symbols of courage, power, and cruelty,
象征着勇敢、力量和残暴，
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 27 The 'Vasa'

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

cruelty ['krʊəlti] 词频3 词根: cruel
n. 残忍;残忍的行为;残酷行为;虐待;
💡 cruel残酷的+ty表名词 →残酷
"The deliberate cruelty of his words cut her like a knife."
他故意说的残酷无情的话对她像刀割一样。
近义：outrage, heartlessness, inclemency, inhumanity, insidiousness, mercilessness
courage ['kʌridʒ] 词频1 词根: 心脏
n. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义：heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve 反义：intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
power ['paʊɚ] 词频1 词根: 力量
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
symbols
n. 符号；象征；标志；符号表（symbol的复数）

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

So, faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy.
因此，面对丹麦人的进攻，阿尔弗雷德没有贸然同敌人作战，而是采用骚扰敌人的战术。
either in cash or by drawing a cheque in favour of another person.
提取的方式可以是取现金，也可以是开一张以他人为收款人的支票。
Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her,
另有一位病人可能同样有理由抱怨说，她的邻居们正在联合起来对她进行诽谤和迫害，
when H.M.S. Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises,
皇家学会用英国"豪猪号舰艇进行了几次巡航后，
and that this happens at a rate which differs little from person to person,
衰老的速度在人与人之间相差甚微，
plunges and screams every time a man approaches,
每当有人走近它时，就会向前猛冲并发出尖叫，