Only two stray dogs benefited from all this confusion, for they greedily devoured what was left of the cake.
只有两只野狗从这一片混乱中得到好处，它们贪婪地吃掉了剩下的蛋糕。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 33 A day t remember
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 混乱;混淆;困惑;
💡 con共同+fus流，泻+ion名词后缀 → 混乱
"There is some confusion about what the correct procedure should be."
对于应该采取什么正确步骤，还是有些不明确。
近义：hullabaloo, melee, pother, racket, rampage, riot
反义：imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
vi. 走失;偏离正题;走入歧途;（已婚者或有固定关系者）有外遇;
n. 走失的动物，离群者;迷路的孩子;不在原位置的东西;
adj. 独自的，零散的;（常指宠物）走失的;无主的;意外的;
"The streets were empty except for a few stray taxis."
除了偶然可以看到的几辆出租汽车外,街上没有人迹.
近义：sheer, deviate, digress, diverge, meander, ramble
反义：oriented
adv. 贪食地, 贪婪地
近义：hungrily, leeringly, avariciously, avidly, acquisitively, covetously
反义：charitably
adj. 左边的，左侧的;左派的;
n. 左，左面;[军]左翼;左派，激进分子;
adv. 向左;在左边;
v. 离开( leave的过去式和过去分词);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18岁读完中学。
近义：nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual
反义：lacking, short
n. 蛋糕;糕饼;块状物;沉积物;
vt.& vi. （使）结块;（使）胶;涂厚厚的一层;
"Store the cake in an airtight container."
把蛋糕存放在密封容器里。
近义：cohere, gateau