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词汇讲解:
1. tycoon n. 企业巨头;大亨
例句:The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.
那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
2. revelation n. 被揭露的事, 暴露出来的事,被揭露的真相
例句:The revelation that he was her father astonished her.
他就是她父亲,这一意想不到的真相使她大为震惊。
3. bribe v. 贿赂
例句:Their attempt to bribe the clerk had failed.
他们贿赂那位办事员的企图没有成功。
4. pretend v. 假装, 伪装
例句:He pretended to fall over.
他假装跌倒。
5. bid n. 企图,试图;尝试;努力;争取
例句:He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall.
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由。
6. decent adj. 人或行为举止正派的;公平的;合乎礼节的
例句:I didn't have a decent dress for the dance.
我没有参加舞会的合适的衣服。
7. embassy n. 大使馆
例句:He is with the French Embassy.
他在法国大使馆工作。
8. intensify v. (使)增强, (使)加剧
例句:The drought has intensified.
旱情加剧了。
9. blast n. 爆炸;(爆炸引起的)气浪,冲击波
例句:Police said that the blast occurred at 9 a.m.
警方说这次爆炸发生在上午九点。
10. confiscate vt. 没收, 充公
例句:The government confiscated the land.
政府征用了那片土地。
11. impound vt. 依法没收, 扣押(某物)
例句:The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.
这辆车作为警务调查的一部份被扣押了。
12. birthrate n. 出生率
例句:The birthrate in the city has been decreasing.
该市的出生率一直持续下降。