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2.decimate vt.杀死或毁灭(某物)的大部

例句：Disease decimated the population.
      疾病使大批人死亡。

3.shortfall n.不足之量,差额

例句：There will soon be a shortfall in supply of qualified young people.
      合格年轻人才的短缺将很快出现。

4.inflict vt.把…强加给, 使承受, 遭受;打击；使吃苦头

例句：Mary inflicted her children on her mother for the weekend.
      周末玛丽硬把孩子们交给母亲照料。

5.reunification n.重新统一;重新团结

例句：the irresistible momentum towards reunification of the two countries
      两国统一的不可抗拒的势头

6.spur v.鞭策；激励；刺激；鼓舞

例句：The girl's loving care spurred his recovery.
      姑娘的悉心照料使他康复得很快。

      Pride spurs him to work hard.
      自尊心促使他努力工作。

7.overall adv.大体上, 总的来说

例句：Overall, prices are still rising.
      总的说来, 价格仍在上涨。

8.process vt.加工; 处理

例句：The factory processes leather.
      这个厂加工皮革。

      How fast does the computer process the data?
      这台计算机处理数据有多快?

9.trap v.困住, 使陷入绝境

例句：Thirty miners were trapped underground after the fire.
      起火后有三十名矿工被困在地底下。

10.rigour n.严酷;艰苦

例句：computers that are subjected to the rigours of the office environment
      适合严酷的办公环境的电脑

      The thick coat of the mountain goat protects it against the rigours of winter.
      石山羊厚厚的皮毛可以抵御冬天的严寒。

11.replicate vt.复制;重复

例句：If the virus cannot replicate itself, it cannot cause illness.
      如果病毒不能变异，也就不能够诱发疾病了。

12.privilege n.特权,特别恩典,基本人权,特免

例句：The store extended credit privileges to us.
      该商店给予我们信贷特权。