and we control it by means of the mud which we circulate down the drill pipe.
我们让泥浆顺着钻杆向下循环,用这种方法来控制压力。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 13 The search for oil

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

circulate ['sɝkjəlet] 词频3 词根: circ
vt.& vi. (使)循环;(使)流通;(使)流传;散布; vi. 传送,传递,传阅;
💡 circul=cirle圆,环+ate使...→绕圈走→循环
"You will have a chance to circulate and chat informally."
你们会有机会四处走动一下,互相聊聊.
近义:move, pass, roam, transit, walk, outspread 反义:quit, rest, stand, cease, desist, end
control [kən'trol] 词频1 词根: 转动
vt. 控制;管理;限制;支配; n. 支配权;操纵者;(对国家、地区、机构等的)管理权;(键盘上的)控制键;
"The pilot was given clearance to land by air traffic control."
飞行员得到空中交通管制站发出的着陆许可。
近义:rig, manipulate, manage, operate, regulate, run 反义:obey, follow, heed, hold, honor, keep
means [minz] 词频2 词根: 心智
n. 方法( mean的名词复数);手段;收入;财富; v. 意味着( mean的第三人称单数);引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义:approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy
down [daʊn] 词频1
adv. (坐、倒、躺)下;向下;(表示范围或顺序的限度)下至; prep. (从高处)向下;(表示位置)在…的下方;(表示方向)沿着…向下;(表示时间)自…以来; adj. 向下的;沮丧的;计算机或计算机系统停机;(以…)落后于对手的; n. (鸟的)绒羽;绒毛;软毛;汗毛; vt. 放下;(尤指大口或快速地)喝下;使摔倒;击落(敌机等); vi. [常用于祈使句中]下去;下来;卧倒;下降;
💡 音“铛”,铛的一声向下 落
"Calm down! Don't get so agitated."
冷静下来!别那么激动。
近义:lint, fluff, fuzz, ingurgitate, quaff, swallow 反义:above, overhead, upstairs, upward, upwards, aloft
drill [drɪl] 词频2 词根: dr-
n. 操练;钻头;军事训练;(应对紧急情况的)演习; vt.& vi. 钻(孔);打(眼);操练;训练; vt. 作…演习,操练;
💡 锥哦(谐音): 练习 钻孔
"After a long drill, the commander told his men to fall out."
在操练了很长时间以后, 指挥官命令士兵们解散.
近义:instruction, learning, schooling, teaching, training, tuition

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