The continents form rugged tablelands which stand nearly three miles above the floor of the open ocean.
大陆是崎岖不平的高地，高出辽阔海洋海底近三英里。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 30 Exploring the sea-floor
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
adv. 几乎，差不多;险乎;
💡 near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多；密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他过了半辈子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下来.
近义：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
adj. 崎岖的;凹凸不平的;结实的;崴;
"an actor famous for his rugged good looks"
以其粗犷美而出名的男演员
近义：hilly, abrupt, precipitous, rocky, rough, rude
反义：perishable, shortcrust, weak, breakable, brittle, crisp
n. 台，看台;立场;停止;抵抗;
vi. 站立，起立;竖直放置;保持看法;停滞;
vt. 使站立;忍受;抵御;承担责任;
vt.& vi. 站立，（使）直立，站着;
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义：suffer, take, tolerate, bear, stick, endure
反义：placate, quit, remit, soften, subside, yield
n. 地面，地板;楼层;底部;议员席;
vt. 铺地板;击败，打倒;
"Jack collapsed in agony on the floor."
杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
近义：astound, overcome, overwhelm, baffle, stupefy, swamp