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vt. 制造; 捏造; 装配;
[例句]All four claim that officers fabricated evidence against them
4人全都声称警察捏造证据陷害他们。

accountable

adj. 负有责任的，应对自己的行为做出说明的; 可解释的; 有解释义务的; 可说明的;
[例句]Public officials can finally be held accountable for their actions
终于要对政府官员实行问责了。

lightweight

adj. 轻量的; 不重要的;
n. 轻量级选手; 不重要的人;
[例句]By the age of sixteen he was the junior lightweight champion of Poland
16岁时他已经是波兰的青少年组轻量级冠军。

inquiry

n. 探究; 调查，审查; 询问，质问，质询，追究; 打听;
[例句]He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to the Continent
他打听了一番，发现她已经去了欧陆。

at liberty

[词典] 不受限制或支配; <正>获许可的，有权的; 自由自在;
[例句]I am afraid we are not at liberty to disclose that information
恐怕我们无权透露这一信息。

perpetrate

vt. 犯（罪）; 做（恶）;
[例句]A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males in their teens and twenties
在任何国家的犯罪者中，十几二十几岁的青年男性都占了很高的比例。

multitude

n. 大量，许多; 大众，人群;
[例句]There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along
有很多可以骑车的宁静小路。

advance

vt. 预付; 提出; （使） 前进; 将…提前;
vi. （数量等） 增加; 向前推（至下一步）; 上涨;
n. 增长; 借款; （价格、价值的） 上涨; 预付款;
[例句]Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital
来自乍得的报告显示叛军正向首都推进。