The Thirty-first Of Word-Day

一：文章

二：单词

三：句子

一：文章

In the Three Kingdoms Period, during a battle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the latter ordered his generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to capture Cao Cao’s supplies.

Cao Cao led a large force against Zhao Yun, who retreated as far as the gates of his camp. There, he ordered that the banners be lowered and the war drums silenced, and that the camp gates be left wide open. Zhao Yun then stationed his troops in ambush nearly. When Cao Cao arrived and saw the situation, he immediately suspected a trap and withdrew his forces.

This idiom (Yan Qi Xi Gu) is nowadays used to indicate halting an attack or ceasing all activities.

二：单词

battle：英 ['bæt(ə)l]
n. 战役；斗争
...the battle against crime.
…制止犯罪的斗争。

vi. 斗争；作战
vt. 与…作战
The sides must battle again for a quarter-final place on December 16.
两队必须于12月16日再战一次，来争夺1/4决赛的位置。

capture：英 ['kæptʃə]
vt. 俘获；夺得；捕捉，拍摄，录制
The incident was captured on videotape.
这一事件被拍摄下来。

n. 捕获；战利品，俘虏
...the final battles which led to the army's capture of the town.
…部队夺取该镇的最后几场战斗。

latter
later

force：英 [fɔːs]
n. 力量；武力；军队；魄力
They seized him by force.
他们用武力逮住了他。

vt. 促使，推动；强迫；强加
To force this agreement on the nation is wrong.
把这项协议强加于这个国家是错误的。

suspected：英 [ˈsʌspekt; (for v.) səˈspekt]
v. 怀疑；猜想
I suspect they were right.
我觉得他们是正确的。

n. 嫌疑犯
Police have arrested a suspect in a series of killings and sexual assaults in the city.
警方逮捕了该城市一系列杀人强奸案件中的一名嫌疑犯。

adj. 靠不住的；可疑的
Delegates evacuated the building when a suspect package was found.
一个可疑包裹被发现后，代表们撤离了这栋大楼。

trap：英 [træp]
n. （捕捉动物的）陷阱，捕捉器；圈套，伏击；牢笼，困境；双轮轻便马车；嘴；（赛狗开始时的）放狗隔栏；容器；抛靶器；（非正式）爵士乐手的打击乐器（常复数）；暗色岩
Nathan's dog got caught in a trap.
内森的狗被捕捉器夹住了。

v. 使……陷入险境或困境；（衣服、身体部位）夹住，绊住；捕捉，收集；使陷入圈套，使上当；给马戴饰物；（足球）停球；储存（气体、水等）
The locals were encouraged to trap and kill mice to stop the spread of the virus.
当地人被鼓励用捕捉器捕杀老鼠以阻止病毒的传播。

withdraw：英 [wɪð'drɔː]
vt. 撤退；收回；撤消；（从银行）取钱
vi. 撤退；离开
He reached into his pocket and withdrew a sheet of notepaper.
他把手伸进口袋，拿出一张便签。

indicate：英 ['ɪndɪkeɪt]
vt. 表明；指出；预示；象征
He indicated a chair. "Sit down."
他指着一把椅子说，“坐下。

attack：英 [ə'tæk]
n. 攻击；抨击；疾病发作
...a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets.
…对战略目标的空袭行动。

vt. 攻击；抨击；动手干
vi. 攻击；腐蚀
He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot nominations.

他公开抨击了那些一直要求秘密投票提名的人。

三：句子

In the Three Kingdoms Period。三国时代

during a battle between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, the latter ordered his generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong to capture Cao Cao’s supplies.
曹操与刘备交战，刘备命令大将赵云、黄忠去抢夺曹操的粮食。

who retreated as far as the gates of his camp.
边打边退，一直退到营寨前

the banners be lowered and the war drums silenced,
放倒军旗，停止擂鼓

he immediately suspected a trap and withdrew his forces
他怀疑有埋伏，就撤退了

This idiom (Yan Qi Xi Gu) is nowadays used to indicate halting an attack or ceasing all activities.
“偃旗息鼓”这个成语现在用来比喻停止攻击或者事情中止