He was glad to get away with a mere twenty pounds and he beat a hasty retreat, clutching the precious bottle under his arm.
他慶幸自己只破費了20英鎊便得以脫身。他把那寶貴的瓶子放在腋下夾著，溜之大吉。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 52 Mud is mud
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
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
vi. 撤退，后退;撤銷，作罷;（眼睛等）凹進;[航]向后傾斜;
n. 撤回;靜居處;引退期間;靜思，靜修;
?? re回，向后+treat拉→拉回來→撤退
"The army was forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses."
部隊因傷亡慘重被迫撤退。
近義：leave, back, backtrack, recede, retire, retrocede
反義：invasion, assault, attack, offensive, onrush, onset
adj. 寶貴的，珍貴的;貴重的;矯揉造作的;可愛的，寶貝的;
adv. <口>很，非常;
n. 珍愛的人;可愛的人;
?? prec價值+ious形容詞后綴→有價值的 → 珍貴的
"The crown was set with precious jewels—diamonds, rubies and emeralds."
王冠上鑲嵌著稀世珍寶—有鉆石、紅寶石、綠寶石。
近義：appreciated, loved, prized, valuable, valued, esteemed
反義：loathly, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, aversive, repulsive
n. 瓶子;一瓶（的量）;（嬰兒）奶瓶;酒;
vt. 把…裝入瓶中;控制;
vi. （街頭藝人演出后）收攏錢幣;
?? butta(桶)+le(表示縮小的名詞后綴)→瓶
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 燈里或瓶子中總是裝有妖怪.
近義：cork, backbone, valor, valour, boldness, braveness
n. 二十，二十個;二十多歲;二十年代;許多，大量;
num. 二十;
adj. 二十的;
?? twen=two二+ty十 → 二十
"The farmer picked twenty pears."
農民摘掉了二十個梨子。