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1. plight n.境况, 困境
例句:He was in a sad plight, sick and penniless.
他贫病交加,处境十分困难。
2. trap vt. 困住, 使陷入绝境
例句:Thirty miners were trapped underground after the fire.
起火后有三十名矿工被困在地底下。
3. withdraw v. (使)撤退[出]; (使)撤回, 撤离
例句:The general decided to withdraw his soldiers.
那位将军决定撤军。
4. outnumber vt. 数量多于;比…多
例句:Reporters outnumbered guests at the political gathering.
在那次政治性集会上, 记者的数量超过了来宾。
5. shadow n. 征兆,阴影
例句:The scandal cast a shadow on his career.
这件丑闻给他的事业投上了一层阴影。
6. identify vt. 认出, 识别
例句:She identified her son among a lot of children.
她在许多孩子中认出了自己的孩子。
7. bind vt. 束缚,约束
例句:The contract binds me to complete the work within two months.
这合同使我必须在两个月内完成这项工作。
8. commitment n. 承诺, 许诺, 保证
例句:He made a commitment to pay the rent on time.
他保证按时付房租。
9. stringent adj. 严格的;严厉的
例句:Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.
合同中有几项条件太苛刻。
10. ambiguous adj. 引起歧义的; 模棱两可的, 含糊不清的
例句:It's an ambiguous statement.
这是一个含糊不清的说法。