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1.pledge v.保证,使发誓,抵押,典当,举杯祝…健康

例句:The government should fulfil its pledge.
       政府应该履行其诺言。

2.appoint vt.任命,指派,委派,分派,分配;给…提供设备

例句:We must appoint a day to meet again.
       我们要约定好下次会面的日期。

      He appointed the schoolhouse as the place for the meeting.
      他指定校舍为开会地点。

3.inflict vt.把…强加给, 使承受, 遭受;打击;使吃苦头

例句:Mary inflicted her children on her mother for the weekend.
      周末玛丽硬把孩子们交给母亲照料。

4.haven n.港口,避难所,安息所

例句:The library is a haven of peace and quiet.
      图书馆是个平和而安静的去处。

5.integrated adj.结合的;连成一体的

例句:Immigrants are integrated into the community.
      移民与该地区的居民融为一体。

      The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.
      住宿区与学院连在了一起。

6.remark n.话语, 评论, 谈论, 言辞

例句:In the light of his remarks, we rejected her offer.
      鉴于他的评语, 我们拒绝了她的提议。

7.breach n.破坏, 违反

例句:We won't have any breach of discipline.
      我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。

8.inquiry n.询问,探问;质询,调查

9.sustain v.长期保持; 使继续; 使保持; 使稳定持续

例句:We do not have enough money to sustain our campaign for long.
      我们没有足够的财力使宣传活动长期保持下去。

10.preferential adj.优先的, 优惠的, 特惠的,优待的

例句:This hotel gives preferential treatment to people who stay in it regularly.
       旅馆给那些常客优惠待遇。