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1.emerge vi.出现; 显出; 暴露

例句:The submarine at last emerged.
      那艘潜艇终于浮出了水面。

      It emerged that her past behaviour was far from irreproachable.
      事实表明, 她过去的行为绝非无可非议。

2.glimpse n.大致了解,粗略的了解

例句:Do you want a glimpse of the future of our education?
      你想大致了解下我们的教育吗?

3.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。

4.lift vt.终止; 解除

例句:They decided to lift the embargo.
      他们决定解除禁运。

5.execute vt.将…处死,处决,处以极刑

例句:A month or two later they executed the king.
      一两个月以后他们处死了国王。

6.disallow vt.不许,不准,驳回

7.intravenously ad.静脉注射地

8.exemption n.(义务等的)免除;免(税)

例句:the exemption which applies to home/buyers
      适用于购房者的豁免

      The bill gives sensitive police files a blanket exemption.
      该议案提出警方机密档案全部免责。

9.mostly adv.大部分, 主要地, 多半, 通常, 一般地

例句:She uses her car mostly for driving to work.
      她的汽车主要用于上下班。

      He has the occasional cigarette, but mostly he smokes a pipe.
      他偶尔抽香烟, 但通常是抽烟斗。

10.questionable adj.可疑的;有疑问的

例句:Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.
      你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。

      Their motives for undertaking this study are highly questionable.
      他们承担这项研究的动机大有问题。

11.staggering adj.难以置信的;令人震惊的; 大得惊人的; 骇人的; 难以想像的

例句:Profits have shot up by a staggering 25%.
      利润惊人地攀升了25%。

      The public response was absolutely staggering.
      公众的反应非常令人惊愕。

12.dire adj.可怕的, 恐怖的

例句:There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.
      曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。