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2.chop vt.vi.砍, 伐, 劈, 切碎, 剁碎

例句：I chopped a branch off the tree.
      我从树上砍下一根树枝。

3.smash vt.vi.打碎; 捣烂

例句：The cup fell and smashed.
      杯子落下来摔碎了。

4.condolence n.同情;吊唁

例句：Please accept our sincere condolences.
      请接受我们诚挚的慰唁。

       We would like to take this opportunity to convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims.
       我们谨此向受害人家属表达我们衷心的慰唁。

5.devastating adj.毁灭性的

例句：It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.
      这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。

6.truce n.休战, 停战(协定);停止争辩(的协议)

例句：A truce was declared between the two armies.
      两军之间宣布停战。

7.grotesque adj.怪诞的, 荒诞不经的, 荒唐的

例句：Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.
      她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。

8.endorse v.赞同,认可,支持(意见,活动,某人等)

例句：The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land.
      该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。

9.runner-up n.(竞赛中的)第二名,亚军

例句：Ten runners-up will each receive a sweatshirt.
      十位第二名将每人获得一件运动衫。

10.curb vt.限制, 克制, 抑制

例句：I began to curb my appetite for food and drink.
      我开始节制饮食。