A young man sees a sunset and, unable to understand or to express the emotion that it rouses in him,
一个年轻人看到日落,由于无法理解和表达日落在他心中唤起的激情,
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📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 日落(时),薄暮;晚霞;黄昏;
adj. 定期废止的;
💡 sun太阳+set安置好 → 日落
"Every evening at sunset the flag was lowered."
每天傍晚日落时都要降旗。
近义:sundown, dusk, eventide
反义:morn, morning, aurora, awakening, sunup, dawn
adj. 不能的,不会的;无能力的,不熟练的;不能胜任的;〈罕,诗〉弱,无力的;
💡 un不+able形容词后缀, 具有某种性质的 → 不能的, 不会的
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
数以百计的人未能获准进入大厅。
近义:incapable, incompetent, uncapable, unfit, unqualified, bumbling
vt.& vi. 懂,理解;
vt. 了解;默认;听说;领会;
💡 under(under)+stand→懂;了解;通晓;认为
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那仅仅是近似值。
近义:ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反义:misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
v. 表达;表示;显而易见;快递邮寄;
adj. 特快的;迅速的;用快递寄送的; 明确的;
n. 特快列车;快递服务;
adv. 使用快速服务;
💡 ex出来+press挤压 → 挤出来 → 表达;特快
"I feel impelled to express grave doubts about the project."
我觉得不得不对这项计划深表怀疑.
近义:manifest, phrase, reveal, say, show, speak
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