8964 Lexicon

All sentences are quoted from Longman Chinese-English dictionary.

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neither

The authorities were not sympathetic to the students’ demands, neither would they tolerate any disruption.

当局既不支持学生的要求,也不会容忍任何暴乱发生。

compunction

They used their tanks against the left without compunction.

他们肆无忌惮地使用坦克来对付左派人士。

demonstration

Police opened fired on a peaceful demonstration.

警察朝和平示威的人群开了枪。

peaceful

We must try to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.

我们必须尽量找出和平解决冲突的方法。

overflow

Hospitals were reported to be overflowing with dead and wounded.

据报道,医院里到处都是死伤者。

dissenter

Political dissenters were imprisoned.

持不同政见者遭到监禁。

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calm

The presence of soldiers helped restore calm.

军队的出动使局面恢复了平静。

devastating

In a devastating display of military muscle, soldiers sized the town.

士兵占领了这座城市,展示了强大的军事震慑力量。

curfew

The government imposed a night-time curfew throughout the country.

政府在全国实施宵禁。

Anyone found in the street after the curfew was shot.

宵禁后,出现在街上的任何人都被开枪打死了。

protest

Three people died yesterday in violent street protests.

昨天在激烈的街头抗议中有三人死亡。

masquerade

A number of police officers masqueraded as demonstrators.

一些警察伪装成示威者。

massacre

the massacre of several hundred pro-democracy demonstrators.

对数百名拥护民主的进行的屠杀。

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massacre

The army massacred more than 150 unarmed civilians.

军队屠杀了150多名徒手的平民。

mass

The road was blocked by a solid mass of protesters.

道路被密密麻麻的抗议者阻塞了。

patrol

Gangs of youth patrolled the street at night.

晚上一帮年轻人在街上气势汹汹地徘徊。

scream

After the first few shots, people started screaming.

几声枪响过后,人们开始尖叫起来。

hospital

A man has been admitted to hospital with gunshot wounds.

一个受枪伤的男人被送入医院接受治疗。

blockade

They’ve imposed an economic blockade on the country.

他们对该国实施了经济封锁。

crackdown

a military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations.

军队对拥护民主的示威游行的镇压。