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1.withdraw v.(使)撤退[出]; (使)撤回, 撤离

例句:I want to withdraw a statement I made earlier.
      我想收回我早些时候发表的一项声明。

      The general decided to withdraw his soldiers.
      那位将军决定撤军。

2.disarray n.无秩序,杂乱,不整齐的衣服

例句:His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.
      妻子离去后,他的个人生活一片混乱。

      Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.
      铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。

3.slump n.暴跌,意气消沉

例句:What caused the price of irons to slump?
      钢铁价格暴跌是什么原因?

4.fatigue n.疲劳;令人劳累的工作

例句:The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.
       这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。

5.prompt v.激励,鼓动,提示

例句:The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
      看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。

      What prompted him to be so generous?
      是什么原因使得他如此大方呢?

6.confess vt.供认,承认;忏悔

例句:The criminal soon confessed.
      罪犯很快就供认了。

      She confessed hating the boss.
      她承认痛恨这个老板。

7.reward n.报酬, 报答, 奖赏, 报偿

例句:He will expect some reward after working so hard.
      他工作很努力, 会得到报偿的。

赏金, 酬金

例句:The police are offering a big reward for information about the robbery.
      警方出大笔赏金要求提供那起抢劫案的破案线索。

8.endorse v.背面签字,背签;签署,批注,批准,赞成

例句:The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger.
      委员会通过了主席提出的新方案,开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。

9.extradite vt.引渡,受…引渡

例句:The police extradited a prisoner from Florida back to New York.
      警方将一名犯人从佛罗里达州引渡回纽约。