The further off this solid obstruction, the longer time will elapse for the return of the echo.
固体障碍物越远。回声返回所用时间就越长。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 7 Bats

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further ['fɝðɚ] 词频1
adj. 更远的,较远的;更进一步的,深一层的;更多的; adv. 进一步地;更远地;而且; vt. 促进,推动;增进;
💡 furth=forth向前,向前方+er比较级 → 更前面的→ 更远的
"Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more."
他不愿惹她更生气,便不再说话。
近义:patronize, promote, prompt, propitiate, subserve, urge
solid ['sɑlɪd] 词频2 词根: 固体
adj. 固体的;实心的;结实的,可靠的;可信赖的; n. 固体;立体图形;立方体;
💡 solidus(firm)+id(形容词后缀)→固体的;牢固的;纯粹的
"The team's bullpen is solid this year."
今年该队的候补投手实力不错。
近义:trimensional, massive, robust, strong, sturdy, consistent 反义:flowing, fluid
elapse [ɪ'læps] 词频4 词根: laps
vi. 消逝;时间过去; n. (时间的)消逝;
💡 e出+lapse滑走→滑出去→时光流出 →流逝
"A hundred long years must still elapse before Englishman could hear the name of Oliver Cromwell."
离英国人听到奥利弗·克伦姆威尔的名字还有一百年之久呢.
近义:lapse, pass, interval, pause, span
return [rɪ'tɝn] 词频1 词根: re
v. 回转,返回;复发,又来;送还;言归正传; n. 归来,返乡;来回,汇成;赢利;统计表;
💡 re回,向后+turn转→回来,返回
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校,开始新学年的学习。
近义:reappear, reenter, regress, redeliver, redintegrate, refund 反义:migrate, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, transmigrate
echo ['ɛko] 词频2
n. 回声,共鸣;(言语、作风、思想等的)重复;重复者;[无线电]回波; vt. 重复,效仿;随声附和;类似;发射(声音等); vi. 被重复;产生回响;充满回声;
💡 echo-, ech- 表示”声音 ,噪音”;特备是”回声”;”重复,模仿”
"There was an echo on the line and I couldn't hear clearly."
电话里有回音,我听不清楚。
近义:repeat, reecho, resonate, resound, reverberate, boom

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