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1.elaborate adj.复杂的; 精心制作的

例句:It's an elaborate design.
      这是一种精心的设计。

      The problem is too elaborate.
      问题太复杂。

2.contemplate vt.vi.深思, 细想, 仔细考虑

例句:The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
      战争的可能性太可怕了, 真不堪细想。

      The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform.
      医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。

3.unanimously adv.无异议地;全体一致地

例句:The resolution was carried unanimously.
      决议获一致通过。

      Three judges unanimously upheld the sentence.
      三名法官一致维持这个判决。

4.provocation n.挑衅;激怒;刺激

例句:Jack would not have hit the boy without provocation.
      如果不是那个男孩挑衅, 杰克是不会打他的。

5.description n.描述, 形容

例句:Can you give me a description of the thief?
      你能给我描述一下那个窃贼的模样吗?
 
6.underneath prep.在…底下;隐藏(或掩盖)在下面

例句:The ball rolled underneath the table.
      球滚到了桌下。

      What have you got underneath your shirt?
      你的衬衫里面有什么?

7.ordeal n.严峻的考验;苦难的经历;磨难;折磨;煎熬;严酷的考验

例句:Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.
      在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

8.testify vi.(尤指出庭)作证; 证明

例句:The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.
      指纹专家应邀出庭作证。

9.vulnerable adj.易受伤的, 脆弱的, 敏感的

例句:He volunteered to protect her as she looked so vulnerable.
      她看上去很脆弱, 他就主动去保护她。

10.manipulation n.(熟练的)操作;操纵;控制

例句:People think that the investigation was independent, but in fact a lot of political manipulation went on.
      人们以为调查是独立进行的,但事实上有很多政治力量的操控。