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v.着陆,降落
since then
"Since then" = From that time until now
指从过去某一具体时间点开始,延续到现在(常与现在完成时连用)。
例句:
He moved to London in 2010. Since then, he has worked as a banker. (他2010年搬到伦敦。从那以后,他一直从事银行工作。)
She lost her job last year. Since then, she has been looking for a new one. (她去年失业了。此后,她一直在找工作。)
deserted
adj. 空无一人的,空旷的;被遗弃的,被抛弃的; 废弃的
a block of flats(名词短语)
block(名词):在这里指“一栋(大型)建筑”。
flats(名词,英式英语)= apartments(美式英语):公寓。
整体意思:一栋公寓楼(通常是多层住宅楼)。
例句:
She lives in a block of flats near the station.(她住在车站附近的一栋公寓楼里。)
"Flats" 是可数名词,必须用复数形式 flat(公寓)是可数名词,指“一套公寓”。
一栋公寓楼(block of flats)包含多套公寓,因此必须用复数形式 flats。
类似表达:
- a box of apples(一箱苹果, 不止一个)
- a pack of cards(一副牌,多张牌)