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1.upgrade vt.提升, 使升级

例句:They upgraded the land by improving it with new buildings.
      他们建造新楼房来提高土地的等级。

2.participate vt.vi.参加, 参与

例句:Several experts will participate as technical advisers.
      几位专家将作为技术顾问参加。

3.inspire vt.鼓舞, 激励

例句:His speech inspired the crowd.
      他的演说鼓舞了群众。

4.extraordinarily adv.非常;格外地;异常地

例句:An elephant’s nose is extraordinarily long!
      大象的鼻子特别长!

5.assassinate vt.暗杀,行刺

例句:They were plotting how they would assassinate the president.
      他们正秘密策划将如何暗杀总统。

6.designate vt.指派, 委任(某人任某职)

例句:The chairman has designated her as his successor.
      主席已指定她作为他的接班人。

7.illuminate v.说明, 阐明

例句:Footnotes illuminated the difficult passages of the text.
      脚注阐明了文中难解的段落。

      Our interesting teacher could illuminate almost any subject we studied.
      我们这位有趣的老师几乎能解释清楚我们所学的所有科目。