In less than a minute, it roared past them only a few feet away.
不到1分钟的工夫,它从离他们只有几英尺远的地方呼啸着驶了过去。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 86 Out of control
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 分,分钟;瞬间,片刻;备忘录;会议记录;
vt. 把…记录在案;为…测定时间;
💡 minut小+e → 一分钟; 微小的,细微的
"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."
卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
近义:insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey
adv. 离开,远离;在远处;消失;
adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方;离去;不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义:abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
adj. 较少的(little的比较级);较小的;较次的,较劣的;较不重要的;
adv. 较少地,较小地;
prep. 减去;少掉;不足;
n. 较少,较小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我们的宗旨是为社会地位比较低下的人增加机会。
近义:least, lesser, minus
adj. 过去的,以前的;结束的;前任的;
n. 过去,过往;往事;[语]过去时;
prep. 超过,超出;远于;越过;
adv. 经过,超过;
💡 past(过去的)已经pass(过去)
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过,都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义:preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反义:modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current