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词汇讲解：
1. seizure n. 起获；没收；充公；起获的赃物；没收的财产
例句：Customs have made their biggest ever seizure of heroin.
海关查获了有史以来最大的一批海洛因。
2. outline vt.画[标]出…的轮廓；概述, 列提纲
例句：He outlined his responsibilities.
他概述了自己的职责。
3. cancel vt. 取消,废除;中止
例句：The game was cancelled because of the rain.
比赛因为下雨而取消了。
4. suspicion n. 怀疑, 嫌疑; 疑心, 猜疑
例句：The behaviour of the stranger aroused our suspicions.
那个陌生人的行为引起了我们的怀疑。
5. commodity n.商品, 货物；有用的东西
例句：The prices of the commodities are quite stable this year.
今年各种物价相当稳定。
6. slate vt. 预定;选定
例句：Mr. Miller is slated to become chairman next month.
米勒先生已定于下个月担任主席。
7. steep adj. (要求或价格)过分; 过高
例句：There was a steep rise in prices.
价格暴涨。
8. feed vt. 满足(欲望等);加深(恶感等)
例句：He did it to feed her vanity.
他那么做是为了满足她的虚荣心。
9. burst v. 爆炸, 爆裂，胀开
例句：If you get much fatter you'll burst your clothes.
你要是再长胖就要把衣服撑破了。
10. shortage n. 缺少,不足,匮乏
例句：There is a shortage of salt in this country.
这个国家缺少盐。
11. comfort n. 安慰；慰藉；宽慰
例句：I often take comfort from reading.
我经常从读书中寻求安慰。
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