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1.tyranny n.专制, 暴政

例句:He finally left home in an effort to counter the tyranny of arranged marriage in the old society.
      他弃家出走,是对旧社会婚姻压迫的反动。

2.conquer vt.克服, 征服, 战胜

例句:No difficulties can shake their resolve to conquer nature.
      环境再艰苦也动摇不了他们征服自然的决心。

3.defend v.防护, 辩护, 防卫

例句:He was even prepared to die in order to defend the honor of his family.
      他誓死捍卫家族的荣誉。

4.transparency n.透明, 透明度, 透过性, 透明物, 清晰

例句:Generally speaking , previous parliamentary policy debates ignored the relevance of transparency.
      总的来说,以前议会中针对政策的辩论忽视了透明度的重要性。

5.extraordinarily ad.非凡, 破例, 特别, 非常, 离奇, 使人惊奇, 惊人, 特命, 特派

例句:The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.
      那天清晨,大海出奇地宁静。 

6.mediate v.斡旋, 调停

例句:Someone must mediate between the husband and wife.
      必须有人去尽力在这对夫妻之间进行调解。

7.nightfall n.傍晚, 黄昏, 日暮

例句:We won't be able to travel any distance before nightfall.
      黄昏前我们不可能多走路了。

8.contravene v.违反, 触犯, 否认, 反驳, 抵触, 与...冲突

例句:No law or administrative or local rules and regulations shall contravene the constitution.
      一切法律、行政法规和地方性法规都不得同宪法相抵触。

9.secure v.固定, 获得, 保证, 使安全, 掩护, 招致

例句:We need to secure our investment principal.
      我们需要保证投资资金的安全。