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2. contemplate v. 深思, 细想, 仔细考虑
例句：The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.
战争的可能性太可怕了, 真不堪细想。

3. escalate v. (使)逐步升级; (使)逐步扩大；(使)更高, (使)更大
例句：The government escalated the war by starting to bomb enemy cities.
政府开始轰炸敌方的城市, 使战争进一步扩大。

4. evacuate vt. 使避难,使疏散
例句：The civilians were evacuated from the city to farms.
百姓被从城里疏散到了农庄。

5. witness vt.亲眼看见, 目击
例句：I witnessed the accident.
我亲眼目睹了这场事故。

6. permission n. 允许, 许可, 准许,批准
例句：I have obtained a written permission from the chairman.
我从主席那里获得了书面许可。

7. boost vt. 促进，推进；支援，支持；增强；提高，提升；激励；改善
例句：The chamber of commerce boosts local business.
商会促进地方商业。

8. speculation n. 推断,推测;猜测
例句：Speculation was rife as to whom the prince might marry.
大家都在推测王子会娶谁。

9. suspend vt.暂停, 终止
例句：Both sides in the conflict have agreed temporarily to suspend hostilities.
冲突双方同意暂时停火。

10. displace vt.替换, 取代；移走
例句：Television has displaced motion pictures as America's most popular form of entertainment.
电视取代了电影的地位,成了美国最为普遍的娱乐方式。