It was the idea of supporting a craft on a 'pad',or cushion, of low-pressure air, ringed with a curtain of higher pressure air.
用一个气垫来支撑船体,低压空或软垫,软垫周围用高压空气环绕。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 29 The hovercraft
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. (隔离两个表面的)垫;垫子;起保护(或缓冲)作用的事物;(台球等运动)(台球桌内侧边缘的)弹性衬里;
vt. 使免遭损害;使免受令人不快的影响;(用垫子)使柔和;(跌倒或碰撞时)起缓冲作用;
💡 cush垫,缓冲+ion物 →靠垫
"She sat there, reclined against a foam rubber cushion."
她在那儿倚靠着海绵橡胶垫坐着.
近义:pad, pillow, quilt, stuff, absorb, muffle
n. 压(力);压力;气压(或血压)(的缩略形式);压(迫)感;
vi. 施加压力;迫使;使(机舱等)增压;
💡 press挤压+ure名词后缀,表行为、状态 →压力
"He changed his mind under the pressure from others."
他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意.
近义:press, stress, holding, seizing, catch, grasping
n. 主意,想法;[哲]理念,观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的),你有什么好idea(主意)
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义:intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
a. 次要的;支持的;辅助性的
近义:reserve
craft
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词频2
词根: cr-
n. 手艺;诡计;飞行器;船;
vt. 手工制作;精巧地制作;
💡 夸福特(谐音):夸福特汽车的 工艺好 aircarft=air(航空)+craft 船
"Many girls do show an affinity for craft skills."
确实有许多女孩子喜爱手工.
近义:make, manufacture, brew, elaborate, fabricate, aptitude
反义:automatic, perfunctory, robot, robotic, rote, unconscious