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例句：The military government clamped a curfew onto the capital.
       军事政府强力执行宵禁令。

2.casualty n.意外事故, 伤亡, 受害者

例句：The corner grocery was a casualty of the expanding supermarkets.
      角落里的杂货店是日益扩大的超级市场的受害者

3.seizure n.捕获, 夺取, 占领, 捕获物, 没收, 充公

例句：The court ordered the seizure of the shipment.
      法庭命令扣押该船货物。

4.displace vt.移置, 替换, 转移

例句：Many people were displaced from their hometown in the war time.
      战争时期很多人被迫背井离乡。

5.humble vt.使...卑下, 降低...地位, 贬抑

6.accompany vt.陪伴, 伴随, 补充, 为...伴奏

例句：It is her first time to go on a long journey, I want to accompany her a short distance.
     她头一次出远门，我想伴送一程。

7.diagnose vt.诊断

例句：A CAT Scan is a good assist in helping us diagnose your father's illness.
      造影扫描是很好的仪器，能帮我们诊断你父亲的病情。

8.shortage n.不足, 缺乏

例句：We are trying to face the shortage of food in Africa, but it will take great efforts from everybody.
      我们正努力解决非洲的食物匮乏问题，但这需要每个人付出巨大的努力。

9.isotope n.同位素

10.dismiss vt.解散, 开除, 解职

例句：We had to dismiss some of the staff because higher authorities are constantly demanding streamlining.
      由于上级不断施压要求精简人员，我们只能把一部分员工辞退。

11.downplay vt.不予重视

例句：In contrast, the education systems of today have a tendency to downplay the foundational subjects. Instead, they are  geared towards pragmatism and a desire for quick returns.
       相比之下，当代的教育中则恰恰有严重的轻视基础学科的倾向，表现得实用主义和急功近利。