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例句：The police are seriously short of manpower.
      警方人手严重不足。
 
2.shambles n.<口>混乱;杂乱

例句：My room is a shambles.
      我房间里乱七八糟。

3.frustration n.挫折；失败；挫败；失意；沮丧

例句：crying out of bitter frustration
      愤懑沮丧得大喊

     Anna was almost crying with frustration.
     安娜沮丧得几乎要哭了。

4.levy vt.征收(税收等)

例句：The judge levied a ten thousand dollars fine against the factory for polluting the river.
      因该厂污染河流, 法官处以罚款一万美元。

5.theoretically adv.在理论上;从理论上说

例句：Theoretically, a line can extend into infinity.
      从理论上来说直线可以无限地延伸。

6.procurement n.（尤指为政府或机构）采购，购买

例句：arms procurement
      采购武器

7.emollient adj.安慰性的, 起镇静作用的

8.strangle vt.扼死; 使窒息

例句：He strangled her with a nylon stocking.
      他用尼龙长筒袜勒死了她。

9.gratification n.满足;满意;喜悦

例句：To my immense gratification, he fell into the trap.
      令我极为满意的是,他中了圈套。

10.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。