearse, drill, exercise, scrimmage, spar
ombudsman
[['ɔmbudzmən]]
n. (专查官员舞弊的)调查官\\n[法] 调查专员, 监察专员, 司法专员
近义：intercessor, intermediary, mediator, adjuster