§ Lesson 10 The loss of the Titanic “泰坦尼克“号的沉没
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
◆Southampton n. 南安普敦(英国港市)
◆colossal adj. 庞大的
◆watertight adj. 不漏水的
◆compartment n. (轮船的)密封舱
◆flood v. 充满水
◆float v. 漂浮, 飘浮
◆tragic adj. 悲惨的
◆liner n. 班船
◆voyage n. 航行
◆iceberg n. 冰山
◆lookout n. ?望员
◆collision n. 碰撞
◆narrowly adv. 刚刚,勉强地
◆miss v. 避开
◆slight adj. 轻微的
◆tremble v. 震颤
◆faint adj. 微弱的
◆horror n. 恐惧
◆abandon v. 抛弃
◆plunge v. 投入,跳入
◆lifeboat n. 救生船
★Southampton n. 南安普敦(英国港市)
★colossal adj. 庞大的
big, large, huge, great, vast, immense, enormous, giant, gigantic, tremendous, titanic
colossal: large in size
A ship Titanic was colossal.
a colossal monument; a colossal statue
big:大的,重要的
You give me a big surprise.
He is a big person.
The box is big.
large:体积大,数量大
an empty large box
a large number of people
great: 伟大
vast:辽阔,广阔 vast desert
immense: immeasurable 不可测量的
an immense stadium, immense iceberg
enormous 重点突出数量、程度、体积;强调程度时,语意强于big