It is possible that upon such an occasion a battle ensued, with the sharks being driven away or killed.
双方可能随之发生搏斗，搏斗结果是海豚赶走或咬死鲨鱼。
新概念英语第四册 Lesson 18 Porpoises

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

battle ['bætl] 词频1 词根: bat
vt.& vi. 与…作战;争斗; n. 战争，战役;比赛，较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;
💡 batt打，走+le表名词 → 战斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑铁卢战役
近义：strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle 反义：reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire
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
possible ['pɑsəbl] 词频1 词根: 放置
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的，可以允许的;不坏的; n. 可能性，潜在性;可能的人物，可能有的事;最高分;
💡 音“跑四步”：被五步蛇咬了，跑四步还是 可能的 poss(pass通过)+ible(能): 可能的 网友：马 胜 敏 补充：1：穿着破（po）烂的两个美女（ss
"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他们可以达成协议.
近义：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open 反义：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
upon [ə'pɑn] 词频1
prep. 在…上面;当…时候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是国王赐给他的头衔。
近义：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
occasion [ə'keiʒən] 词频1 词根: oc
n. 机会，时机;场合;理由;需要; vt. 惹起，引起;
💡 oc(to)+cas(case事情)+ion(名缀):快到事情的一刹那- 时机 oc(=ob=before)+cas(=fall落下):落下前的一刹那- 机会
"The wedding was an occasion of great festivity."
这个婚礼是喜庆盛事。
近义：justify, make, carry, cause, effect, merit

📚 更多「新概念英语第四册」例句

Invariably the background was the same: dirt and poverty, and very uncomfortable.
肮脏、贫穷，极其不舒适。
for fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.
他们生怕别的公司的情报人员据此摸到他们可能要从事的某项科研项目。
One young calf especially enjoyed raising a turtle to the surface with his snout and then shoving him across the tank like an aquaplane.
一只小海豚特别喜欢用鼻子把海龟推到水面，然后像滑水板一样把海龟从水池的这一边推到那一边。
He mentally visualizes a complex form from all round itself;
他的大脑能从物体周围的各个角度勾画出其复杂的形象，
the cost of managing and administering the business.
企业行政管理费。
however lucky and robust we are.
不管我们多么幸运，多么健壮，