The building of skyscrapers in New York began around the year 1900.
在1900年左右,摩天楼开始在纽约兴建。
高三英语课文 Unit 13 The USA

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building ['bɪldɪŋ] 词频1
n. 建筑物;楼房;房屋;建筑(艺术或行业); v. build的现在分词;
💡 build建造+ing某种行为的产物→建筑物
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:pile, construction, edifice, uplifting, edifying
around [ə'raʊnd] 词频1
adv. 大约;旋转;到处,四处;在周围; prep. 围绕;在附近;前后,左右;在…周围;
💡 前缀:a 表示加强意义
"He arrived around five o'clock."
他大约是五点钟到的。
近义:about, approximately, loosely, nearly, roughly, thereabout
year [jɪr] 词频1
n. 年;年纪;一年的期间;某年级的学生;
"The students return in October for the start of the new academic year."
学生于十月返校,开始新学年的学习。
近义:twelvemonth, annum
began [[bi'gæn]] 词频1
begin的过去式
york [[jɔ:k]]
n. 约克郡;约克王朝

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