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2. troop  n. 军队，部队
例句：It's going to be some time before the troop recover its strength.
这支部队要过一段时期才能恢复实力。
一群;大量,许多[(+of)]
例句：A troop of boys are playing basketball on the playground.
一群男孩正在操场上打篮球。

3. surge v. 剧增，高涨
例句：Prices kept surging recently.
最近价格不断猛涨。

4. prolonged adj. 持续的，特别长的
例句：The bleeding has been mild but very prolonged.
出血轻微，但持续的时间很长。

5. halt v. 停止，终止
例句：The soldiers halted for a few minutes.
士兵们停了几分钟。

6. defiant adj. 目空一切的，藐视的
例句：Her eyes flashed around her in a defiant way.
她两眼闪闪有光，环顾四周，俨然不可一世的神气。

7. flee （flee-fled-fled）v. 逃离，逃走
例句：He was lucky to flee the burning hotel.
他很幸运逃出了失火的旅馆。

8. detect vt. 发现，察觉
例句：The dentist could detect no sign of decay in her teeth.
牙医在她的牙齿上找不到蛀蚀的迹象。

9. stabilise [BrE]=stabilize vt. 使稳定，使稳固
例句：The government took many measures to stabilise property prices.
政府采取了许多措施稳定房价。