If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base.
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catching
['k?t???]
adj. 傳染性的;吸引人的;
v. 抓住( catch的現在分詞);趕上;
?? catch捕捉 + ing...的 → 有魅力的
"We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train."
我們有20分鐘的余地趕火車.
近義：picking, catch, turf, infectious, sticky, taking
n. 節約;節儉;儲蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的現在分詞);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的，保存的;節省的，節約的;補償的;救助的;
?? sav節省+ing名詞后綴 → 節省，節約
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
節省勞力的各種家用電器
近義：sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反義：loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 嬰兒，幼兒;未成年人;初學者，生手;
adj. 嬰兒的，幼兒的;幼稚的，幼小的;初期的;未成年的;
?? in不 + fant=fans說話 →不能說話的 → adj.嬰兒的
"pioneering work on infant mortality"
嬰兒死亡率方面的探索性研究工作
近義：infante, newborn, babe, baby, bambino, tot
反義：grownup
vt. 節省;保存;儲蓄;解救;
vi. 節省;挽救;救球;
prep.&conj. 除…之外;
n. 救援，救援;
?? save救助 → 挽救
"It was going to take some deft political footwork to save the situation."
當時得采取一些巧妙的政治手段以挽回局勢。
近義：liberate, rescue, salvage, emancipate, free, husband
反義：outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
n. 基礎;基地;根據;基數（如十進制的10 和二進制的2）;
vt. 基于;把…建立在;把…放在或設在（基地）;把…置于底座（或基座）上;
adj. 卑鄙的;低級的;賤的，劣的;庶生的;
?? bas,base 表示”低下,基礎”
"He's gone AWOL from his base."
他從基地開了小差。
近義：place, rest, seat, secure, settle, brace
反義：kind, softhearted, tender, decent, good, goodhearted
n. 女人，婦女;成年女子;女擁人或女下屬;女人本能;
?? 我(wo)蠻(man)- 女人
"She was an elegant and accomplished woman."
她是位優雅的才女。
近義：lady, bint, judy, cunnus, female, feme
反義：gentleman, male