Abolish vt.彻底废除,废止 Slavery was abolished in America after the Civil War in the 19th century.美国的奴隶制度是19世纪时南北战争以后被废止的. Some superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible.有些迷信做法应尽早取消. Amend vt.修改,修订;改进 n.赔偿,赔罪 The UN Charter has been amended since World War Two and great improvement has been made.经过二战以来的修订,联合国宪章已经日趋完善. Betray vt.背叛,出卖;失信于辜负;泄露; 暴露,显露 A person who betrays his own country will be spurned by people.一个人背叛自己祖国的人会为世人所唾弃. She betrayed her friends by breaking her promises.她不遵守自己的诺言,因而失信于她的朋友. Its illegal to betray government secrets.泄露政府秘密是犯法的. Commence v.开始 At what time will the opening ceremony commence?开幕式什么时候开始? conception n.思想,观念,概念;构想,设想;怀孕 Does the younger generation have a clear conception of what they want?年轻一代清楚他们到底想要什么吗? Deng Xiaoping had a comprehensive conception as to how to build up socialism with Chinese characteristics.邓小平有完整的构想对于如何建设有中国特色的社会主义. |