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1. 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。
2. 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。
3. successor n. 接替的人或事物, 继任者, 继承人
例句:When will they name a successor?
他们什么时候会任命继承人?
4. replace vt. 取代;以...代替
例句:Electric lights have replaced candles.
电灯已经取代了蜡烛。
5. violate vt.违反, 违背;亵渎;侵犯, 妨碍
例句:The bus driver violated the traffic regulation.
汽车司机违反了交通规则。
6. disrepute n. 丧失名誉, 坏名声
例句:The hotel fell into disrepute after the shooting incident.
枪击事件发生后, 这家旅馆便声誉扫地。
7. inflict vt.把…强加给, 使承受, 遭受
例句:Mary inflicted her children on her mother for the weekend.
周末玛丽硬把孩子们交给母亲照料。
8. ban n. 禁止, 禁令
例句:The union has imposed a ban on overtime.
工会制定了超时加班的禁令。
9. reckon v. 猜想; 估计
例句:Reckon the cost before you decide.
先算一下费用, 然后再作决定。
10. surge n. 激增
例句:It failed to stimulate a surge of investment in industry.
这没有能刺激工业投资的激增。