Then, her composure regained, she was ready to set off with the porter's assistance to search for nay intruders who might still be lurking in her flat.
此刻老妇人也镇定了下来，准备在看门人的协助下搜寻可能仍躲藏在她房里的窍贼。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 58 A spot of bother
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 镇静，沉着;头脑镇定或沉着的状态;
💡 com一起+pos放+ure名词后缀 →精神放到一起 →镇静，沉着
"He wondered at her composure in such a crisis."
他很惊讶,在这样的危机中,她竟泰然自若.
近义：aplomb, imperturbability, measuredness, assurance, placidity, poise
反义：anxiety, apprehension, misgiving, qualm, restlessness, sorrow
n. 门童;搬运工人;（医院里护送病人的）护工;（尤指卧铺车厢的）列车服务员;
💡 port拿，运+er表名词，人 → 运送的人 →搬运工
"The porter and I looked at each other and smiled."
我和脚夫微笑着你看着我,我看着你.
近义：redcap, remover, carrier, janitor, superintendent, custodian
n. 帮助，援助;〈古〉出席，出席者;辅助设备;
💡 assist协助+ance名词后缀→ 援助
"ineligible for financial assistance"
无资格得到财政援助
近义：help, assist, attendance, presence, relief, succor
反义：helplessness, inattention, lassitude, loneliness, orphanhood, proscription
adj. 准备好的，现成的;即时的，敏捷的;情愿的;即将的;
vt. 做好…的准备;
adv. 预先;已完成地;
n. 现款;
💡 准备好，再读（read）一（y）遍
"Everyone, allow me face, come back tomorrow when I have everything ready."
各位, 给我一个面子, 等明天我把一切准备好了再请你们过来玩吧.
近义：prepare, adapt, deploy, enable, fix, minded
反义：unprepared
v. 搜寻，搜索;调查;搜查;探求;
n. 搜索;调查;探求;
"a long search for the murder weapon"
长时间搜寻杀人凶器
近义：rummage, scrutinize, comb, seek, reconnoiter, reconnoitre
反义：meeting, reencounter, rejoining, reunion, sitting, assemblage