It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
她剛看見它，它就立刻逃走了。專家證實，美洲獅非被逼得走投無路，是決不會傷人的。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 1 A Puma at large
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adv. 立即，馬上;直接地;緊接地;
conj. 一…就，即刻;
?? immediate立即的 + ly...地 → 立即, 馬上, 直接地
"You are under no compulsion to pay immediately."
沒有人強迫你立刻付款。
近義：hereupon, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, outright, p.d.q.
反義：hereafter, hereinafter, later, next, posthumously, presently
adv. 離開，遠離;在遠處;消失;
adj. 不在的;遙遠的;客場比賽;
?? a(on)+broad→在遠方；離去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅館里, 這些老人和往常一樣喝個不停.
近義：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
n. 人，人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴，屬于...的，傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻，把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義：mortal
confirmed
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a. 被證實的, 根深蒂固的, 堅定的\\n[經] 保兌的, 業經證實的
近義：authorized, proved, proven, reputable, settled, tested
反義：iffy, inconclusive, arguable, qualmish, questionable, shady