He explained that he had tried to fix the air-line to the supply line that ran round the port but could not because the fittings did not match.
他解释说他想供气管安装到铺设在码头周围的供应管上，但因为接头不相配而接不上。
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
vt. 供给;补充;弥补（缺陷、损失等）;向…提供（物资等）;
n. 供给物;储备物质;粮食;
vi. 暂代他人职务;
💡 sup在下面+ply重叠，折叠→重叠下去→供应[下去],补给
"an adequate supply of hot water"
热水供应充足
近义：minister, munition, procure, provide, provision, purvey
反义：move, rob, take, budge, inadequacy, insufficiency
conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
a. 试验过的, 可靠的\\n[法] 已经审讯的, 已经查验的
近义：practiced, proved, proven, seasoned, skilled, tested
反义：unascertained, unchecked, undemonstrated, unfounded, unproven, unsettled
n. 线条;排;行列;界线;
vt. 排队;用线标出;沿…排列成行;给…安衬里;
vi. 形成一层;排队;击出平直球;
"workers on the assembly line"
装配线上的工人
近义：overlay, recap, resurface, clad, coat, cover
adj. 圆形的;弧形的;丰满的，肥胖的;整数的;
adv. 到处;在周围;迂回地;朝反方向;
prep. 大约;绕过，环绕;（表示位置）在…四周;附近;
n. 圆，圆形;循环;圆形物，球状物;（会议的）一回合;
vt.& vi. 使成圆形;绕行;拐过，绕过;把…四舍五入;
💡 轻揉(rou) 圆脑(n)袋(d)
"She's a good all-round player."
她是个优秀的全能选手。
近义：circle, cycle, bout, gyre, set, game
反义：rectilineal, straight, undeviating, direct, squared