1.detonate vt.& vi.(使)爆炸,引爆
An engineer tried to detonate the mine.
一名工程師試圖引爆地雷 。
2.likelihood n.可能,可能性
He faces growing unease among the Democrats about the likelihood of war.
他面臨民主黨內對可能出現的戰事不斷滋長的不滿情緒 。
3.maximum adj.最大值的,最大量的
What's the maximum amount of wine you're allowed to take through customs duty-free?
海關準許攜帶酒類的最大免稅限量是多少?
4.destruction n.破壞,毀滅
To that extent they helped bring about their own destruction.
他們正是如此推波助瀾,導致了自己的毀滅 。
5.ensure vt.確保;擔保獲得
Goldsmith has repaired the roof to ensure the house is wind-proof.
戈德史密斯修理了屋頂,以確保房屋能夠抗風 。
6.ingredient n.(混合物的)組成部分;(烹調的)原料
Speed is the essential ingredient of all athletics.
速度是所有田徑運動項目的關鍵要素 。
7.review vt.檢驗;復查;復習
The Prime Minister reviewed the situation with his Cabinet yesterday.
昨天,首相和他的內閣對局勢進行了審度 。
8.appropriate adj.適當的;恰當的;合適的
A sense of period was evoked by complementing pictures with appropriate furniture.
給照片配上一些合適的家具,喚起了一種年代感 。