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giving way

「giving way（give way）」是「退後、讓步、塌陷」，例如：

Talking about animal protections, He refused to give way on any of the points.（談到動物保護方面，他拒絕在任何一點上讓步。）

How sensible Mary had been not to give way to any of his blandishments.（瑪麗是多麼明智，不因他任何哄騙而退讓。）

Walking on soft sand by the beach, We felt the ground give way under our feet.（走在鬆軟的沙上，我們感到腳下的地面塌陷。）



infectious

「infectious」是「感染力」，例如：

Her joy was so infectious that he momentarily forgot his own fears for the future.（她的喜悅是如此具有感染力，讓他暫時忘記對未來的恐懼。）

She radiates an infectious enthusiasm for everything she does.（她所做的一切，都散發極具感染力的熱情。）

Laughter is one of the most infectious expressions of emotion.（笑聲是最具感染力的情感表達之一。）