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例句：We have secured a first-class cook.
       我们已经请到了一位第一流的厨师。

      Can you secure me two good seats for the concert?
      你能为我弄到两张音乐会好座位的票吗?

2.anticipate v.预感, 期望,期盼

例句：The directors anticipated a fall in demand.
      董事们预感需求会降低。

3.protracted adj.拖延的;长时间的；延长的

例句：We won victory through protracted struggle.
      经过长期的斗争,我们取得了胜利。

4.incumbent adj.在职的

例句：He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.
      他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。

5.problematic adj.成问题的,产生困难的;有疑问的;阴暗的

例句：The future of our business is problematic.
      我们的生意前景尚成疑问。

6.deploy vt.(尤指军事行动)使展开; 施展; 部署

例句：The commander deployed his men along the railway.
      指挥官把兵力部署在铁路沿线上。

7.defensive adj.防御用的;防守的;守势的

例句：Magnus’s army was gradually pushed back into a defensive circle.
      马格努斯的军队被迫逐步撤回防守圈。

8.prompt vt.促使, 推动, 引起

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。

9.stampede n.(畜群)惊逃,奔逃

例句：Several children were pushed over in the stampede.
      有几个小孩在惊慌逃奔中绊倒了。

10.impound vt.依法没收, 扣押(某物)

例句：The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.
      这辆车作为警务调查的一部份被扣押了。

11.acquire vt.获得, 得到, 养成

例句：The company has recently acquired new offices in central London.
      公司最近在伦敦市中心弄到了新的办公室。

12.unveil v.使公之于众;揭露

例句：The plan was unveiled with the approval from the Minister.
      经部长同意该计划被公之于众。