but other farms are less favorably sited, and flooding can sometimes spell disaster for their owners.
其他农场地势欠佳，洪水有时会给农场主带来灾难。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
flooding
['flʌdɪŋ]
n. 泛滥;[化]溢流;[医]血崩;产后出血;
v. 淹没(flood的现在分词);充满;溢出;
💡 flo(flow)+od(名词后缀)→泛滥；洪水
"The conjunction of heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding."
大雨和大风加在一起造成了洪水泛滥.
近义：inundation, rise, swamping, alluvium, waterlogging, flood
adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 灾难;彻底的失败;不幸;祸患;
💡 dis不+aster星→星位不正，表示有灾难 → 灾难，灾祸
"A disaster was narrowly averted."
及时防止了一场灾难。
近义：ruin, unsuccess, mess, failure, hecatomb, holocaust
反义：joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed, happiness
adj. 较少的（little的比较级）;较小的;较次的，较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地，较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少，较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义：least, lesser, minus
vt. 拼写;导致，意味着;组成（一个词）的字母是…;
vi. 轮替;
n. 符咒，咒语;魅力;一段时间;轮班;
💡 spell还有“拼写”、“咒语”等意思 *
"How do you spell your surname?"
你的姓怎么拼？
近义：mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, voodoo, witch, bewitch
反义：benediction, benison