例句:He did something contradictory to his orders.
他做了与他的命令不符的事。
The argument is internally contradictory.
论据本身自相矛盾。
6.abstain v.弃权(不投票)
例句:In the referendum many people abstained.
在这次公民投票中许多人弃权。
7.momentum n.动力;推进力; 势头
例句:The style prevails and picks up momentum.
这式样很流行, 而且越来越流行。
8.remark n.话语, 评论, 谈论, 言辞
例句:In the light of his remarks, we rejected her offer.
鉴于他的评语, 我们拒绝了她的提议。
1.Navi Pillay said the leak of American field reports added to her concerns that serious breaches of international human rights law occurred in Iraq.
add to增加, 加强
例句:This lesson adds to the value of the book.
这一课增加了这本书的价值。
Since then, the palace has often been added to, rebuilt and repaired.
从那以后, 那座宫殿不断得到扩建和修缮。
2.In the end, 177 voted in favour, 151 against, 2 abstained, perhaps unsure what it might all mean to the French way of life.
in the end最后,终于
at last,at length,eventually,finally,in the end,lastly
这些词或词组均含有“最后,终于”之意。