and still cannot fathom the exact outline of the vision before them.
站在镜前，不能辨认出自身的真面目。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 39 What every writer wants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 梗概，大纲，提纲，草稿，要点，主要原则;外形，轮廓，轮廓线，轮廓画法，略图（画法）;
vt. 概述;略述;画轮廓，打草图，描略图;
💡 out外，出+line线条→外部线条→大纲
"The outline of the mountain in the distance is dim."
远处山脉的轮廓隐隐约约.
近义：paint, pencil, portray, represent, roughcast, schematize
n. 视力，视觉;美景，绝妙的东西;幻影;想像力;
vt. 在幻觉中看到;幻想，想象;梦见;
💡 vis看+ion表名词→视力，眼界
"She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision."
她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
近义：seeing, sight, view, foresight, apparition, phantasm
adv. 仍，仍然;更，还要;静静地;〈诗〉常，不断地;
adj. 不动的，静止的;不狂暴的，温柔的;没有活力的，死气沉沉的;
n. 平静，寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器;
vt.& vi. （使某物）平静下来，安静;〈古〉烧（酒），蒸馏;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了，他还是十分活跃。
近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义：incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
n. 英寻;
vt. 理解…的真意;推测，领会;测深;
"It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child."
丧子之痛是难以体会的。
近义：plumb, probe, sound, study, understand
adj. 准确的;严密的;精密的，精确的;
vt. 要求;苛求;迫使;强求;
💡 ex(外)+act(做):做出来-做对- 精确的
"His memory is very exact; he never makes mistakes."
他的记忆非常准确, 从不出错.
近义：require, summon, request, claim, demand, identical
反义：inaccurate, inconstant, incorrect, loose, mistakable, wrong