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例句：Day by day the structure heightened.
      建筑物逐日增高。
 
2.acknowledge vt.承认, 供认

例句：He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake.
      他勉强承认他做错了。

3.imminent adj.(通常指不愉快的事)即将发生的, 逼近的，临近的

例句：The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.
      乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。

4.disregard vt.不顾, 不理会, 无视

例句：She completely disregarded all our objections.
      她完全不理会我们的各种反对意见。

5.conception n.怀孕

6.onwards adv.向前；前往，从（某时）起一直

例句：A room has been booked from September onwards,in the interim,meetings will be held at my house.
      房间已订好从九月份起使用,现在这段时间,会议将在我家里举行。

7.humiliating adj.丢脸的,羞辱性的

例句：The battle ended in a humiliating defeat.
      这场战役以耻辱的失败告终。

      The whole experience was somewhat humiliating for us.
      整件事对我们来说有些受辱。

8.austerity n.(经济的)紧缩; 严格节制消费

例句：War was followed by many years of austerity.
      紧随战争的是多年的经济紧缩.

9.consensus n.(意见等)一致, 一致同意; 一致的意见; 共识(~(among sb)| ~(about sth)| ~(that))

例句：Can we reach a consensus on this issue?
      我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗?