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1. blackmail: v. force sb. to pay a large sum of money for not revealing a secret or harming him 讹诈 eg: A stranger tried to blackmail the clerk into helping him draw the money, but he failed. 2. suite: n. a set of rooms 一套房间 eg: the Presidential Suite 总统套房 3. cryptic: adj. secret, mysterious, with a hidden meaning 秘密的，神秘的；含义模糊的 eg: a cryptic remark/message/smile 4. fray: v. wear out, become worn; fig. cause sb. /sth. to become strained and irritated 磨损，磨破；（喻）使紧张，使烦躁 eg: frayed button holes 磨破的扣眼 Clothes frayed at the neck/knees. 衣服在脖子/膝盖处磨破了。 This kind of living began to fray her nerves. Relations between us have become frayed through a series of misunderstandings. 5. dispatch: v. send; deliver; kill; finish quickly 派遣；发送；处决；迅速了结 eg: The government is preparing to dispatch 400 soldiers to the island. Dispatch a letter/message Dispatch a person/animal 处决一个人；杀死一头牲口 He is anxious to dispatch the matter in hand. 他急于了结手头上的事情。 6. errand: n. a short trip taken to perform a task for someone else 差事，差使（为他人跑腿） eg: Run an errand for me, will you. He was tired of running errands for his sister. He went off on some errand. 他出去办个差事去了。 8. survey: v. overlook; look up and down; examine the condition of; measure an area of land 眺望；打量；调查；测量 eg: survey the surrounding landscape 眺望周围的景色 survey a stranger from head to toe survey population growth 9. sardonic: adj. scornfully or cynically mocking 讥讽的，嘲笑的 eg: a sardonic smile/expression 10. gross: adj. total; fat; vulgar 总的，毛的；臃肿的；粗俗的 eg: gross industrial output value/national product/sales/weight/profit 工业总产值/国民生产总值/销售总额/毛重/毛利 gross language 粗俗的话 11. jowl: n. jaw; lower part of the face 下颚，脸的下部 eg: a heavy-jowled man 有双下巴的人 12. encompass: v. surround on all sides; include or comprise sth. 包围，围绕；包含，包括 eg: The enemy encompassed the city. He is encompassed with doubts. 他充满了疑虑。 The general arts course at the university encompasses a wide range of subjects.。 14. flip: v. throw or toss 轻弹，轻抛 eg: He flipped a coin in the air. 15.