and, behind the spectators, of the nations who work themselves into furies over these absurd contests, and seriously believe --
以及观众身后各个国家的态度。面对着这些荒唐的比赛,参赛的各个国家会如痴如狂,甚至煞有介事地相信 --
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 6 The sporting spirit
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
prep. (表示位置)在…的后面;支持;(表示顺序)在身后;(表示比较)落后于;
adv. 在后面;向后;在后面较远处;(落)在后面;
n. 〈口〉屁股;
💡 be构成一些介词+hind藏在后面→在…后面
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义:back, posterior, rear, rearward, lagging, late
反义:quick, rapid, accelerated
pron. 他[她,它]们自己;他们亲自;“himself”的复数;“herself”的复数;
💡 them他们+selves自己的复数 → 他们自己,
"All our officers are trained to defend themselves against knife attacks."
我们所有的警察都接受过自卫训练,能够对付持刀袭击。
近义:herself, himself, itself, oneself, them, yourself
adj. 荒谬的;荒唐的;无理性的,杂乱无章的;荒诞主义的,荒诞的;
n. 无价值,无意义;
💡 surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前缀;表示来自,离开
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警卫们穿着那种制服看起来怪模怪样的。
近义:illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous
反义:irrefragable, axiomatic
adv. 认真地;严肃地;严重地;
💡 serious严肃的 + ly ...地→ adv. 认真地;严重地,严肃地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父亲住在圣路加医院,病情很重。
近义:owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely
反义:casually
vt.& vi. 使工作;使运作;操作;使产生效果;
n. 工作,操作;著作;工厂;行为,事业;
vt. 使工作;操作;经营;使缓慢前进;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近义:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反义:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam