Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat.
过了一会儿,一位巡官带着一名警察来了。她向他们讲述了发现公寓遭劫的经过。
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. 检查员;(英国公共汽车或火车上的)查票员;(警察)巡官;检阅官;
💡 in内+spect看+or表示人→检查员
"The document was duly signed by the inspector."
这份文件已由检查员签妥。
近义:invigilator, overseer, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, checker
n. 发现,发觉;(剧情的)发展;被发现的事物;[法]显示证据;
💡 discover发现+y表名词 →掀开 → 发现
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为,蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
近义:invention, strike, disclosure, find, finding
n. 警察部门;警方;警察;治安;
vt. (警察、军队等)巡查;维护治安;(委员会等)监督;管制;
adj. 警察的;有关警察的;
💡 破(po)例(li)让嫦娥(ce)当 警察
"A police car drew abreast of us and signalled us to stop."
一辆警车开过来与我们并排,示意我们停下来。
近义:herd, monitor, patrol, picket, track, troll
n. 警察;警员;巡官;
"Chief Constable Brian Turner"
地区警察局长布赖恩∙特纳
近义:officer, patrolman, peeler, policeman, trooper, bluecoat
adj. 平的;单调的;不景气的;干脆的;
adv. (尤指贴着另一表面)平直地;断然地;水平地;直接地,完全地;
n. 平地;公寓;平面;
vt. 使变平;[音乐]使(音调)下降,尤指降半音;
vi. 逐渐变平;[音乐]以降调唱(或奏);
💡 l(一根管子)+fat(胖):用一根管子对你 对气你就变胖了- 吹气
"They complained about the excessive noise coming from the upstairs flat."
他们抱怨楼上发出的噪音太大。
近义:blowout, apartment, level, plain, bare, smooth
反义:irregular, lopsided, askew, asymmetric, asymmetrical, rough