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例句：He won three successive matches.
      他连胜三场比赛。

2.bipartisan adj.两党的;代表两党的

例句：There was a bipartisan agreement on the need for discussions.
       需要讨论这一点得到两党的同意。

3.suspend vt.暂停, 终止

例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
      冲突双方同意暂时停火。

      The President has suspended the constitution and assumed total power.
      总统废止了宪法, 独揽大权。

4.farce n.笑剧,闹剧,滑稽戏;笑剧剧目;作假的可笑场面,闹剧场面

例句：It was like a Whitehall farce the way I was sent from department to department and everyone said it was someone else’s job to help me.
      这就像一个英国政府滑稽剧：我被从一个部门打发到另一个部门，每个人都说帮助我是他人的事。

5.batter vt.vi.连续猛击；殴打

例句：The winds battered the trees.
      大风袭击着树木。

6.ferocious adj.凶猛的, 残忍的, 凶暴的,凶恶的,猛烈的

例句：The house is guarded by a ferocious dog.
      这栋房子由一条恶犬看守。

7.spare v.省去, 免除
 
例句：The doctor tried to spare him from pain.
      医生尽力使他免受痛苦。

8.workforce n.全体员工

例句：a highly skilled workforce
      技能纯熟的员工队伍

      He went over the heads of union officials, appealing directly to the workforce.
      他越过工会领导，直接向全体员工发出呼吁。