One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane.
一只小海豚特别喜欢用鼻子把海龟推到水面,然后像滑水板一样把海龟从水池的这一边推到那一边。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 18 Porpoises
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 尤其地;主要地,格外地;显著地;异常地;
💡 e使+special特别的+ly...地→特别,格外
"Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks."
短桨特别用于划独木舟和小艇.
近义:namely, particularly, peculiarly, privately, singularly, specifically
n. 表面;外观,外表;地面。水面;
vi. 浮出水面;在表面工作;显露;
vt. 使浮出水面;使成平面;
adj. 表面的,外观的;外表上的,平地上的;肤浅的;
💡 sur超过,在上面+face脸面→表面
"Once in the bloodstream, the bacteria adhere to the surface of the red cells."
细菌一进入血液里,就附着在红细胞表面上。
近义:appear, arise, loom, materialize, outcrop, rise
prep. 穿过;横穿,横过;与…交叉;在…对面;
adv. 横过,越过;在对面;交叉;斜对面;
💡 cro, cru =cross,表示”十字形,交叉”
"The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields."
去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
近义:through, athwart, on, per, thru, to
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的;
n. 年轻人;幼小的动物,崽;
💡 秧”(谐音)苗当然是 年轻的。有(U)勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义:offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反义:antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
n. 牛犊;犊皮;腓,腿肚子;
"I've torn a calf muscle."
我拉伤了小腿肌肉。
近义:steer, vituline