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2010-02-26来源:和谐英语
1.renew v.重新开始; 继续

例句:The trees renew their foliage every year.
      树木每年都重新长出叶子。

补充; 加强

例句:The ship renewed its provisions.
      那艘船补充了给养。

2.raise vt.提起; 举起; 竖起

例句:When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation.
      他看到校长时举手敬礼。

      I'll raise both hands in favour of damming the river.
      我举双手赞成拦河筑坝。

3.contest n.比赛, 竞赛, 竞争

例句:We entered a fishing contest.
      我们参加了钓鱼比赛。

搏斗, 争论, 纷争

例句:This is man's contest with nature.
      这是人与大自然的搏斗。

4.decorated adj.装饰的