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2.oblige vt.vi.迫使做; 使负义务

例句：We'd be happy to oblige.
      我们乐于效劳。

      Poverty obliged her to live a hard life.
      贫困迫使她过艰苦的生活。

3.deadlock n.僵局

例句：The negotiations reached a deadlock after two hours.
      两小时后, 谈判陷入了僵局。

4.shelve v.将…搁在一边

例句：They shelved their plan.
      他们把计划搁置起来了。

      Plans to expand the company have had to be quietly shelved.
      公司扩充的计划不得不悄悄搁置下来。

5.skirmish n.小规模战斗；小冲突

例句：There had been a skirmish in the half light of dawn.
      天朦朦亮的时候曾经有过一场小规模的战斗。

6.hazardous adj.冒险的,有危险的

例句：a dump containing hazardous waste
      含有有害废物的垃圾场

      Surface water made driving conditions hazardous.
      路面积水对行车安全构成隐患。

7.scale v.攀登, 爬

例句：The boys soon scaled the wall.
      男孩很快就爬上了墙头。

      They are determined to spare no efforts to scale the peaks in science and technology.
      他们决心全力攀登科技高峰。

8.avalanche n.雪崩

例句：He was swept away in an avalanche.
      他在一次雪崩中被卷走了。

9.archive n.档案文件