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词汇讲解:
1. starve vi.挨饿
例句:No one should starve: that does not mean people should eat as much as possible.
人们不应挨饿:这并不意味着人们应该尽可能地多吃。
2. opponent n.对手; 反对者
例句:Mrs clinton has also fought more clumsily than her opponent.
克林顿夫人在战斗中也比她的对手笨拙。
3. collapse vi.折叠; 倒塌
例句:At some point it will almost certainly collapse.
它必将在某个时候轰然崩塌。
4. concession n.让步,迁就
例句:It is more than a remarkable concession.
这可不仅是一次不同寻常的让步。
5. stabilize vt.(使)稳定,(使)稳固; 使稳定平衡
例句:We'll do everything to stabilize this instrument.
我们将尽一切努力来稳定欧元。
6. smuggle vt.偷运; 私运
例句:The solution is to smuggle it to the united states to be refined there.
解决办法就是将它们私运到美国后再进行提炼。
7. patrol vt. 巡逻,巡查
例句:They patrol residential districts and guard public buildings.
他们在居民区巡逻,保护公共建筑。
8. delay vt.延期,推迟
例句:Senior officials blame germany for the delay.
欧盟高级官员指责德国拖延兑现承诺。