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例句：He is afraid of waking up late, so he always has an alarm on his bedside table.
      他怕睡过头，总是在床头小几上放一个闹钟。

2.partial a.部分的,偏袒的,偏爱的

例句：I could give it only partial support.
      我只能给它部分的支持。

3.precautionary a.预先警戒的,预防的,留心的

例句：He thrusts aside all precautionary advice.
      他把一切警告都置之一边。

4.certainty n.必然的事, 确定的事

例句：It's a dead certainty that this horse will win the race.
      这匹马在比赛中获胜是必定的。

5.improvise vt.即席写作,即席即兴,即席而作

例句：The church organist may improvise on a ground bass.
      教堂风琴手可能以基础低音即兴演奏。

6.shatter v.大大扰乱; 毁坏

例句：We were shattered to hear of her sudden death.
      听到她突然死亡的消息我们十分震惊。

7.withdraw v.(使)撤退[出]; （使）撤回, 撤离

例句：I want to withdraw a statement I made earlier.
      我想收回我早些时候发表的一项声明。

8.imminent a.即将来临的,逼近的

例句：The ship was in imminent peril of being wrecked.
      这艘船有立即被毁坏的危险。

9.assurance n.保证, 担保, 确信

例句：She gave repeated assurances of her loyalty.
      她反复保证她的忠诚。

10.endorse v.赞同,认可,支持(意见,活动,某人等)

例句：to endorse someone’s opinion
      赞成某人的意见

      No one is foolish enough to endorse it.
      没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。

11.subscribe vi.订阅，订购（报刊等）

例句：I subscribed to a morning paper.
      我订阅了一份晨报。