in fact they did nothing of the kind,
实际上那是根本不行的。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 34 Adolescence

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

fact [fækt] 词频1 词根: 制作
n. 事实，实情;实际;真相，证据;犯罪行为;
"They sat bemoaning the fact that no one would give them a chance."
他们坐着埋怨别人不肯给他们一个机会。
近义：particular, reality, sooth, substantiality, truth, verity
kind [kaɪnd] 词频1 词根: /kin/
n. 〈古〉方式，方法;本质，天性;同类;某类; adj. 仁慈的，体贴的;友善的，好心的;温和;宽宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠，心地却十分善良。
近义：nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp 反义：heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

Suddenly she asked her father why he kept so many old newspapers locked away there,
她突然问父亲为什么把这么多的旧报纸锁在柜子里，
Even more processes are never patented at all but kept as secret processes.
更多的工艺过程根本就不会取得专利权，而是作为秘方保存着。
Although mankind has undergone no general improvement in intelligence or morality, it has made extraordinary progress in the accumulation of knowledge.
虽然人类有智力和道德上没有得到普遍提高，但在知识积累方面却取得了巨大的进步。
Though they may atttain considerable accuracy in the perception of flat form,
虽然他们对平面形的感觉能达到相当准确的程度，
Today, although the old Galileo lives on in many popular writings,
今天，虽然已故的伽利略继续活在许多通俗读物中，
Alcohol may be a medical disinfectant, but should not be relied upon to sterilize water.
酒精可能是医学上的消毒剂，但决不可用来消毒饮用水。