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词汇讲解:
1. sharply adv. 明确地;鲜明地;清楚地
例句:Attendance at Professor Smith’s lecture fell off sharply that evening.
那晚去听史密斯教授讲演的人显著减少了。
2. indecision n. 迟疑不决, 无决断力, 优柔寡断
例句:He halted before the door in indecision.
他在门前犹豫不决地停了下来。
3. approval n. 批准, 认可
例句:The new proposals have won the approval of the board.
新建议得到董事会的认可。
4. private adj. 私人的; 个人的
例句:The President is paying a private visit to Europe.
总统正在对欧洲作私人访问。
5. explicit adj. 详述的, 明确的, 直言的, 毫不隐瞒的, 露骨的
例句:It's an explicit statement.
这句话说得很明确。
6. vow v. 起誓, 发誓
例句:I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.
我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
7. bankrupt adj. 彻底缺乏的,丧失...的; 破产的
例句:He was bankrupt of original ideas.
他毫无独创性的见解。
8. expel vt. 驱逐, 赶走, 放逐,驱逐出境
例句:They expelled a foreign spy from their country.
他们把一个外国间谍驱逐出境。
9. diplomat n. 外交官
例句:He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.
他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。
10. corruption n. 堕落;腐化;腐败;贿赂
例句:A corruption scandals led to the fall of the government.
一件贪污腐败事件导致政府垮台。
11. official n. 行政官员;要员;官员;高级职员
例句:The President and the Secretary of State are government officials.
总统和国务卿是政府官员。
12. endangered adj. 快要绝种的
例句:This island is maintained as a sanctuary for endangered species.
那个岛继续作为濒危物种的保护区。