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例句：an extraordinary achievement
      卓越的成就

      She was a truly extraordinary woman.
      他是位非常杰出的女性。

2.disillusioned adj.不再抱幻想的, 大失所望的

例句：He’s very disillusioned with the present government.
      他对现政府很失望。

      If the king had hoped for peace, he was to be sadly disillusioned.
      如果国王对和平抱有希望的话，他注定会大失所望。

3.makeshift n.权宜之计, 临时代用的物品

例句：The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best.
      迁就新闻界充其量只是个权宜之计。

4.surround vt.包围

例句：The firemen surrounded the burning building.
      消防队员包围了熊熊燃烧的建筑物。

5.conscription n.征兵

例句：He was rejected by the conscription office because he was under age.
      征兵办公室没有接受他,因为他还未成年。

6.absurd adj.荒谬的, 荒唐的,愚蠢的

例句：What an absurd suggestion!
      多么荒唐的建议！

      It was absurd of you to do such a thing.
      你做那样的事是愚蠢的。

7.widen vt. & 不及物动词 vi.放宽, 加宽, (使)变宽

例句：Her outlook gradually widens.
      她的眼光渐渐开阔了。

8.devastation n.毁灭;破坏

例句：If disease is allowed to spread among the crops,it will cause wide spread devastation.
      若是让疾病在庄稼间传播,就会造成大范围的破坏。

9.renaissance n. 复活,复兴,文艺复兴

10.enviable adj.(指人或物)引起嫉妒的,值得羡慕的

例句：an enviable salary
      令人羡慕的薪水

      She has built up an enviable reputation as a harpist.
      她已经成为一名颇有名望的竖琴演奏家。

11.revitalize vt.使恢复元气,使具有新的活力

例句：plans to revitalize neighborhoods
      给邻里关系以新气象的计划