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Foil n.金箔,金属薄片;陪衬 vt.挫折,使受挫折 The police foiled the murderers attempt to escape.警察使这个杀人犯逃跑的企图成为泡影. The enemys attack on the liberated area was foiled.敌人向解放区的进攻被阻止了. Grope vt.摸索 vi.暗中摸,摸索;探索 We are groping after the mystery of the universe.我们在探索宇宙的奥妙. The Japanese spies grope about for commercial information .日本间谍到处搜集商业情报. humidity n.湿度,潮湿,湿气 Humidity caused me another fit of rheumatism.湿气使我的风湿病又发作了. Inhabit vt.居住于,栖息于 The Sahara desert is a district sparsely inhabited. 撒哈拉沙漠是个人烟稀少的地区. It is easy for a man to embark on the road of degeneration and crime when greed inhabits his mind.当贪婪的思想占据了人的心灵时他是很容易走上堕落、犯罪道路的. inhibit vt.阻止,妨碍,抑制 Penicillin can inhibit the spread of the bacteria and inflammation.青霉素可以抑制细菌和炎症的扩散. innovation n.革新,创新;新方法,新奇的事物. The innovation of air travel during the twentieth century has made the world seem smaller.20世纪发明的空中飞行似乎使世界变小了. | 
