His answer was to lift the vessel out of the water by making it ride on a cushion of air,
他的解决办法是把船体提离水面，让船在一个气垫上行驶，
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. 容器;船，飞船;血管，管束;…的化身;
💡 vascellum(small vase)+el(表示缩小的名词后缀)→船舰；容器；管
"We had sighted the vessel and were following it."
我们已看到那船并在跟随着它.
近义：jar, receiver, container, demijohn, ship, shipboard
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
vt.& vi. 答复; 解答; 答辩;适应;
n. 回答;答案;反应;足以媲美的人;
"We sought long and hard but found no answer."
我们作了长期的艰苦探索,但没有找到答案.
近义：reply, respond, satisfy, suffice, suit, fill
反义：examine, inquire, interrogate, order, probe, query
vt.& vi. 举起，抬起;
vt. 举起;提升;鼓舞;抬起;
vi. 消散;升起;耸立;
n. 电梯;举起;起重机;搭车;
"With one great lift, the men moved the rock."
那些人猛一抬把那块石头搬动了.
近义：heave, heft, hoist, jack, raise, uplift
反义：discharge, dismount
n. 水;雨水;海水;海域;
v. 给…浇水;供以水;加水稀释;流泪;
💡 字母W像水的波浪，联想到水。
"A gentle wind disturbed the surface of the water."
微风拂动水面.
近义：irrigate, squirt, douche, weep, blubber, boohoo