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1.dominate vt.vi.控制, 支配, 统治,左右,影响

例句:The stronger man dominates the weaker.
       强者支配弱者。

2.culmination n.顶点;高潮的到达

例句:The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.
      太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。

3.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。

4.prosper vi.成功; 兴旺; 繁荣; 发达

例句:His business is prospering.
       他生意兴隆。

5.foster vt.培养,助长,促进;孕育;激励,鼓励

例句:The captain did his best to foster a sense of unity among the new recruits.
      队长尽力培养新成员之间的团结精神。

6.lavishly adv.非常大方地;浪费地;极其丰富地

例句:He went on spending lavishly until his money was at the end.
      他继续挥霍无度,直到把钱用光为止。

      His house was lavishly adorned.
      他的屋子装饰得很华丽。

7.projection n.预测;推断;设想

例句:The council has revised its projections of funding requirements upwards.
      地方议会调高了对资金需求的预测。

      He declined to make projections about the next quarter’s earnings.
      他拒绝对下一季度的盈利作出预测。

8.ongoing adj.继续进行的;不断前进〔发展〕中的

例句:the ongoing debate
      持续的辩论

      The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern’s ongoing work in this area.
      报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。