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1.extradite vt.引渡

例句:The police extradited a prisoner from Florida back to New York.
      警方将一名犯人从佛罗里达州引渡回纽约。

2.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。

3.outrage vt.使震怒;激怒

例句:This is an act that outrages public opinion.
      这是违反民意的做法。

      Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination.
      议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。

4.yield v.让位于;被…所取代,失去优先地位、领导权等(常与to连用)

例句:The long cruel winter came to an end at last, yielding to a gentle warm.
      漫长的严冬终于接近尾声,被柔和温暖的气候所取代。

5.slightly adv.轻微地;稍稍

例句:The number of passengers by this line fell off slightly in January.
      一月份这条航线的乘客数量略有减少。

6.incentive n.激励某人做某事的事物; 刺激; 诱因, 动机,奖励

例句:A little bonus will give the employees an incentive to work harder.
      一点奖金可以刺激雇员更加努力地工作。

7.moratorium n.正式的延缓,暂停

例句:The government has called for a moratorium on weapons testing.
      政府已要求暂停武器试验。

8.improvised adj.简易的

9.descend vt.vi.下来;下去;下降

例句:Darkness descended too soon.
      夜色过早降临。

      They descended the slope towards the hamlet.
      他们顺坡下山, 向那个村子走去。

10.consult vt.vi.商议, 商量

例句:They consulted long, but could not decide.
      他们磋商了很久, 但是不能做出决定。