There had been fuel on the ship, but this did not appear to have caused the fire, and little smoke was produced.
很显然,船舱里已经发生了一场烈火,但是船舱内壁却完好无损。船上存放着汽油,但火灾似乎不是它引起的,因为没有冒出什么烟来。
高三英语课文
Unit 18 Office Equipment
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 燃料;(为身体提供能量的)食物;(维持、增加感情的)刺激物;竞选提神(或兴奋)剂(一种健怡可乐,饮用后能使人精力充沛地从事竞选活动);
vt. 给…加燃料,给…加油;激起;
vi. 补充燃料;
💡 fuel 表”燃料”;
"A new tax was imposed on fuel."
当局开始对燃油征收一项新税。
近义:refuel, nurse, nurture, encourage, foster, prime
vi. 出现,显现;出庭,出场;演出;发表;
💡 ap一再+pear看见→出现,显露
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。
近义:arise, materialize, surface, emerge, look, seem
反义:vanish, evanesce, evanish, fade
n. 船;<口>宇宙飞船;(舰船上的)全体船员;运气;
vt.& vi. 运送;
vt. 把…装上船;装好(船具);上市;使乘船;
vi. 在船上工作;乘船旅行;当船员;
💡 ship(船)-sheep(绵羊):巡洋舰
"The ship was given the all-clear to sail."
这艘船获得了航行许可。
近义:mail, remit, send, transfer, issue, consign
n. 火,燃烧物;火灾;射击,发射;热情;
vt.& vi. 开火,射击;燃烧;引爆炸药;充满热情;
vt. <口>解雇;射(箭);激励;射出(子弹);
"They set fire to the city and massacred all the inhabitants."
他们放火烧了这座城市,而且屠杀了所有的居民.
近义:sack, suspend, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
反义:recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital