The modern city consists of monstrous edifices,
今日现代化的城市由大得吓人的高楼
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 16 The modern city

📚 句中词汇解析

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monstrous ['mɑnstrəs] 词频3 词根: monstr
adj. 丑陋的;巨大的;畸形的;与传说中怪物相象的;
💡 monstr显示+ous...的 → 巨大的；可怕的
"The killer committed monstrous acts."
那个嗜杀成性的凶手犯下了骇人听闻的罪行.
近义：horrible 反义：arresting, lovable, lovely, beauteous, charming, adorable
modern ['mɔdən] 词频1 词根: 模式
adj. 现代的;近代的;新式的;当代风格的; n. 现代人，现代主义者;时髦人士;[印]现代字体，指印刷中所用的一种字体;
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"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人认为君主制在现代世界不合时宜。
近义：mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
city ['sɪti] 词频1 词根: 城市
n. 城市;全市居民;（由国王或女王授予特权，通常有大教堂的）特许市;（由政府授予特权的）特权市;
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"Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department."
有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。
近义：settlement, town, burg, metropolitan, municipal, urban 反义：municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality
consists
v. 由…组成( consist的第三人称单数 ); 包括; 存在于; 表现为（常与 in 连用）
edifices
n. 大建筑物( edifice的复数形式 )

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and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded.
他们认为， 道路愈艰险愈带劲儿。
and it spread to Britain where wild rabbits are regarded as a pest but where domesticated rabbits,equally susceptible to the disease, are the basis of a profitable fur industry.
这种疾病又蔓延到了英国。在英国，野兔被当作有害的动物，可是家兔是赚钱的毛皮工业的基础，然而家兔同样易感染这种疾病。
But neither psychiatric interviews nor objective tests were able to show any effects upon these American sailors.
但是，不管是进行精神病学的调查访问，还是进行客观的测试，都不能显示噪音对这些美国水兵有任何影响。
were portrayed to stir the imaginations of the superstitious sailors of the day.
以激起当时崇尚迷信的水手们的想像。
and how much this faith means to a child.
孩子们的这种信念会对孩子产生多么大的影响，
If the water was moving with the wave,
如果水和浪一起移动的话，