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VOA慢速英语:'Put-Backs,' 'Robo-Signers' Put New Pressure on US Housing Market

2010-10-22来源:和谐英语
1.seize v.起获;没收;扣押

例句:The weapons were seized by the police.
      武器被警察没收了。

2.reclaim vt.要求收回;取回;拿回;要求归还

例句:I have tried to reclaim my money without success.
      我没能把钱取回来。

3.unlawfully ad.非法地;不正地

4.falsify vt.篡改;伪造

例句:They falsify or deny whatever doesn’t suit their books.
      他们篡改或者否定任何不符合他们意见的东西。

5.compliance n.服从,听从,顺从

例句:He was terrified into compliance.
      他被吓唬得屈服了。

      I was surprised by his compliance with these terms.
      我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。

6.endanger vt.危及, 使遭受危险

例句:You will endanger your health if you smoke.
      你如果吸烟, 就会危及健康。

      The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.
      海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。