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2. gasp n. 喘气, 喘息,深吸气,倒抽气
例句：My breaths were coming in gasps.
我急促地喘起气来。

3. spell vt.招致, 带来(不好的结果)
例句：These changes spell ruin for the company.
这些变化意味着该公司破产。

4. confront vt.勇敢地面对, 正视；迎面遇到, 遭遇
例句：The soldiers were confronted by two terrorists as they left their camp.
士兵们离开营房时,迎面遇到两个恐怖分子。

5. submit vt. 提交, 呈递
例句：I submitted my resignation yesterday.
我昨天递交了辞呈。

6. anticipate vt.先于…行动；预感, 期望
例句：I anticipate deriving much instruction from the lecture.
我期望从这演讲中获得很多教益。

7. crunch n. 关键时刻;危机; 艰难局面;财政困难;短缺
例句：When it comes to the crunch they will support us.
到紧要关头他们会支持我们的。

8. plague vt. 使苦恼;烦忧;折磨; 使受灾祸
例句：Famine has plagued these countries for years.
这些国家遭受饥荒多年。

9. disband v. (使)解散, 散伙, 解体
例句：The officers disbanded the club.
干事们解散了俱乐部。

10. dump vt.倾倒, 丢弃, 倾卸; 堆放；倾销, 抛售
例句：He went to dump the garbage.
他去倒垃圾。

11. overhaul vt. 彻底检查;大修
例句：A mechanic overhauled the car’s motor with some new parts.
一个修理工对那辆汽车的发动机进行了彻底的检修,换了一些新部件。

12. signify vt.表示…的意思, 意味
例句：Alexander signified his consent with a nod.
亚历山大点头表示同意。