When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding.
父親死后，他們兄弟倆認為有責任繼續把埃里克藏起來。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 30 The death of a ghost
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 職責，責任;義務;職責或工作;稅收;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把這事報告給警方是我的責任。
近義：job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反義：authorization, permission
n. 父親;祖先;（尤指天主教和東正教的）神父;天父;
vt. 成為父親;創立（新思想）;創造;發明（新方法）;
?? 她的（her） 父親很胖（fat） 網友：ＢＯＢ 補充：分解：胖胖的（fat）坐在椅子（h象形）上的那個人（er表示人）是我的父親
"his father's agonizing death"
他父親極度痛苦的死
近義：reproduce, breed, adopt, ingenerate, sire, beget
反義：boy, child, descendant
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索;
v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering
反義：unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. （食品）保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持，保養;供養，撫養;生活，生計;飼料；牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工組織保留有在家里可能遭受傷害的孩子名單。
近義：hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save
反義：transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate
hiding
['haidi?]
n. 躲藏，隱匿;<口>毆打;
"After the trial, she had to go into hiding for several weeks."
審訊后她不得不躲藏了幾個星期。
近義：concealment, hideaway, hideout, cache, cover, dissimulation
反義：incriminative, inculpatory, probational, proving, revealing, accusatorial