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例句：The commission released its findings.
      委员会公布了调查结果。

      When is the best moment to release the date of the election to the newspapers?
      什么时候是向报界透露选举日期的最好时机?

2.repressive adj.(法律或其他控制形式)抑制的,镇压的,残暴的

例句：The government’s repressive policies are sowing the seeds of rebellion.
      政府的镇压政策正在播下叛乱的种子。

3.authoritarian adj.权力主义的,专制的

例句：The authoritarian policy wasn’t proved to be a success.
      威权主义的政策证明并不成功。
 
      She rebuked her lawyer for his authoritarian attitude to her clients.
      她指责她的律师对待委托人的命令式态度。

4.imprison vt.下狱, 监禁

例句：The coup leaders could face life imprisonment.
      政变领导人可能要面临终身监禁。

      The Act states that anyone committing the offence is liable to imprisonment.
      这一法案规定任何犯下此罪的人都有可能被监禁。

5.census n.人口普查, 统计

例句：A census of population is taken every ten years.
      人口普查每十年进行一次。

6.unknown adj.未知的

例句：An unknown man has stolen all her money.
       一个陌生人把她的钱偷光了。

不出名的, 知名度不高的

例句：Until last year he was still an unknown singer, but now his name has become a household word.
      去年以前他还一直是位默默无闻的歌手, 可如今他的名字已家喻户晓了。