Similarly, our own present primitive chemical rockets, though good enough to orbit men,
同样,我们目前使用的原始化学火箭,虽然可以把人送入轨道,
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 43 Are there strangers in space
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 相似地;类似地;
💡 similar相似的+ly表副词 →相似地
"Husband and wife were similarly successful in their chosen careers."
夫妇俩在各自所选择的事业上都很成功。
近义:likewise, comparably, ditto, alike, equally, analogously
反义:opposedly, variously, contrarily
adj. 现在的;目前的;出席的;[语法学]现在时的;
n. 现在;礼物;瞄准;
💡 pres前+ent名词后缀 → 礼物,赠送物
"a belated birthday present"
迟来的生日礼物
近义:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反义:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
adj. 原始的;发展水平低的;落后的;[生物学]原生的;
n. 原始人;早期的艺术家(作品);单纯的人:不世故的人;自学的艺术家;
💡 prim第一,主要+itive形容词后缀 →原始的
"All these drums remain from the primitive period."
这些鼓舞都带有原始遗存的含义。
近义:indigenous, native, original, autochthonal, autochthonic, autochthonous
反义:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn
adj. 化学的;用化学方法制造的,化学作用的;
n. 化学药品,化学制品;
💡 chem化学 + ical ...的 → a.化学的 n.化学制品
"chemical additives in petrol"
汽油中的化学添加剂
近义:reactant, reactor, reagent, adjuvant, chemic
orbit
['ɔrbɪt]
词频3
词根: orb
n. 轨道;势力范围;眼眶;(人生的)旅程,生活过程;
vt.& vi. 在…轨道上运行,环绕轨道运行;
vi. 盘旋;绕轨道运行;
vt. 绕轨道而行;进入轨道;
💡 orb圆圈+it表名词→轨道
"the earth's orbit around the sun"
地球环绕太阳的轨道
近义:loop, circle, cycle
反义:pass, range, span, traverse, bridge, course