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例句：The conspiracy frittered away to an ignominious conclusion.
      那个阴谋以可耻的失败而告终。

2.smuggle v.偷运,走私,私运

例句：He smuggled heroin into the country.
      他把海洛因走私到该国。

3.surveillance n. 监督,监视,监察,管制

例句：The diplomat was placed under police surveillance.
      外交官被置于警察的监视之下。

4.persist v.坚持,固执,持续

例句：Fog will persist throughout the night.
      雾将整夜不散。

5.defy v.藐视,挑衅,使落空

例句：His strange behaviour defies understanding.
      他的怪异行为使人难以理解。

6.setback n. 顿挫,挫折,退步

例句：The gesture saved face for him after setbacks in Lebanon.
      这一姿态保全了他在巴黎嫩受挫后的面子。

7.indecency n. 无礼,不体面,猥亵

例句：That congressman did not endorse unfair play, injustice and indecency, and thus joined the issue.
      该国会议员反对（政治活动）卑鄙、奸诈、不正当的行径，就此确定了辩论的基础。

8.hideout n. 隐匿处

例句：They trailed thieves to their hideout.
      他们追踪这些小偷一直追到他们的老窝。

9.interim a. 中间的,暂时的,临时的,间歇的

例句：No interim dividend was declared or paid during the year.
      年内并无建议或派发中期股息。

10.resist v.抵抗,耐得住,抵制,反抗

例句：He was helpless to resist the temptation.
      他无法抵御诱惑。