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1. Ambush

be destroyed; die نابود شدن ، مردن a. Unless the plant gets water for its roots to absorb, it will perish. b. Custer and all his men perished at the Little Big Horn. c. We are trying to make sure that democracy will never perish from this earth.
openly resisting; challenging آشکارا مقاومت می کند ، مبارزه طلب a. "I refuse to be manipulated" the defiant young woman told her father. b. Professor Carlyle was defiant of any attempt to disprove his theory. c. Defiant of everyone, the addict refused to be helped.
be successful; have good fortune موفق بودن ، اقبال خوب داشتن a. Howard Hughes owned numerous businesses and most of them prospered. b. No one should prosper from the misfortunes of his or her friends. c. The annual report showed that the new business was prospering.
a trap in which soldiers or othe enemies hide to make a surprise attack دامی که در آن سربازان یا دشمنان دیگر مخفی می شوند تا غافلگیرانه حمله کنند ، کمین a. The ambush became a tragedy for those who attempted it because they were all killed. b. General Taylor raved about the ingenious ambush he planned. c. The troops lay in ambush in the dense woods all through the night.

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