There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers.
巡官没有发现指纹,却发现了一个装有珠宝的、肮脏的红包袱。老妇人说那不是她的。
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
vt. 跟踪,追踪;追溯,探索;探索;查找;
vi. 沿着一小径或道路前进;可以追溯的;
n. 痕迹,踪迹;微量,极少量;[植](脉)迹;痕迹;
💡 trace(draw)→回溯
"Trace an analogy between pastoral poetry and landscape painting."
找出田园诗和风景画之间的相似之处.
近义:hound, scribe, sketch, sleuth, spoor, track
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
found
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词根: found
vt. 创办,成立,建立;
v. 发现( find的过去式);找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础,建立,创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义:base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义:invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
n. 捆;一批(同类事物或出售的货品);一大笔钱;风趣的人;
vt.& vi. 收集,归拢,把…塞入;
vt. 额外免费提供(设备等),(尤指出售计算机时)赠送软件;
vi. 匆匆送走;推搡;赶;(成群地)匆忙赶往;
💡 bind(绑)+le(表示缩小的名词后缀)→捆;束
"She tied the newspapers in a bundle."
她把报纸扎成一捆。
近义:pack, package, parcel, bale, roll, sheaf
n. (指成年女子,有些人尤其是长者认为这样说比较礼貌)女士;(不尊重的非正式称呼)女人;(在英国对女贵族或贵族成员的妻子女儿或爵士妻子的称呼)夫人;举止文雅且有教养的女子;
💡 lad+y(表示人的名词后缀)→女士;淑女
"She was auditioning for the role of Lady Macbeth."
她试演了麦克佩斯夫人的角色。
近义:ma'am, madam, mrs., ms., woman, ms
反义:gentleman