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例句：Genocide is an offense to all civilized human beings.
      种族灭绝违反文明人的道德规范的罪行。

2.prime adj.首要的; 主要的; 基本的

例句：This is a matter of prime importance.
      这是一个首要的问题。

3.lengthy adj.长的, 漫长的, 啰嗦的

例句：The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.
      教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

4.mastermind n.策划者;操纵者;策划;操纵

例句：The mastermind of the expedition was a Frenchman.
      这次探险的策划者是一个法国人。

5.partly adj.部分地, 不完全地

例句：This is partly a political and partly a legal question.
      这个问题部分是政治问题, 部分是法律问题。

6.decline n.下降, 减少, 衰退

例句：There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.
      今年的利润大幅度下降。

vt.减少；下降；衰弱；衰退

例句：Due to the financial crisis, the main export markets continued to decline.
      由于经济危机，主要的出口市场持续恶化。

7.contemplate v.深思, 细想, 仔细考虑

例句：The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.
      医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。

8.imminent adj.(通常指不愉快的事)即将发生的, 逼近的，临近的

例句：The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.
      乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

9.devastation n.毁灭;破坏

例句：There was devastation on every side.
      到处都是破坏的创伤。

10.boostv. 促进, 改善, 激励

例句：We need a holiday to boost our spirits.
      我们需要休假以激发士气。

11.smear v.诋毁 ,诽谤

例句：She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.
      她决定起诉这家报纸对其私生活进行诬蔑。

12.erupt v.突然发生,突然发出（尤指叫喊）

例句：Laughter erupted from the audience.
      笑声从观众席上爆发出来。