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2. boost vt. 提高;增加
例句：The company boosted its sales this year.
这家公司使今年的销售量增加了。

3. compensation n. 报酬,津贴,薪水
例句：The job is hard but the compensation is good.
这个工作很辛苦,但报酬是高的。

4. toil vi. 长时间或辛苦地工作
例句：The workers toiled all through the night.
工人们通宵达旦地辛勤劳动着。

5. lack vt. 缺乏, 缺少, 短缺, 不足
例句：We lack neither food nor clothing today.
如今, 我们不愁吃, 不缺穿。

6. sustain vt. 维持
例句：During the war we had just enough food to sustain us.
战争期间, 我们的食物仅够维持生活。

7. constraint n. 抑制;拘束; 强制; 限制, 约束；强制, 强迫
例句：She showed constraint in the presence of the strangers.
她在陌生人面前显得很拘束。

8. impede vt. 妨碍,阻碍;阻止
例句：The attempt to rescue the climbers was impeded by bad weather.
救援登山者的努力因天气恶劣而受阻。

9. elevate vt. 提升...的职位
例句：He was elevated to the position of captain.
他被提升为船长。

10. transform vt. 使改变;使改观;将...改成
例句：The Greggs have transformed their garage into a guest house.
格雷格一家把他们的车库改成了客房。