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例句：The government escalated the war by starting to bomb enemy cities.
       政府开始轰炸敌方的城市, 使战争进一步扩大。
 
(使)更高, (使)更大

例句：The cost of living is escalating.
      生活费用在迅速上涨。

2.cordon n.警戒线,警戒圈

例句：a cordon of policemen
      警察组成的警戒线

      Police officers threw a cordon around his car to protect him.
      警察在他汽车周围设置了防卫圈以保护他。

3.minimize vt.把…减至最低数量[程度]

例句：You can minimize the dangers of driving by taking care to obey the rules of the road.
      严格遵守交通规则, 你就能把行车危险降到最低点。

4.justify vt.证明…有理; 为…辩护

例句：He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.
      他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。

       How can you justify spending so much money?
      你怎么能对花掉这么多钱做出令人满意的解释呢?

5.statutory adj.依照法令的, 法定的

例句：This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights.
      这项保证不会影响你的法定权利。

6.irrelevant adj.不相干的,不相关的

例句：Ludicrously irrelevant thoughts swarmed in her head.
      一些毫无干系的荒唐想法在她的脑海里涌动。

7.paralyze v.使不能正常活动

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。

8.breach v.破坏, 违反，违背
 
例句：These commitments have already been breached.
      这些承诺已遭背弃。

9.relent vi.怜悯;变温和;变宽厚

例句：He was cross at first, but later he relented.
      他起初很生气,后来变温和了。

      At first she threatened to dismiss me, but later she relented.
      起初她威胁要解雇我, 但后来她态度软化了。

10.continuous adj.连续的, 没有中断的

例句：The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.
      大脑需要不断供给血液。

      We must be continuous to study.
      我们必须不断学习。