警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。

4.dictate vt.指示; 指定; 指令

例句：We're now in a position to dictate our own demands.

现在, 我们有资格提出我们的要求。

5.dismissive adj.轻视的, 轻蔑的, 鄙视的

例句：She might have been less dismissive of my talents if he could have seen my latest achievements.

如果她看到我最近的成就, 她也许就不会那么小看我的才干了。

6.vicious adj.残酷的, 狠毒的

例句：He gave the dog a vicious blow with his stick.

他朝着那只狗狠狠地打了一棍子。

7.mediation n.调停,调解,仲裁

1.Thousands of demonstrators took part in the protests, which were in part held to show solidarity with recent demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt.

in part在某种程度上, 部分地

例句：Tom was only in small part responsible.

汤姆只有一小部分责任。

2.Dozens of opposition supporters have been arrested, and electricity and mobile phone services have been cut off in central Tehran.

cut off切〔隔〕断, 阻碍

例句：Our troops cut off the enemy's retreat.

我们的军队切断了敌人的退路。

3.In another televised address, the interim ruling military council appealed to all Egyptians to go back to work and warned that strikes and industrial disputes would damage the country.