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occasion
时机，机会
We must rise to the occasion in order to win this game.
为了赢得这场比赛，我们必须随机应变。
perspective
观点；远景
He sees things in their right perspective.
他观察事物很正确。
powerful
强大的
Our troops give the enemy a powerful blow.
我们的军队给敌人一个有力的打击。
precise
精确的；明确的
It was found at the precise spot where she had left it.
那东西正好在她遗落的那个地点找到了。
property
性质，性能
Unlike Colorado and Wyoming, which have vast national forests and grasslands, Texas is ninety-seven per cent private property.
和科罗拉多州和怀俄明州不同的是，那些庞大的国家森林和草原，在德州百分之九十七都是私有财产。
proposal
提议，建议
She had had many proposals of marriage but preferred to remain single.
很多人向她求过婚， 但她愿过单身糊口。
provoke
驱使；激怒
He was provoked by their mockery to say more than he had intended.
他被他们的嘲笑激怒了，他说的话超出了他的预想。
recession
衰退；不景气
In spite of the recession, car sales are five percent up.
尽管经济衰退，汽车销量增长百分之五。
reconcile
使一致；使和解
The teacher had to reconcile disputes among the pupils.
老师不得不调解她学生中的纠纷。
relate
叙述
She related to them how it happened.
她告诉他们事情是怎么发生的。
reservation
预约，预订
Ideas and thoughts, major or minor, correct or not were all aired without reservation.
主意和思想，大的或者小的，正确的或者错误的，都毫无保留的公布了。
resign
辞职；放弃
The outgoing premier told reporters Monday that his ailing health lay behind his decision to resign.
即将卸任的总理星期一对记者说，由于身体健康状况不佳，他决定辞职。
retain
保持
The older universities retain even today some of the conservatism of the European universities.
过去的大学至今还保留着欧洲大学一些传统。
scan
扫描；浏览
Many people like to scan the newspaper while having breakfast.
许多人喜欢在吃早饭的时候浏览一下报纸。
scope
范围；余地
There's not much scope for initiative.
没有多少发挥积极性的余地了。
shrink
收缩；畏缩
Car sales have been shrinking.
近来汽车的销售量在减少。
significant
大的；有效的
Their change of plan is strange but I don't think it's significant.
他们改变了计划十分奇怪，但我觉得没什么用意。
slavery
奴役
The Americans abolished slavery in 1863.
美国于1863年废除奴隶制度。
