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mutilate v使. 残缺不全，毁坏

More than 30 horses have been mutilated in the last nine months...
在过去9个月里，超过30匹马受了重伤。
The body had been badly mutilated.
尸体被严重毁伤。
Intruders slashed and mutilated several paintings.
闯进来的人毁坏了好几幅油画。
Bad translation mutilates the original work.
拙劣的译本将原作删改得支离破碎。

chew v.咀嚼
After the operation you may find it difficult to chew and swallow.
手术后你咀嚼和吞咽都会感到困难。
He is always chewing gum.
他总是在嚼口香糖。
bite off more than you can chew
不自量力

fiancé n.未婚夫
Linda and her fiancé were there.
琳达和她的未婚夫在那里。
Gorge and his fiancée were there.
琳达和她的未婚妻在那里。

microwave n.微波，微波炉

oven n.炉灶

safekeeping n.妥善保管

Newcastle n纽卡斯尔(英国港口城市)
Take coals to Newcastle
多此一举

identity n. 身份
The police are trying to discover the identity of the killer.
警方正努力调查杀人凶手的身份。
The thief used a false identity.
窃贼使用的是假身份。
ID card 身份证

identify v鉴. 定，识别
She was able to identify the drug dealers. .
她认出了毒贩。
Scientists have identified a link between diet and cancer.
科学家发现了饮食与癌症之间的关联。

spokeswoman n.女发言人
spokesman n. 男发言人
a police spokesman
警方发言人
A spokeswoman for the government denied the rumours.
一位政府女发言人否认了那些传言。

demonstrate v. 论证, 表明
The theories were demonstrated to be false.
这些理论已被证明是错误的。
The study also demonstrated a direct link between diet and cancer.
该研究还表明了饮食和癌症之间存在直接的联系。

v. 展示
You need to demonstrate more self-control.
你应该表现出更强的自制力。
The company has just successfully demonstrated a new digital radio transmission system...
这个公司刚刚成功地演示了一套新的数字无线电传输系统。

defence n. 防御
soldiers who died in defence of their country
为保卫祖国而献身的战士
Humour is a more effective defence than violence.
幽默是比暴力更有效的防御。
He plays on defense .
他打防守。

Milan's defence of the European Cup
欧洲冠军杯米兰队冠军卫冕赛

bank note 纸币

despair n. 绝望，没有希望
A deep sense of despair overwhelmed him.
深深的绝望使他痛苦不堪。
He gave up the struggle in despair .
他绝望地放弃了斗争。
Don't despair! We'll think of a way out of this.
别灰心！我们会找到出路的。

claim n. 声称所有权，索取，索赔
They had no claim on the land.
他们无权索要那块土地。
a claim for £2 000
要求2 000英镑的索赔

So long as = as long as

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