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BBC news 2010-08-09 加文本
例句:The little boat was engulfed by the waves.
小船被波浪吞没了。
2.drench vt.使湿透
例句:The people there have been drenched.
那边的人都被雨淋透了。
3.hamper vt.妨碍, 束缚, 限制
例句:Prejudice sometimes hampers a person from doing the right thing.
有时候, 偏见会妨碍人正确行事。
The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.
恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
4.magnitude n.巨大; 重要性
例句:The auditorium is a building of great magnitude.
这个大礼堂是一栋巨大的建筑物。
I hadn't realized the magnitude of the problem.
我没有认识到这个问题的重要性。
5.formidable adj.可怕的, 令人畏惧的
例句:He met with a woman with a formidable appearance.
他遇到了一个样子可怕的女人。
6.commitment n.承诺, 许诺, 保证
例句:He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.
他保证按时付房租。
7.baseless a.无根据的
8.partly adv.部分地, 不完全地
例句:This is partly a political and partly a legal question.
这个问题部分是政治问题, 部分是法律问题。
9.exacerbate vt.使恶化;使加重
例句:The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain.
他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。
10.blackmail vt.胁迫,尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财
例句:He tried to use the sexual scandal to blackmail the mayor.
他想利用性丑闻来敲诈市长。
11.extortion n.敲诈,勒索,逼取;被勒索的财物
例句:to stand trial for extortion
涉嫌敲诈而受审判
He was known for running a brutal extortion racket.
他因干过一起残忍的敲诈勒索而出名。