(单词翻译:单击)
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On Thursday, Kentucky authorities said more than a dozen people were trapped by flash floods in Hidden River Cave.
周四肯塔基当局称，超过12人因山洪暴发被困在隐藏河洞。
The cave is part of Horse Cave in south central Kentucky.
洞穴位于肯塔基州南部霍斯凯夫。
Hart County Emergency Management spokesperson Kerry McDaniel told local news that 21 explorers entered Hidden River Cave in the town of Horse Cave around 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
哈特县急救管理发言人凯利·麦克丹尼尔告诉当地新闻，21位探险者周四上午约10点进入霍斯凯夫镇隐藏河洞。
But an afternoon thunderstorm brought flash flooding to the region, trapping the explorers in the cave.
但下午的雷暴造成该地区山洪暴发，探险者被困在洞内。
Dive teams are headed to the scene, but it could be more than 12 hours before the water recedes enough to remove the students from the cave.
潜水队前往现场，但需要超过12小时水位退却才能从洞穴转移这些学生。
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词汇解析
1、trap
圈套;诡计;骗局
He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap
他察觉到警方设了圈套以后就没有如约会面。
He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.
他试图判断那个问题是不是个套。
诱骗;使上当;使中计
Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?
你刚才是想诱使她供认吗？
She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.
她骗他骗得如此干净利落，他恨不得给她一记耳光。
使困住;使受限制
The train was trapped underground by a fire.
列车被大火困在地下。
The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men.
这架轻型飞机接着一个侧翻，把两个人都困住了。
2、recede
退回;后退;远离
Luke's footsteps receded into the night.
卢克在夜色中渐行渐远。
As she receded he waved goodbye.
她离开的时候他挥手告别。
（质量）下降;（问题或疾病等）逐渐减弱，好转
Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede.
正当我开始觉得自己永远都好不了了的时候，我的病开始好转了。
Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.
交易者对美元走软和经济复苏前景渐趋暗淡渐渐担忧起来。
