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vt. 维持; 供养; 支撑，支持; 遭受，忍受;
[例句]But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age
而他从青年时期一直到老年都始终保持着强烈的社会良知。

2.database

n. 数据库; 资料库; 信息库;
[例句]They maintain a database of hotels that cater for businesswomen.
他们维护着一个服务于商界女性的酒店资料库。

3.journal

n. 日报，日志，日记; 定期刊物，期刊，杂志; [会计] 分类账;
[例句]All our results are published in scientific journals.
我们的研究结果全都发表在科学刊物上了。

4.respond

vt. 回答，响应;
vi. 作出反应，响应; 回报或回复;
n. [建] （柱，拱基等的） 对称，壁联;
[例句]They are likely to respond positively to the President's request for aid
他们可能会对总统的援助要求作出积极回应。

5.evolve

vt. 使发展; 使进化; 设计，制订出; 发出，散发;
vi. 发展; [生] 通过进化进程发展或发生;
[例句]The bright plumage of many male birds has evolved to attract females
很多雄鸟进化出鲜艳的羽毛是为了吸引雌鸟。

6.occur

vi. 发生; 出现; 闪现;
[例句]If headaches only occur at night, lack of fresh air and oxygen is often the cause
如果只是在晚上头疼，那常常是由于缺乏新鲜空气和氧气的缘故。

7.two-fold

[词典] 二重; 双重的; 两倍的;
[例句]In this case, you have repeating elements within repeating elements, so the aggregation is two-fold and nested.
在本例中，重复的元素中包含重复元素，所以聚合是双重的和嵌套的。

8.implication

n. 含义; 含蓄，含意，言外之意; 卷入，牵连，牵涉，纠缠; [逻辑学] 蕴涵，蕴含;
[例句]The Attorney General was aware of the political implications of his decision to prosecute
司法部长很清楚他决定起诉可能引发的政治后果。

9.surgical

adj. 外科的，外科手术的; （服装） 治疗用的;
[例句]The new figures cast doubt on the government's claim to have achieved a surgical strike against military targets.
新的数字使人们对政府所声称的已经对军事目标实行了外科手术式打击产生了怀疑。