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例句：Her outlook gradually widens.
      她的眼光渐渐开阔了。

      They are widening the road.
      他们在加宽路面。

2.fundamental adj.基本的; 重要的, 必要的

例句：Fresh air is fundamental to good health.
      新鲜空气对健康是不可缺少的。

3.commission vt.委任, 委托

例句：He commissioned a statue of his wife.
      他请人制作他妻子的雕像。

      I was commissioned (as a) general in 1944.
      我于1944年被任命为将军。

4.endorse v.赞同,认可,支持(意见,活动,某人等)

例句：to endorse someone’s opinion
      赞成某人的意见

      No one is foolish enough to endorse it.
      没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。

5.formulate vt.用公式表示,明确的叙述,制订

例句：He formulated a plan of attack.
      他制定了进攻计划。

6.ravage vt.vi.毁坏;蹂躏

例句：The forest was ravaged by fire.
      那片森林被大火毁了。

      The countryside has been ravaged by pollution.
      乡村受到污染的破坏。

7.disciplinary adj.有关纪律的；执行纪律的；惩戒性的

例句：disciplinary measures including exclusion from school
      包括开除学籍在内的纪律措施

8.restore vt.归还; 交还

例句：His conscience overcame him and he restored the books he had taken from the shop.
      他的良心战胜了自己, 他把从书店拿的几本书放回了原处。

9.intermingle vt.vi.(使)混合,混在一起

例句：to intermingle with each other
      互相来往

      The conference delegates intermingled with each other over coffee when it broke off.
      休会时会议代表们混在一起一面喝咖啡一面交谈。

10.instruct vt.命令, 指示,吩咐

例句：The union issued an order instructing its members not to work overtime.
      工会发出指示, 不让会员超时工作。

      The captain instructed the soldiers to retreat.
      上尉命令士兵们撤退。

11.fortnight n.两星期, 十四天

例句：You need a break. Why not take a fortnight off from work?
      你需要休息, 为什么不休假两周呢?

12.soften vt. vi.(使)变软, (使)变轻柔, (使)变温和

例句：soften ingredients before mixing a cake
      做糕饼前，先把材料变软再拌和

      His attitude has softened.
      他的态度软了下来。

13.underway adj.在进行中的

例句：Road and bridge construction is underway.
      公路和桥梁正在建设中。

      A major enquiry is underway after the death of a union official.
      工会的一名官员死亡之后，大范围的调查已经开始。