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例句：She oversees both the research and the manufacturing departments.
      她既监督研究部门又监督生产部门。

2.reassure vt.消除恐惧或疑虑; 恢复信心;使…安心;打消…的疑虑

例句：The doctor reassured the old lady.
      医生叫那位老妇人放心。

3.witness vt.亲眼看见, 目击

例句：I witnessed the accident.
      我亲眼目睹了这场事故。

4.plead vi.恳求, 请求

例句：She wept and pleaded until he agreed to do as she wished.
      她哭着恳求他, 一直到他答应按她的愿望去做。

5.modify vt.vi.修改, 更改

例句：The industrial revolution modified the whole structure of English society.
      工业革命改变了整个英国社会的结构。

6.overturn vt.推翻,颠倒

例句：They planned to overturn the government.
      他们计划推翻政府。

7.straddle v.横跨…的两边;跨越…的两边

例句：The village straddles the frontier.
      这村庄横跨边境线。

8.tender vt.提出

例句：The minister tendered his resignation.
      部长提出辞职。

      He tendered the committee a referendum.
      他向该委员会提交了一份备忘录。

9.blackout n.灯火管制(期)

例句：The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of blackout.
      这家医院装有备用发电系统以防灯火管制。

10.demolish vt.摧毁; 推翻; 拆毁(尤指大建筑物)

例句：Terry Street was demolished a few years ago.
      泰瑞街已在数年前拆掉。