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例句：The drought has intensified.
      旱情加剧了。

      Blowing on fire intensifies the heat.
      吹火使热度加强。

2.zenith n.顶点, 极点

例句：Opera reached its zenith at the turn of the century.
      歌剧在本世纪初达到了它的顶峰。

3.unimaginable adj.不能想象的；难以想象的；想不到的

例句：Such speed of travel was unimaginable before the railway age.
      这样的车速在铁路时代之前是不可想像的。

4.strew vt.散播,撒满

例句：The alley was strewn with garbage.
      垃圾散布于巷道上。

5.outage n.(尤指电力的)断供期;断供

例句：These outages must be tracked to build a record of failed service delivery.
      对这些中断必须跟踪，以建立失效的服务提供记录。

6.ridge n.脊,山脊,山脉

7.offense n.犯罪,伤感情,攻击

8.possession n.个人财产, 私人财物
 
例句：She forsook her worldly possessions to devote herself to the church.
      她抛弃世上的财物而献身教会。