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1.wage

n.工资

例句：As a wage earner, it is very necessary that I buy a car.
       作为一个上班族，买一辆汽车是非常必要的。 

v.进行，开展

例句：use all one's armed might to wage wars of aggression; wantonly engage in military ventures
       穷兵黩武

2.remark n.评论 v.评论

例句：An awkward pause followed his remark.
       他讲了话，接着是一片让人尴尬的沉寂。

      We have no right to remark other people' private life on public occassions.
      在公众场合，我们没有权利去评论别人的私人生活。

3.emerge vi.浮现, 形成, 出现, (事实)显露

例句：All the villagers are expecting a leader to emerge from the woods.
       所有的村民都期望着丛林中能出现一位领袖。

       如雨后春笋般涌现出来emerge one after another

4.embezzlement n. 挪用，指挪用公款的罪行

例句：The people are boiling with resentment over the officials embezzlement.
      这个官员的贪污罪行造成民怨沸腾。

5.ideological adj.意识形态的

例句：The perfect ideological construct only exists in your mind.
       完美的意识形态观念只存在于人的头脑中。

6.manipulation n.操纵，调控，使用

例句：His skillful manipulation vivified this puppet.
      他熟练的操作让木偶栩栩如生。
 
7.apartheid n.种族隔离

8.decent a.有分寸的, 得体的, 大方的

例句：The heritage from his father is enough to give him a rich and decent life.
      他父亲留给她的遗产足够他过上富有、体面的生活。

9.shelter n.庇护所

例句：We were warned not to leave our shelter until tomorrow.
       我们收到警告明天之前不要离开庇护所。

v.庇护，躲避

例句：shelter sth. from (or keep out) the wind挡风

10.sanitation n.(环境)卫生, 环境卫生的提倡/维持, 卫生设备, 下水道设施, 卫生设施

例句：His select requirements on sanitation will add to our costs.
      他在卫生方面的严格要求会增加我们的成本。

11.inflict vt.施以, 加害, 使承受

例句：Fake products inflict economic losses on some consumers. Moreover, some of them can kill people.
      虚假产品使一些消费者蒙受了经济损失，更有甚者，有的还能害死人。

12.defy vt.藐视, 挑衅, 使落空

例句：He won't allow anyone to defy his ministerial authority.
      他不允许任何人挑衅他的教长权威。

13.denounce vt.告发, 抨击, 谴责

例句：You shouldn't denounce others from time to time.
      你不要总是动不动就指斥别人。

14.tarnish v.使失去光泽, 玷污

15.detain vt.扣留, 扣押, 耽搁