A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.
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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
n. 反應;回答，答復;[宗]回應經(jīng)文，應唱圣歌;
?? re回，向后+sponse承諾 → 回答；答應
"I could elicit no response from him."
我從他那里套不出任何反應。
近義：rejoinder, reply, retort, answer, reception, welcome
vt. 使驚奇;突襲;意外發(fā)現(xiàn);
n. 驚喜，驚奇;意外的事;
?? sur突然+prise拿住，抓住→突然被抓住→吃驚
"The conjunction of low inflation and low unemployment came as a very pleasant surprise."
低通貨膨脹與低失業(yè)的同時出現(xiàn)是一大驚喜。
近義：maze, astonish, astound, stagger, startle, daunt
反義：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
n. 攻擊;襲擊，進攻;威脅，毆打;侵犯人身;
vt. 襲擊;強暴;使（感官）難受;
vi. 發(fā)起攻擊;動武;
?? as一再+sault跳→跳起來→進攻
"Both men were charged with assault."
兩人均被控侵犯他人身體罪。
近義：heist, hijack, invade, assail, attack, raid
反義：preserve, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter
vi. 幸存，活下來;
vt. 比…活得長，經(jīng)歷…之后還存在;幸存;
vt.& vi. 幸免于難;挺過;艱難度過;
?? sur=super超過+vive=viv生命→超越災難，挽救生命 → 活下來，幸免于，還活著
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去，現(xiàn)在就要行動起來。
近義：last, stand, subsist, outlive, resist
反義：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
tactical
['t?ktik?l]
adj. 戰(zhàn)術的;策略上的;巧妙設計的;有謀略的;
"to have a tactical advantage"
擁有戰(zhàn)術上的優(yōu)勢
近義：strategic, strategical, tactic