When a shock came, it shook the rigid table upon which these stood.
一旦有地震，就会震动竖立在坚硬的桌子上的木棒。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 42 Recording an earthquake

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

rigid ['rɪdʒɪd] 词频3 词根: 统治
adj. 严格的;僵硬的;（规则、方法等）死板的;刚硬的，顽固的;
💡 reg 表”引导,统治,王权”#词根助记：像统治者一样严格
"The curriculum was too narrow and too rigid."
课程设置过于狭窄和死板。
近义：inflexible, stiff, tough, wiry, hidebound, inclement 反义：approbatory, indulging, leathery, lissom, malleable, obliging
shock [ʃɑk] 词频1 词根: sh-
n. 休克;震惊;震动;打击; vt. 使休克;使震惊;使震动;使受电击; vi. 感到震惊;受到震动;堆成禾束堆; adj. 浓密的;蓬乱的;
💡 休克”即 震惊 公鸡(cock)在上海(sh)受 打击而 休克
"The shock caused her to miscarry."
她因惊吓而流产了。
近义：appall, impact, jolt, shake, shatter, startle 反义：caseharden
table ['tebl] 词频1
n. 表，目录;桌子;手术台，工作台，游戏台;平地层; vt. 制表;搁置;嵌合;搁置; adj. 桌子的;
💡 桌子上面堆满 表格，他(ta)不(b)乐(le)意立即整理
"Aargh—get that cat off the table!"
啊—把那猫从桌上赶走！
近义：postpone, prorogue, defer, delay, tab, tabulate
upon [ə'pɑn] 词频1
prep. 在…上面;当…时候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是国王赐给他的头衔。
近义：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
came [kʌm] 词频1
v. 来( come的过去式 );到达;达到（认识、理解或相信的程度）;出生;
"The water came above our knees."
水淹过了我们的膝盖。

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
他亲自潜入丹麦入侵司令官古瑟罗姆的营地。
Some of the bigger firms are engaged in researches which are of such general and fundamental nature that it is a positive advantage to them not to keep them secret.
某些大公司进行的研究属于一般和基础性的研究。因此不保密对他们才有利。
The albatross is the king of the gliders, the class of fliers which harness the air to their purpose, but must yield to its opposition.
信天翁是滑翔飞行的鸟类之王，它能自如地驾驭空气，但必须顺气流飞行。
he hastened to Henry Taylor's house.
于是急急忙忙来到了亨利·泰勒的家里。
chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
比大峡谷还宽的裂缝，起码有一座山有珠穆朗玛峰的近两倍高。
But a watch could never repair itself----it does not consist of living parts,
但是，手表决不会自行修理，它不是由有生命的部件组成，