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例句：The business has been crippled by losses.
      这个公司由于亏损而停业。

2.overwhelm  vt. 淹没,受打击,制服,压倒

例句：The small craft was overwhelmed By the enormous waves.
      小船被巨大的海浪打翻了。

3.heir n. 继承人,嗣子,后嗣

例句：Greedy heir wait for the old man to snuff out.
      贪心的继承人等待着老头断气。

4.welfare n. 福利,安宁,幸福,福利事业

例句：welfare for workers and staff
      职工福利

5.curb vt. 抑制,束缚,勒住

例句：This advertising aimed at curbing the spread of AIDS.
       这则广告旨在抑制艾滋病的蔓延。

6.dominate v. 支配,占优势

例句：Ambition dominated their lives.
      他们的生活受野心驱使。

      My weekend was dominated by housework.
      我的周末全用在做家务上了。

7.indict vt. 起诉,控告,指控

例句：The jury indicted all eleven men named by the FBI.
      陪审团对受到联邦调查局点名的十一个人一并提起公诉。

8.bribery n. 贿赂行为,行贿,受贿

例句：He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.
      他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

9.utterly ad. 完全,全然,绝对

例句：His viewpoint was utterly absurd.
      他的观点荒谬绝伦。

10.setback n. 顿挫,挫折,退步

例句：Don't be discouraged by setbacks.
      别因挫折而泄气。

11.devastate vt. 毁坏

例句：They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
      他们企图一举摧毁全城。

12.portable a. 可携带的,可搬运的,可移动的,便携的

例句：A portable phone can be a good thing to have in some ways.
      在某些方面来说无线电话是很好的东西。