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1. expectation n. 期望,预期的事物
例句:The reward fell short of our expectations.
奖励不符我们的希望。
2. charge vt. 控告,指控
例句:He was charged with stealing.
他被控犯有偷窃行为。
3. procure vt.(努力)取得, (设法)获得
例句:Somehow he had procured us an invitation.
他设法给我们弄到了一张请帖。
4. bail n. 保释金
例句:He paid 5,000 dollars in bail for his son.
他缴了五千元保释出他儿子。
5. deny vt.否认知情;拒绝
例句:He denied having seen these watches before.
他否认曾经见过这些手表。
6. disappoint vt. 使失望
例句:He was disappointed that other guests were not coming.
其他客人没有来,他感到失望。
7. incident n. 事件;事变
例句:He resolved never to tell anyone about the incident.
他决定永远不跟任何人谈这件事。
8. recall vt. 收回;取消;撤消;回收(不合格产品等)
例句:All substandard products should be recalled promptly.
凡是次品均应立即收回。
9. majority n. 多数,过半数,大多数
例句:The majority were on Ben's side.
大多数人都站在本的一边。
10. collapse崩溃,瓦解;(价格)暴跌;(计划等)突然失败
例句:Their project collapsed for lack of money.
他们的计划因缺钱而告失败。