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1.compulsory a.强迫的,强制性的,义务的

例句:I think it is compulsory to look over the house .
      我认为检查这栋房子是规定的义务。

2.ungoverned  adj.未统制的;未纳入国家控制的;不受约束的,放纵的

3.simultaneous a.同时的,同时发生的

例句:The two simultaneous shots sounded like one.
      同时发出的两声枪响听起来像一声。

      This event was almost simultaneous with that one.
      这件事几乎是与那件事同时发生的。

4.improvise vt.即席写作,即席即兴,即席而作;即兴创作

例句:In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.
      在人类(和动物)的漫长历史中,那些懂得有效协作与随机应变的往往占据着优势。

5.defuse vt.去掉…的雷管
缓和,平息

例句:Police cordoned off the area until the bomb was defused.
      警方封锁了这个区域直至拆除炸弹的引信为止。

6.virtually ad.实质上,实际上

例句:The work is virtually finished.
      这件工作几已完成了。

      There's virtually none left.
      实际上一个都没剩。

7.significant a.重要的,有含义的,暗示的,有效的,非偶然的

例句:I can't find a significant difference between this two paintings.
      我找不出这两幅画有什么明显的不同。

8.demolition n.破坏,毁坏,毁坏之遗迹

例句:The demolition crew was setting up the cap to demolish the abandoned building.
      拆迁小组正在安装火药,摧毁这座废弃不用的建筑。

9.deface vt.损伤外观

例句:Chalk marks deface the wall of the house.
      粉笔痕迹破坏墙壁的外观。

      The wall has been defaced with slogans.
      那堵墙因贴有标语而面目全非。
 
10.denounce vt.告发,公然抨击,谴责

例句:Somebody denounced him to the military police as a spy.
      有人向宪兵队告发他为间谍。

      She strongly denounced the government's hypocrisy.
      她强烈谴责政府的伪善态度。

11.victimize vt.使牺牲,欺骗,使受害

例句:I was victimized the whole evening by his loquacity.
      整个晚上我都被他的吵嚷不休所困扰。