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例句：The company has been bought by one of the big multinational.
      这个公司被一家大跨国公司买下。

2.liability n.责任,债务,倾向，束缚

例句：Heavy liabilities forced the company into bankruptcy.
      沉重的债务迫使公司破产。

3.distress n.悲痛,悲伤,痛苦;不幸,危难

例句：I was most distressed to learn about that.
      得悉此事我很感悲伤。

4.toxic adj. 有毒的；因中毒引起的

例句：The factory had been sending out toxic fumes.
      这家工厂一直在排放有毒的废气。

5.reject vt.拒绝,抵制,否决

例句：The boy rejects other people's criticism.
       那男孩拒绝别人的批评。

6.prohibit v.禁止,阻止,不准许

例句：The high cost prohibits the widespread use of the drug.
      该药昂贵影响广泛应用。

7.scrap v.扔弃,敲碎

8.undertake v.从事,保证,承担,同意,接受

例句：Students protested covert actions undertaken By the CIa.
      学生们抗议中央情报局的隐蔽举动。

9.overrule vt.统治,威压,打败,驳回

例句：The judge overruled the previous decision.
      法官宣布撤销原判。

10.arable a.适于耕种的,可耕的

11.conduct v.引导,带领;处理,管理;指挥;传导

例句：We are going to conduct a public opinion poll.
      我们将进行民意测验。