twig
n. 小枝
eg. The snap of a twig broke the silence.
一根樹(shù)枝突然折斷打破了寂靜。
dung
n. 糞
eg. They rushed about helter-skelter collecting dung and carrying earth.
他們忙忙亂亂地跑來(lái)跑去拾糞擔(dān)土。
mitigate
vt. 使緩和
eg. The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the mother had treated her child.
法官說(shuō),這位母親虐待孩子,罪行無(wú)法減輕。
enlist
vt. 征募;使入伍
eg. He decided to enlist in the Marines.
他決定入伍當(dāng)美國(guó)海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)士兵。