who produced it with a flourish and pointed out a microscopic 'o' beside the time of the arrival of the train at his station;
站长拿着时刻表一挥手，指着那趟列车到站时刻旁边一个很小的圆圈标记。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 60 Too early and too late
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vi. 挥舞;茂盛，繁荣;活跃，蓬勃;
vt. 挥动，挥舞;
n. 挥舞，挥动;花样，华丽的辞藻;夸张的行为或手势;花式吹奏;
💡 flour花+ish动词后缀→花一样开放→繁荣
"He underlined his signature with a little flourish."
他挥笔在签名下画了一条线.
近义：clarion, fanfare, proliferate, prosper, succeed, thrive
adj. 尖的，尖锐的;严厉的，直截了当的;突出的;显然的;
v. “point”的过去式和过去分词;
💡 point点，变尖+ed形容词后缀 →尖的，成尖状的
"She pointed the gun at him and—bam!"
她把枪对着他，然后就是乓的一声。
近义：jagged, peaked, pronged, sharp, spiky, tapering
反义：obtuse, pointless, dull
adj. 显微镜的;用显微镜可看见的;微小的;细微的;
💡 micro微小+scop看+ic形容词后缀 → 精微的，用显微镜可见的
"It' s impossible to read his microscopic handwriting."
不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
近义：microscopical
反义：hulking, jumbo, mammoth, colossal, enormous, gargantuan
prep. 不中（目标），不对（题），与…无关;（表示排斥）除…之外;（表示位置）在…旁边，，在…一侧，在…附近;（表示关系）与…无关，和…相比，比起…来，比得上;
adv. 〈古〉同“besides”;
💡 be构成一些介词+side旁边→在…旁边
"He sat beside her all night."
整个晚上他都坐在她的身边。
近义：near, off, over, across, by, about
n. 到达，抵达;出现，登场;新生婴儿;到达者;
💡 arriv=arrive到达+al表示人 →到达者
"Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl."
我到学校后不久便得到了一位年龄较大的女孩友善对待。
近义：appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance
反义：parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit, exodus