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1.somber adj.严峻的

例句:His expression was somber as he listened to the report of the accident.
      他听着关于事故的报告时,脸部表情严峻。

2.unveil vt.揭去…的面罩, 除去…的遮盖物;拉开…的帷幔

例句:The memorial to those who had died in the war unveiled in 1948.
      为战争中死去的人树的纪念碑是在1948年揭幕的。

3.overrule vt.批驳, 推翻, 拒绝

例句:A higher court of law overruled a lower court and set the accused person free.
      上级法院否决了下级法院的判决, 把被告释放了。

4.anchorage n.停泊处, 抛锚处

例句:The bay is well-known as a safe anchorage.
      海湾是众所周知的安全停泊处。

5.exhume vt.挖出,发掘出

例句:Marie Curie’s remains were exhumed and interred in the Pantheon.
      玛丽·居里的遗体被移出葬在先贤祠中。

6.hypocritical adj.伪善的,虚伪的;伪善者的,伪君子的

例句:It’s hypocritical to say one thing and do another.
      言行不符就是伪善。

7.highlight vt.强调, 突出, 使显著

例句:The President highlights the importance of his visit to China.
      总统强调访问中国的重要性。

8.plight n.境况, 困境,苦难,苦境

例句:Alexander is in a miserable plight.
      亚历山大陷入了可怜的困境。

9.block vt.堵塞, 阻塞,给…设置困难;挡住…的路,妨碍人,阻止;设置障碍物以阻碍(人等)的行动(常与up连用)

例句:They blocked the entrance with big stones.
      他们用大石块堵住了入口。

阻碍,阻挠,阻止,妨碍

例句:A snowdrift blocked his path.
      雪堆阻碍他的去路。

10.deport vt.将…驱逐出境

例句:The federal authorities deported him for illegal entry.
      联邦当局因他非法入境而将他驱逐。

11.stance n.看法,立场,观点

例句:He has changed his stance on monetary union.
      他已经改变了对货币联盟的态度。

      Her public stance was much tougher than her private feelings on the subject.
      在这一问题上,她公开的立场比她私下的态度要强硬得多。