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1.underway adj.在进行中的

例句:Road and bridge construction is underway.
      公路和桥梁正在建设中。

2.concrete a.具体的,实在的,水泥的

例句:No concrete proposals were agreed at the summit.
      在最高级会议上对具体建议没有达成协议。

3.suspicious adj.猜疑的, 疑心的

例句:The rabbit is timid and suspicious.
      兔子胆小而多疑。

      These words showed that Amelia was suspicious.
      从这些话可看出阿米莉亚起了疑心。

4.highlight  vt.强调, 突出, 使显著
 
例句:The President highlights the importance of his visit to China.
      总统强调访问中国的重要性。

5.iconic adj.符号的;图标的;图符的;偶像的

6.inhabit vt.居住于, 栖居于

例句:Woodpeckers inhabit hollow trees.
      啄木鸟栖息在中空的树中。

7.surface vi.升到水面;浮出水面

8.endemic adj.某地特有的;(尤指疾病)地方性的, 流行的, 难摆脱的

例句:attempts to rescue the country from endemic violence
      为救国家脱离暴力泛滥的多番努力

      He said that racism is endemic in this country.
      他说种族主义在该国很普遍。

9.rapture n.极度欢喜

例句:The younger folks were in rapture.
      年轻人个个欣喜若狂。