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competence n.能力,胜任,称职 Not everyone has the competence to learn a foreign language well.不是每个人都能学好一门外语的. compartment n.卧铺车厢内的隔间;分隔的空间,火车车厢 Smoking is forbidden in the air-conditioned compartments.空调车厢内严禁吸烟. Cynical a.愤世疾俗的,怀疑的 With a cynical outlook the young people today are easy to go to extremes.抱有愤世疾俗的心态,当今的年轻人容易走极端. directory n.人名地址录,电话号码簿,工商行名录 You can find the telephone number and adress of any company in the directory.在电话薄上可以找到任何公司的电话号码和地址. Envisage vt.想象,设想;正视,面对 Nobody can envisage the consequences of a nuclear war.没有人能想象得出来核战争带来的后果. Erosion n.腐蚀,磨损;消弱,减少 The sea has the important earth-shaping power,producing erosion through the action of waves and tides.海洋有造地的力量,通过波浪和潮汐的的运动而产生侵蚀. Foam n.泡沫;泡沫材料, vi.起泡沫,吐白沫 The waves break into foams against the rocks.波浪在岩石上撞成了泡沫 | 
