and these will ply the short wings with such irresistible power that they can bore for long distances through an opposing gale before exhaustion follows.
这些肌肉以巨大的力量扇动短小的翅膀,使这类鸟能顶着大风飞行很远的路才会疲劳。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 23 Bird flight
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 无法抗拒的;诱惑人的,具有非常的魅力的;不可抗拒;不可阻挡;
💡 ir(in-=not)+resistible(可抗拒的)→不能抵抗的;无法抗拒的
"He felt an irresistible impulse to rush into the room."
他有一种难以抗拒的冲动想冲进房间.
近义:appealing, overpowering, ravishing, uncheckable, uncontrollable, charming
short
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词根: sh-
adj. 短的,短暂的;矮的;短缺的;短期的;
adv. 突然;唐突地;简短地;横贯地;
n. 短裤;短路;缺乏;
vt. 故意少给…的零头,骗取;
vi. 短路;
💡 削头”(谐音)削了头人还能不 矮吗? 网友:双木成林 补充:缩的(谐音),这样就成短的;矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义:abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat
反义:lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome
n. [机]动力,功率;力量;政权,权力;强国,大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的,电动的;用电力(或动力)发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义:move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义:incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
vt. 令人厌烦;钻孔;用钻、挖或掘的方式打通;
vi. 挖洞;钻孔;稳步前进;挤过去;
n. 使人讨厌的人[物];高潮;膛径,口径;钻子;
💡 广播(bo)里阿姨(re)很 无聊 网友:丛洋 补充:老是抱着没意思,---无聊 网友:yqy 补充:“波尔”(谐音):波尔不是一个讨厌的人,他是一个科学家,为
"Police said the explosion bore all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack."
警方称这次爆炸具有恐怖分子袭击的所有特征。
近义:irk, irritate, nag, overtire, pall, pester
反义:please, recreate, regale, delight, distract, divert
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的,过长的;长音的;
adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地;
n. 长时间,长时期;[语]长音节;(服装的)长尺寸;长裤;
vi. 渴望,极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙(long) 长龙(拼音long)摆尾 网友:顾亮亮 补充:龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间?
近义:lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather
反义:little, minute, small, squat, slight