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词汇讲解:
1. televise vt. 由电视播送
例句:Important football games are televised.
重要的足球赛都由电视播出。
2. stem vt. 拦住;阻挡,遏止
例句:Measures have been taken to stem inflation.
已采取措施抑制通货膨胀。
3. defy vt. 公然反抗,蔑视
例句:He defied the order of the court.
他蔑视法庭的命令。
4. grave adj. 严重的
例句:This heavy rain could have grave consequences.
这场大雨会造成严重后果。
5. detonate v. (使)爆炸, 引爆
例句:The workmen detonated the dynamite.
工人们把炸药引爆了。
6. defiance n. 违抗, 反抗,拒绝服从挑衅的态度; 蔑视
例句:He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.
他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
7. row n. 争吵, 吵闹
例句:My son and his girlfriend have had yet another row, but no doubt they'll patch it up by the weekend.
我儿子和他女朋友又吵了一架, 但到周末他们会和好的。
8. evolve vi. 演变; 进化
例句:Scientists think that birds probably evolved from reptiles.
科学家认为,鸟很可能是由爬行动物进化而来的。
9. suited adj. 适合于…的
例句:Jim and Mary seem suited to each other, in spite of their quarrels.
吉姆和玛丽虽然常争吵,可两人看起来很相配。
10. phase n. 阶段, 时期
例句:It was a very important phase of history.
它是一个非常重要的历史阶段。