The men of our family waded down through our flooded meadows with boathooks, in the hope of being able to grapple a corner of the raft and pull it out of the current towards our bank.
我家的男人们手拿船篙过被水淹没草场,希望能够钩住筏子一角,将它拽出激流,拖回岸边。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river

📚 句中词汇解析

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current ['kɝənt] 词频1 词根: cur
adj. 现在的;最近的;流行的;流传的; n. 趋势;电流;水流;涌流;
💡 curr跑,发生+ent具有...性质的→跑的→流动的
"The current survey will have a wider geographical spread."
当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行.
近义:outpouring, stream, torrent, flood, flow, flux 反义:antiquated, archaic, naff, obsolete, off, outdated
bank [bæŋk] 词频1
n. 银行;(条形的)堆;(河的)岸;库存; vt.& vi. 堆积;筑(堤);将(钱)存入银行; vi. (转弯时)倾斜飞行;(在某银行)开账户,存款; vt. (用煤等)封炉火;
💡 bank=bench长椅→由柜台转化而来 → 银行
"I don't have a bank account."
我没有银行账户。
近义:deposit, hill, earth, tip, slope, lender 反义:retire, withdraw
family ['fæməli] 词频1
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先; adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;属于家庭的;适合全家人的;
💡 音“发米粒”: 家庭吃饭又叫“发米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸妈妈我爱你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
这些钻石在他家已经传了好几代.
近义:kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny
down [daʊn] 词频1
adv. (坐、倒、躺)下;向下;(表示范围或顺序的限度)下至; prep. (从高处)向下;(表示位置)在…的下方;(表示方向)沿着…向下;(表示时间)自…以来; adj. 向下的;沮丧的;计算机或计算机系统停机;(以…)落后于对手的; n. (鸟的)绒羽;绒毛;软毛;汗毛; vt. 放下;(尤指大口或快速地)喝下;使摔倒;击落(敌机等); vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下来;卧倒;下降;
💡 音“铛”,铛的一声向下 落
"Calm down! Don't get so agitated."
冷静下来!别那么激动。
近义:lint, fluff, fuzz, ingurgitate, quaff, swallow 反义:above, overhead, upstairs, upward, upwards, aloft
hope [hop] 词频1
n. 希望,期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由; vt.& vi. 希望,期望; vt. [俚语]相信,认为; vi. 希望,盼望,期待;
💡 侯补”对员有 希望成为正式队员
"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."
他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
近义:illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy 反义:hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency

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