Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
只有兩只野狗從這一片混亂中得到好處，它們貪婪地吃掉了剩下的蛋糕。
新概念英語第三冊 Lesson 33 A day t remember

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confusion [k?n'fj???n] 詞頻2 詞根: con
n. 混亂;混淆;困惑;
?? con共同+fus流，瀉+ion名詞后綴 → 混亂
"There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be."
對于應該采取什么正確步驟，還是有些不明確。
近義：hullabaloo, melee, pother, racket, rampage, riot 反義：imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
stray [stre] 詞頻3 詞根: str-
vi. 走失;偏離正題;走入歧途;（已婚者或有固定關系者）有外遇; n. 走失的動物，離群者;迷路的孩子;不在原位置的東西; adj. 獨自的，零散的;（常指寵物）走失的;無主的;意外的;
"The streets were empty except for a few stray taxis."
除了偶然可以看到的幾輛出租汽車外,街上沒有人跡.
近義：sheer, deviate, digress, diverge, meander, ramble 反義：oriented
greedily [['gri:dili]] 詞頻2
adv. 貪食地, 貪婪地
近義：hungrily, leeringly, avariciously, avidly, acquisitively, covetously 反義：charitably
left [l?ft] 詞頻1
adj. 左邊的，左側的;左派的; n. 左，左面;[軍]左翼;左派，激進分子; adv. 向左;在左邊; v. 離開( leave的過去式和過去分詞);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18歲讀完中學。
近義：nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual 反義：lacking, short
cake [kek] 詞頻1
n. 蛋糕;糕餅;塊狀物;沉積物; vt.& vi. （使）結塊;（使）膠;涂厚厚的一層;
"Store the cake in an airtight container."
把蛋糕存放在密封容器里。
近義：cohere, gateau

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