By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125,000, making it the largest city in the USA.
到1820年,纽约市的人口增长到12。5万人左右,使它成了当时美国最大的城市。
高三英语课文
Unit 13 The USA
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人口;全体居民;特定[生物]种群;[物]布居;
💡 popul人民+ation表示行为、状态→ 全体居民,人口
"A census of population is taken every ten years."
人口普查每10年进行一次.
近义:people, demographic, demographical
adj. 成年的,成熟的;被…长满的;栽培的;
v. 种植(grow的过去分词);生长,变成;
"The two halves of the main branch have grown apart."
主枝的左右两边各向不同的方向生长.
近义:mature, adult
n. 制造;产生的过程;成功改进的手段;原料,材料;
v. “make”的现在分词;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义:manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction
n. 城市;全市居民;(由国王或女王授予特权,通常有大教堂的)特许市;(由政府授予特权的)特权市;
💡 CT(谐音):做CT要到大 城市
"Several newspapers made allegations of corruption in the city's police department."
有几家报纸声称该市警察部门腐败。
近义:settlement, town, burg, metropolitan, municipal, urban
反义:municipality, settlement, village, burg, locality