To her horror he said that she was two hours too soon.
搬运工说她早到了两个小时,她听后大吃一惊。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 60 Too early and too late

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从本句中提取的重要词汇

horror ['hɔrɚ] 词频2 词根: 恐惧
n. 恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌恶,痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
💡 horr(tremble)+or(名词后缀)→恐怖;战栗;极度憎恶
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那个小淘气鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近义:horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright 反义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
said [sed] 词频1
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;(做)某事有/没有很多优点(或好处):某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底; v. 说,讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
soon [sun] 词频1
adv. 立刻,马上;一会儿,不久;快;宁愿;
💡 速(谐音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly 反义:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore
hours
n. 小时(hour的复数形式)

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