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1. appalling adj. 骇人听闻的
例句:It is appalling that so many people evade paying taxes.
那么多人逃税,真是惊人。
2. abiding adj. 持久的,永久的
例句:I’m tired of your abiding complaints.
我讨厌你没完没了的抱怨。
3. anniversary n. 周年纪念,周年纪念日
例句:Today is my parents' 30th wedding anniversary.
今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。
4. devastation n. 毁灭;破坏
例句:If disease is allowed to spread among the crops, it will cause wide spread devastation.
若是让疾病在庄稼间传播,就会造成大范围的破坏。
5. donate v. 捐赠, 赠送
例句:They used to donate large sum of money to the Red Cross every year.
他们过去每年都向红十字会捐献大笔的钱。
6. roar vi. (狮,虎等)吼叫;(风等)呼啸;(雷,炮等)轰鸣
例句:Day and night heavy trucks roared past their houses.
重型卡车日夜不停地从他们家呼啸而过。
7. pause vi.停顿; 暂停
例句:He broke off and paused a moment.
他说不下去了, 停了一会儿。
8. recover vi. 恢复健康;恢复原状;恢复
例句:It took a long time for him to recover from a bad cold.
他患重感冒,很长时间才康复。
9. unemployment n. 失业
例句:A rapid rise in price soon eventuated in mass unemployment.
物价迅速上涨, 结果造成了大量失业。
10. majority n. 多数, 大多数; 半数以上
例句:The majority of his books are kept upstairs.
他的大部分书收藏在楼上。