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1. riot n. 暴乱, 骚乱
例句:They ran riot through the town after the defeat of their team.
自己的球队输了以后, 他们在小镇上到处撒野。
2. chaos n. 混乱;杂乱的一团(或一堆等)
例句:There was chaos in the town after the hurricane had struck.
飓风过后,城里一片混乱。
3. own vt. 拥有
例句:Julie's father owned a business that dealt in bulk orders.
朱莉的父亲拥有自己的公司, 专门从事大宗订货。
4. available adj. 可用的或可得到的;可会见的, 可与之交谈的
例句:The season ticket is available for three months.
季票有效期为三个月。
5. predict v. 预言; 预测; 预示
例句:I predicted their getting into trouble.
我料到他们会倒霉。
6. potential adj. 潜在的,可能的
例句:The dispute has scared away potential investors.
这一争端吓走了潜在的投资者。
7. conceive v. 想出, 构想, 设想
例句:I simply could not conceive of a family of four living in such a small room?
我简直不能想像一家四口住在这么小的屋里?
8. scrutinize v. 仔细检查,详审,认真检查,细致审查
例句:MPs may lack the necessary expertise to scrutinize legislation effectively.
议员可能缺乏严格审查立法所必备的专业知识。
9. scrutiny n. 细看, 细查; 监视
例句:He drew the conclusion after scrutiny.
经过详尽的调查他才得出这个结论。
10. threshold n. 门槛; 起征点; 出发点,开端,起点
例句:Scientists are on the threshold of a breakthrough in their treatment of that disease.
科学家在治疗那种疾病方面很快就要取得突破。