Thus the rods, by falling, and by the direction in which they fell,
木棒倒下的多少和倒下的方向
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
n. 方向;趋势;方面;用法说明;
💡 di使...变成+rect直+ion名词后缀 →指示，指引，说明，指导;[批引的方位] 方向，方位
"She cast a welcoming smile in his direction."
她向他微笑以示欢迎。
近义：heading, line, orientation, path, route, tack
adv. 于是，因此;如此，这样，像这样，例如;到这程度，到这地步，这么;如下;
conj. 因此;
"Old people often try to economize on heating, thus endangering their health."
老年人常常想方设法节约用暖气，结果损害了他们的健康。
近义：sic, so, that, this
vt. 砍倒，打倒;
n. 兽皮;一季的木材采伐量;
adj. 残忍的;凶恶的;
v. 掉下;摔倒;变坏(fall的过去式);
💡 和fall的过去式fell拼写一致 *
"He hacked at the branch until it fell off."
他朝着树枝砍,直到砍下来为止.
近义：noxious, mortiferous, deadly, deleterious, fatal, level
a. 落下的, 坠落的, 下降的\\n[化] 消胀
近义：tumble, dropping, collapse, downfall, downturn, drop
反义：ascendant, ascendent, rising, uphill, upline, upward