It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一种能够燃烧而不能爆炸的气体,一种味道不很强的而且不使人致死的气体。
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
vi. 爆[突]发,发怒;激增,迅速扩大;
vt. (使)爆炸;突然(发出巨响,活跃起来,迸发感情);推翻;驳倒;
💡 ex出+plode=plod鼓掌,击,大声音→出来大声音→爆炸
"Many boys explode firecrackers on the Fourth of July."
许多男孩子在7月4日那天放爆竹.
近义:pop, blast, blow, burst, detonate, erupt
反义:relax, relent, tranquilize, tranquillize, calm, tranquillise
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
aux. 必须;必然要;(做出逻辑推断);(表示坚持);
n. 必须做的事,必不可少的事物;葡萄汁;霉臭;麝香;
vt.& vi. (表示必要或很重要)必须;(提出建议)应该;得;(表示很可能或符合逻辑)一定;
adj. 不可或缺的;狂暴的;
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义:ought, should, necessaries, necessity, precondition, prerequisite
vt.& vi.& link-v. (使)燃烧;
vt.& vi. 使用某物为燃料;烧毁;烧坏;烧伤;
n. 烧伤,烧痕;
💡 笔友(bu)的肉(r)几乎(n)被 烧伤了
"The fire was allowed to burn unchecked."
大火肆虐,不受控制。
近义:parch, scorch, sear, singe, smoulder, swelter
反义:ice, nip, refrigerate, chill, congeal, cool
n. 嗅觉;气味;臭味;发出臭气的人[东西];
vt.& vi.& link-v. 嗅,闻;闻出,发觉,查出;发出…的气味;
💡 鼻子太小(small),闻(smell)不到
"I always associate the smell of baking with my childhood."
一闻到烘烤食物的味道我就想起了童年。
近义:nose, scent, sniff, snuff, pong, reek