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例句：The startup of the new factory was delayed by strikes.
       新工厂的启动因为罢工而延期。

2.mount vi.乘马,爬上,增长

例句：Social problems in modern society are mounting.
      现代社会问题日益增加。

      The price has been mounting.
      价格正在上涨。

3.reiterate vt.反复地说,重申,反复地做

例句：Please be good enough to reiterate you point.
      请重述您的观点。

4.consignment n.委托；交付,托付;托付物

例句：The retailer accepted the shipment on consignment.
      零售商接受了运来的寄售物品。

5.acquit vt.宣判无罪;表现;完成,履行;清偿,解除

例句：He was acquitted of a crime.
      他被宣判无罪。

6.paralyze vt.使瘫痪,使麻痹

例句：The country was paralyzed by a series of strikes.
      一系列的罢工使那个国家陷于瘫痪之中。

7.desperate a.不顾死活的,危急的,令人绝望的,极渴望的

例句：They are in desperate need of this kind of bodied oil.
      他们非常需要这种聚合油。

8.unilateral a.单方面,单边的,片面的

例句：How many people here are in favour of unilateral disarmament?
      让我们畅所欲言,这儿有多少人赞成单方面裁军?

9.specific a.特殊的,明确的,具有特效的,特定的,具体的

例句：What's the specific time of his arrival?
      他确切的到达时间是几点钟?

10.eradicate vt.根除,扑灭,根绝,消灭

例句：The disease has been eradicated from the world.
      这种疾病已在全世界得到根除。

11.impetus n.动力,推动力,激励

例句：This has given an impetus to our work in all fields.
      这推动了我们各方面的工作。

12.deadline n.死线,截止期限,截稿时间

例句：And February 21 is the deadline for the report.
      2月21日则是他们的最后期限。