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1. coverage n. 新闻报道, 报道量
例句:There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.
报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
2. spot n. 地点, 场所
例句:Let's meet at this spot tomorrow.
明天我们就在这个地方见面吧。
3. breathe v. 呼吸
例句:They came out of the tunnel and thankfully breathed the fresh air.
他们走出地道, 贪婪地吸着新鲜空气。
4. sense vt. 感觉到; 意识到; 发觉
例句:He sensed her disapproval.
他察觉到她不赞成。
5. cultivate vt.耕作, 种植;陶冶思想[感情];培养(友谊)
例句:One should cultivate good manners from childhood.
一个人从小要学讲礼貌。
6. permeate v. 弥漫, 遍布, 散布;渗入, 渗透
例句:The banquet was permeated with an atmosphere of friendship.
宴会洋溢着友好的气氛。
7. empower vt. 授权, 准许
例句:The new law empowered the police to search private house.
新法律给予警察搜查私人住宅的权利。
8. surround vt. 包围
例句:The firemen surrounded the burning building.
消防队员包围了熊熊燃烧的建筑物。
9. discourage vt.使气馁; 使沮丧;阻碍; 劝阻
例句:A spell of tough luck discouraged him.
一段时间的厄运使他失去了勇气。
10. mention vt. 提到, 说起
例句:He did not want to mention the painful past.
他不愿意提起过去的伤心事。