The trainer stands in front of the elephant holding a long stick with a sharp metal point.
驯练员手持一根有锋利金属尖头的长棒，站在象前。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 41 Training elephants
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 前面;正面;身体前部;前线;
adj. 前面的;正面的;舌前的;
v. 面向;在…前面;用…作正面;领导;
💡 fac,front =face,表示”脸,面”
"He shouldered his way to the front, shouldering others aside."
他用肩膀挤开别人,走到前面.
近义：frontal, seafront, waterfront, promenade, esplanade, outdare
反义：posterior, rear, rearward, behind, hind, hindmost
n. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点；地点；目的；时刻；使锐利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
n. 运动鞋;教员;驯兽师;
"Our trainer had a strong influence on the team."
我们的教练对这个队的影响很大.
近义：instructor, manager, tamer, coach, coacher, sneaker
n. 象，大象;
💡 大象尾巴上有蚂蚁(ant)
"The new office block has become an expensive white elephant."
这座新办公大楼成了昂贵的摆设。
近义：jumbo
n. 佃户租种的土地;所有物（如土地、债券、股份等）;私有财产;（因其热情、精力或决心等）阻拦不住某人;
v. 拿( hold的现在分词);认为;包含;容纳;
"He was debarred from holding public office."
他被禁止担任公职。
近义：kickstand, mount, prop, stay, support, stand