The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening.
事实上搜寻工作很困难，因为常常是早晨在甲地发现那只美洲狮，晚上却在20英里外的乙地发现它的踪迹。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 1 A Puma at large

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
away [ə'we] 词频1
adv. 离开，远离;在远处;消失; adj. 不在的;遥远的;客场比赛;
💡 a(on)+broad→在远方；离去；不在
"In the hotel, the old men were drinking away as usual."
在旅馆里, 这些老人和往常一样喝个不停.
近义：abroad, out, outdoors, outside, without
twenty ['twɛnti] 词频1
n. 二十，二十个;二十多岁;二十年代;许多，大量; num. 二十; adj. 二十的;
💡 twen=two二+ty十 → 二十
"The farmer picked twenty pears."
农民摘掉了二十个梨子。
search [sɝtʃ] 词频1
v. 搜寻，搜索;调查;搜查;探求; n. 搜索;调查;探求;
"a long search for the murder weapon"
长时间搜寻杀人凶器
近义：rummage, scrutinize, comb, seek, reconnoiter, reconnoitre 反义：meeting, reencounter, rejoining, reunion, sitting, assemblage
puma [['pju:mə]]
n. 美洲狮, 美洲狮毛皮
近义：cougar

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C.
其中有一尊雕像，她的躯体是在公元前15世纪的历史文物中发现的，
The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
第二天早晨，放钱的盒子不见了。但拉姆齐太太确信绑架者是会履行诺言的。
There are times when we would willingly give everything we possess to save our lives,
有时，我们为了挽救生命，愿意付出我们所占有的一切。
Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well.
由于害怕当局，埃里克战后继续深藏不露。
It had been purchased by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair.
某地方当局买下它用来焙制一个巨大的馅饼为一年一度交易会助兴。
We keep trying all four methods, but he sheer volume of rubbish we produce worldwide threatens to overwhelm us.
我们一直在试这4种方式，但是，我们在世界范围内仅产生的垃圾的量就有把我们覆盖的危险。