The inspector then asked the old lady to try to check what was missing by the next day and advised her not to stay alone in the flat for a few nights.
巡官请老妇人在次日之前设法查清丢了些什么，并劝她几夜之内不要独自一人在公寓过夜。
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. （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
adj. 失去的;下落不明的;
v. 错过( miss的现在分词);
💡 miss 表示“丢失”\" + ing [名词后缀],构成抽象名词，表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → a.缺掉的，失去的
"The missing letter had been misfiled."
找不着的那封信放错地方了。
近义：absent, lost, astray, mislaid, stray, departed
反义：coexistent, contemporary, current, existent, left, leftover
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只，只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义：isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义：joint
vt. 检查，核对;制止，抑制;在…上打勾;
vi. 核实，查核;中止;打勾;[象棋]将一军;
n. <美>支票;制止，抑制;检验，核对;
💡 che(车)+ck(开):把车打开,仔细 检查
"The President was given a blank check by Congress to continue the war."
国会授予总统全权可继续这场战争。
近义：inspect, ascertain, prove, revise, verify, vouch