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2. adjacent adj. 与…毗连的；邻近的
例句：These young students live in adjacent rooms.
这些年轻的学生住在毗连的房间里。

3. spread n. 传播, 蔓延
例句：The spread of cholera alarmed the whole city.
霍乱流行使全城的人都恐慌了。

4. accelerate v. (使)加快, (使)增速
例句：Our country should accelerate the economic growth.
我国应加快经济增长。

5. poised adj. 准备行动的
例句：Our region is poised for growth once the election is out of the way.
大选一结束,我们地区就为发展作好了准备。

6. fuel vt. 激起; 增加; 加强; 刺激
例句：His provocative words only fueled the argument further.
他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。

7. inhibit vt.阻止; 抑制
例句：His senses and reasons inhibited his wrong desires or impulses.
他的理智抑制了不正当的欲望或冲动。

8. halt v. 使)停下来
例句：All the trains were halted when the storm started.
暴风雨来临时, 所有的火车都停开了。

9. dose n. (一次)剂量, 一剂, 一份
例句：He gave me a dose of medicine for my cold.
他给我开了一剂治感冒的药。

10. discovery n. 发现；被发现的事物
例句：Many great discoveries have been made in the field of science.
在科学领域已有许多重大发现。