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例句：The general condition is bettering instead of worsening.
      总的情况不是在恶化而是在好转。

2.blame v. 责备,责怪,把…归咎于

例句：They blamed the coach for the defeat.
      他们把失败归咎于教练。

3.fierce a. 凶猛的,残忍的;狂热的,强烈的

例句：Tyranny is more fierce than the tiger.
      苛政猛于虎。
 
4.crush v. 被压碎,起皱,挤

例句：I was responsible for the crushing defeat.
      我对这次惨败负有责任。

5.dismantle v. 拆除…的设备,分解,去除覆盖物

例句：We should dismantle our inefficient tax system.
      我们这个效益很差的税收制度应该废除。

6.bombard v. 炮击, 攻击, 轰击

7.additional a. 附加的,另外的

例句：The printer can set this additional page in here.
       这位印刷工把这额外的一页加在这里。

8.inmate n. 同住者,居民
同居人(尤指同院病人、同狱犯人或住在同一救济院、收容所的人)

例句：The inmate outwitted his guards and escaped.
      囚犯骗过警卫逃跑了。

9.imperative a. 命令式的,急需的,势在必行的,强制的

例句：It is imperative that we make a quick decision.
      我们要尽快做出决定.

10.trial n. 审判,试验,艰苦,麻烦事,考验,选拔赛,预赛

例句：The man on trial had been carefully primed by his lawyer.
      这个受审人已得到他律师的仔细指点。

11.stimulate v. 刺激,激励,鼓舞

例句：The exhibition stimulated interest in the artist's work.
      这次展览引起人们对这位艺术家的作品的兴趣.

12.handle v. 触摸,运用,买卖,处理,操作

例句：This book handles the problems of old age.
      这本书探讨老年问题。

13.surpass v. 超越,凌驾,胜过

例句：He surpasses the elephant in strength.
      他的力气比大象的还大。

14.threshold n. 阈值; 门槛,入口,开端

例句：There is a hamlet on the threshold of a narrow valley.
      狭谷口有个小村庄。

15.blockade n. 阻塞

例句：Enemy ships tried to run the blockade.
      敌军船只企图突破封锁线。