As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape.
由于全国动物园没有一家报告丢了美洲狮，因此那只美洲狮一定是某位私人收藏豢养的，不知怎么设法逃出来了。
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
adj. 失去的;下落不明的;
v. 错过( miss的现在分词);
💡 miss 表示“丢失”\" + ing [名词后缀],构成抽象名词，表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → a.缺掉的，失去的
"The missing letter had been misfiled."
找不着的那封信放错地方了。
近义：absent, lost, astray, mislaid, stray, departed
反义：coexistent, contemporary, current, existent, left, leftover
n. 有，所有，拥有;领地;财产，所有权，占有物，所有物;持有违禁物;
💡 pos能+sess坐+ion表名词，构成抽象名词 →能坐在上面 →拥有 ，占有，possess拥有
"According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty."
根据我所掌握的事实,他是不可能有罪的.
近义：ownership, tenure, property, holding, occupancy, tenancy
反义：impressment, incautation, ouster, privation, seizure, spoliation
adj. 私有的，私人的;秘密的;内心的;平民的，无官职的，士兵的;
n. 列兵，士兵，[陆]二等兵;〈古〉私人，个人;阴部，生殖器;
💡 priv单个+ate形容词后缀→个人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宫殿除内殿外均可参观。
近义：pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反义：open, overt, patent, communal
v. 逃脱;逃离;躲过;泄露;
n. 逃走;逃跑工具或方法;野生种;泄漏;
adj. 使逃避困难的;使规避问题的;
💡 es(ex-=out)+cape(无袖的短外套)→逃脱；逃走
"We had to break the door out to escape from the fire."
我们不得不把门砸开以逃避火灾.
近义：abscond, absquatulate, slink, bolt, run, lurk
反义：remain, abide
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数（count） 国家有多少树苗（ry）被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义：homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign
反义：municipal, urban, city