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2016-01-15来源:BBC

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词汇讲解：

1. impose vt.强加; 征税
例句：I don't want to impose on you by staying too long.
我不想打扰你,不多耽搁了。

2. reverse vt.（使）反转; （使）颠倒; 掉换
例句：It would become increasingly difficult for him to reverse course.
他要想改弦易辙就会变得愈来愈困难。

3. abolish vt.消灭; 撤销; 废除
例句：St. Francis wanted to sanctify poverty, not to abolish it.
圣弗朗西斯想圣化贫困而不是消除它。

4. prevent vt.预防; 阻止
例句：He has determined that nothing will prevent him.
他已决心不顾一切阻碍。

5. ease vt.减轻; 解除痛苦
例句：Massaging your leg will ease the cramp.
推拿大腿可解除抽筋。

6. approve vt. 赞成，同意
例句：Do you approve of my disposal of these folds in the curtain?
你赞同我在窗帘中折这些褶吗？

7. embarrass vt.（使）窘迫，（使）局促不安
例句：You didn't embarrass me in the slightest.
你一点也没让我为难。

8. ensure vt.确保; 担保获得
例句：I can't ensure his being on time.
我不能保证他的准时。