2.legitimate adj.合情合理的; 合法的

例句：Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.

生病是请假的一个正当的理由。

3.partial adj.部分的, 不完全的

例句：I could give it only partial support.

我只能给它部分的支持。

4.interim adj.暂时的, 临时的

例句：They submitted an interim report.

他们递交了一份临时报告。

n.间歇, 过渡期间

例句：Little seems to have happened in the interim.

在这期间似乎没发生什么事情。

5.plummet vi.垂直落下, 骤然跌落, 暴跌,速降

例句：A plane plummeted to earth.

一架飞机一头栽向地面。

6.implication n.含义, 暗示, 暗指

例句：What are the implications of this statement?

这一声明的含义是什么?

7.overwhelm vt.覆盖, 淹没

例句：A great wave overwhelmed the boat.

一个巨浪吞没了那只小船。

压倒, 制服; 打败

例句：Invading armies overwhelmed the town.

入侵的军队控制了这个城镇。

8.nostalgia n.对往事的怀恋, 怀旧

例句：Many people look back with nostalgia to feudal times.

许多人留恋不舍地回顾封建时代。

1.The AU envoy called on the council to authorize a much larger African peacekeeping force in Somalia, up to 20,000 troops and nearly 2,000 police.