troop

• n. 軍隊；組；群；多數

  • They announced the withdrawal of 12 000 troops from the area. 他們宣佈從這個地區撤軍12 000人。

• vi. 群集；成群而行；結隊

  • After lunch we all trooped down to the beach.午餐後我們都成群結隊走向海灘。

tomb

n. 墳墓；死亡

vt. 埋葬

n. (Tomb)人名；(英)圖姆

verge

n. 邊緣；綠地；極限；山牆突瓦；權杖（作為職位標誌）

v. 瀕臨，接近；趨向；處在邊緣

1. verge on sth
   to be very close to an extreme state or condition 極接近；瀕於
   SYN

   border on sth
   • Some of his suggestions verged on the outrageous. 他的一些建議都快到了荒唐的地步。

2. on/to the verge of sth/of doing sth

   very near to the moment when sb does sth or sth happens 瀕於；接近於；行將

   • He was on the verge of tears. 他差點兒哭了出來。

junction

n. 連線，接合；交叉點；接合點

• It was near the junction of City Road and Old Street. 那是在城市路與老街的交叉路口附近。

refuge

n. 避難；避難所；庇護

vt. 給予…庇護；接納…避難

vi. 避難；逃避

• A further 300 people have taken refuge in the US embassy. 又有300人在美國大使館避難。

• He regarded the room as a refuge from the outside world. 他把這個屋子當作是逃避外界的避難所。

rumour

n. 謠言

vt. 傳聞

• There are widespread rumours of job losses. 到處謠傳要裁員

breach

n. 違背，違反；缺口

vt. 違反，破壞；打破

• breach of the peace (= the crime of behaving in a noisy or violent way in public) 擾亂治安

• a breach of confidence/trust 洩密；背信

• a breach in Franco-German relations 法德關係的破裂

• They escaped through a breach in the wire fence. 他們從鐵絲網上的一個缺口逃走了。

pension

n. 退休金，撫卹金；津貼；膳宿費

vt. 發給養老金或撫卹金

• pension sb ˈoff

  准許某人退休，強迫某人退休（併發給養老金）

  • He was pensioned off and his job given to a younger man.

    他被迫退休，工作交給了一個年輕一些的人。

momentary

adj. 瞬間的；短暫的；隨時會發生的

• a momentary lapse of concentration 走神兒

• momentary confusion 一時糊塗

thrust

v. 插；插入；推擠；插入；用向某人刺去；猛然或用力推；伸展；強使接受；豎起，挺出

n. 推力；刺；要旨，重點；強攻；衝斷層，逆斷層；苛評

• He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off. 他把嬰兒往我懷裡一塞就跑了。

• He thrust at me with a knife. 他拿刀向我刺來。

PHRASAL VERBS 短語動詞

1.ˌthrust sth←→aˈside

• to refuse to listen to sb's complaints, comments, etc. 置之一旁；置之不理
  • All our objections were thrust aside. 我們所有的異議都被置之不理。

2.ˈthrust sth/sb on/upon sb

• to force sb to accept or deal with sth/sb that they do not want 把…強加於；強迫…接受；強人所難

  • She was annoyed at having three extra guests suddenly thrust on her. 突然又來了三位不速之客要她接待，她感到很惱火。