Defeat (pp.&pt.defeated)
vt.擊敗，戰勝；挫敗；[法]宣告無效，作廢
n.戰勝；失敗；[法]廢除

The proposal was defeated by just one vote.
該提案僅以一票之差被否決。
The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to...
最重要的是不到萬不得已絕不要認輸。

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Pressing
adj.緊迫的，緊急的；迫切的，急迫的；懇切的
n.壓，壓制；模壓制品；力主；唱片
v.壓，壓迫(press的現在分詞)

It is one of the most pressing problems facing this country...
這是該國面臨的最緊迫的問題之一。
The u.s. has been pressing beij ing to permit publication.
美國一直施壓要求北京方面允許該分析報告出版。

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Come to a halt
停下來；打住；停步不前

If all the drivers behaved the same way, then traffic would not come to a halt.
如果所有的駕駛員都能夠同時按規矩行駛，交通就不會停滯。

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Break in
打斷；闖入；開始工作；（使）逐漸適用

Sorry to break in, but you're wanted on the phone.
對不起打斷您的話，有您的電話。

劇情百科

“犯罪界的拿破侖”——Jim Moriarty從未休息。在倫敦塔、英格蘭銀行和倫敦本頓維爾監獄，大事件幾乎同時發生，而對于Moriarty，這不過是他華麗的登場和對Sherlock小小游戲的開頭。

考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.

1.Copy a _____, such as two intersecting pentagons.
復制一個圖案，如兩個相交的五邊形。
2.There is much to _____ in all this.
這其中卻還有許多要反對的地方。

A:本期答案見下期
上期答案:

1.(Defeat) is not the worst of failures.
被打敗并不是最失敗的。
2.The train had (come to a halt) at its destination.
列車已經停在終點站了。