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例句：to prevent a mishap
       防止灾祸

      We reached home without mishap.
      我们平安地回到了家。

2.reflect vt.表达; 反映

例句：Does this letter reflect how you really think?
      这封信反映你的真实想法吗?

3.dimension n.方面, 部分

例句：There is another dimension to this problem which you haven't considered.
      这个问题还有你尚未考虑到的另一方面。

规模, 程度

例句：What are the dimensions of this room?
      这房间的面积是多大?

4.poignant adj.令人沉痛的；悲惨的；强烈的, 深刻的

例句：It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.
       他在婚礼前一天去世了, 这尤其令人伤感。

5.deliverance n.救出,救助,释放,判决

例句：They prayed for an early deliverance from captivity.
      他们为早日获释而祈祷。

6.patriotic adj.爱国的, 有爱国心的

例句：His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.
      他的演说充满了爱国之情。

7.dismissal n.解雇, 免职, 开除

例句：wrongful dismissal
      不公允的解雇

      The dismissal of five workmen caused a strike.
      开除五个工人引起了罢工。

8.facilitate vt.使便利, 减轻…的困难，促进；促使

例句：Tractors facilitate farming.
      拖拉机使耕作便利。

9.preliminary adj.初步的, 预备的, 开端的

例句：They are taking preliminary steps in preparation for a possible war.
      他们正在为应付一场可能的战争做初步的准备。