As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
由于全國動物園沒有一家報告丟了美洲獅，因此那只美洲獅一定是某位私人收藏豢養的，不知怎么設法逃出來了。
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
adj. 失去的;下落不明的;
v. 錯過( miss的現在分詞);
?? miss 表示“丟失”\" + ing [名詞后綴],構成抽象名詞，表示行為、狀態、情況及其他 → a.缺掉的，失去的
"The missing letter had been misfiled."
找不著的那封信放錯地方了。
近義：absent, lost, astray, mislaid, stray, departed
反義：coexistent, contemporary, current, existent, left, leftover
n. 有，所有，擁有;領地;財產，所有權，占有物，所有物;持有違禁物;
?? pos能+sess坐+ion表名詞，構成抽象名詞 →能坐在上面 →擁有 ，占有，possess擁有
"According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty."
根據我所掌握的事實,他是不可能有罪的.
近義：ownership, tenure, property, holding, occupancy, tenancy
反義：impressment, incautation, ouster, privation, seizure, spoliation
adj. 私有的，私人的;秘密的;內心的;平民的，無官職的，士兵的;
n. 列兵，士兵，[陸]二等兵;〈古〉私人，個人;陰部，生殖器;
?? priv單個+ate形容詞后綴→個人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宮殿除內殿外均可參觀。
近義：pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反義：open, overt, patent, communal
v. 逃脫;逃離;躲過;泄露;
n. 逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生種;泄漏;
adj. 使逃避困難的;使規避問題的;
?? es(ex-=out)+cape(無袖的短外套)→逃脫；逃走
"We had to break the door out to escape from the fire."
我們不得不把門砸開以逃避火災.
近義：abscond, absquatulate, slink, bolt, run, lurk
反義：remain, abide
n. 國家;國民;鄉下;地區;
?? 數數（count） 國家有多少樹苗（ry）被亂砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游業為該國帶來的經濟效益
近義：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反義：municipal, urban, city