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2. sham n. 欺骗;骗局
例句：Their independence was a sham.
他们的独立是一个骗局。

3. deride vt.取笑;嘲笑
例句：That newspaper columnist derides the mayor whenever he can.
那位报纸专栏作家从不放过取笑市长的机会。

4. violation n. 违反(行为、事例)
例句：Leaving a car in a no-parking area is one of the commonest traffic violations.
把车停在禁停区是常见的违反交通规则行为之一。

5. abandon vt. 离弃, 丢弃；遗弃, 抛弃；放弃
例句：The scientist abandoned his research for lack of fund.
由于缺乏资金, 这位科学家放弃了他的研究工作。

6. prompt vt.促使, 推动, 引起
例句：The sight of the ships prompted thoughts of his distant home.
看到船使他想起遥远的家乡。

7. halt v. (使)停下来
例句：The company halted the operations during the strike.
罢工期间, 这家公司停止了业务。

8. concession n. 让步;让步行为
例句：The matter was settled because they made mutual concessions.
他们互相作了让步,事情因此解决了。

9. portrayal n. 画像,描述;描写,扮演;描摹,表现
例句：She shows a full range of emotions in her portrayal of an ambitious politician.
她在扮演一位有抱负的政治家时表现出丰富的情感。

10. spot vt. 看出, 认出
例句：How did you spot those fifties were counterfeited?
你怎样察觉出那些50元面值的纸币是伪造的?