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词汇讲解：

1. snatch vt. 抓住
例句：He snatched the girl out of the icy water.
他一把抓住女孩,将她从冰冷的水中救了起来。

2. unearth vt. 发掘或挖出某物
例句：The police unearthed a skeleton in his garden.
警方从他的花园里挖出一具骷髅。

3. notorious adj. 臭名昭著的, 声名狼藉的
例句：He was notorious as a gambler.
他是臭名昭著的赌徒。

4. char vt.把…烧成炭;把…烧焦
例句：The meat was slightly charred.
肉有些焦了。

5. remain n. 残骸; 遗体
例句：His mortal remains are buried in the churchyard.
他的遗体埋葬在教堂的墓地里。

6. weep v. 哭泣
例句：She wept her sad fate.
她为她的悲惨命运而哭泣。

7. evacuate vt. 撤空,撤离;从...撤退
例句：The village was evacuated because of flood.
由于洪水这个村子已经撤空。

8. caution vt. 警告, 提醒, 劝…小心
例句：The policeman cautioned that driver.
警察对那个司机给予警告。

9. ballot n. 投票表决, 选举
例句：The members have demanded a ballot.
会员们要求投票表决。

10. blemish n. 瑕疵, 污点
例句：He was pilloried, but she escaped without blemish.
他受到公众的批评，她却名声未损地得以逃脱。

11. fling v. 扑进, 冲出; 急伸, 猛动; 抛, 扔, 丢
例句：The angry father flung the door open and marched into his daughter's room.
父亲怒气冲冲地把门猛地推开, 大步走进女儿的房间。

12. concede v. 承认失败
例句：The senator had to concede.
参议员只好承认竞选失败。