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adj. 绝望的; 由绝望而引起的; 铤而走险的,孤注一掷的; 急切的,极度渴望的;
[例句]Troops are needed to help get food into Kosovo where people are in desperate need
需要军队帮助将科索沃人民亟需的食品送抵那里。
2.deprive
vt. 剥夺,夺去,使丧失;
[例句]The disintegration of the Soviet Union deprived western intelligence agencies of their main enemies
苏联解体使西方情报机构丧失了主敌。
3.iceberg
n. 冰山; (事物全貌的) 一小部分; 冷若冰霜的人;
[例句]The above complaints are, I suspect, just the tip of the iceberg
我想,以上的抱怨只是冰山一角。
4.fake
vt. 伪造; 篡改; 对…做手脚; 仿造;
vt. 假装;
n. 骗子; 冒牌货,赝品; [体] 假动作; 冒充,诈骗;
[例句]The bank manager is said to have issued fake certificates.
据说那个银行经理曾出具伪造的凭证。
5.concrete
adj. 具体的,有形的,实在的,实际的; 固结成的,混凝土制的; 图案诗歌的;
n. 混凝土; 具体物; (图案式) 有形诗; 〔建〕钢筋混凝土;
vt. 使凝固; 用混凝土修筑; 萃取;
[例句]The posts have to be set in concrete
这些柱子必须用混凝土固定。