tape录, vt（record sounds or pictures on audio tape<可作不可数名词> or videotape or by digital means）
Due to the winter storm, more than 1,000 flights had been cancelled at the time of the video being taped.
Blizzard暴风雪=storm（区别是blizzard只指暴风雪，而storm还指暴风雨及其他极端天气现象）
be committed to doing sth，但是注意commitment后面可以跟to sth(or sb)，也可以跟to do sth.
I am committed to teaching English.
He is loyal to his commitment to teaching English.
He is loyal to his commitment to teach English.
Remediate修复vt
The site contaminated by the spill of toxic materials will be remediated by those responsible.
align vt 除了校准还有使结盟的意思
Several branches of the government were aligned and a unified command（统一指挥）was formed to deal with this thorny problem.
fallout 污染性坠尘；（不好的）后果，不可数
The fallout on your health from staying up late every night is severer than you think.
criminal referral议员向司法部（the Department of Justice）提交的刑事侦查建议
attorney general = the head of the US Department of Justice
reimburse报销，赔偿vt
My company reimbursed 1,000 dollars to me after I bought some products for my company with my own money.
reconnaissance侦查 可作不可数名词
My brigade has been on reconnaissance along the northern border of our country for two years.
be up to=be doing
I want to ring my girlfriend to see what she is up to now.
deflate使…（球）跑气；使…（人）泄气vt
I used to be deflated by my dad’s criticism in my childhood.
Dig作vi有搜寻的意思
They finally found the secretive place they wanted to go after days of digging.
permit许可证，可数
These days in China you need to have permits from the government to be able to establish an institute teaching kids in primary school and middle school.
Hot air=empty talk that is intended to impress
His speech has been dismissed by a lot of experts as nothing but hot air.
ostentatious=pretentious炫耀的，浮夸的
Revolt反抗，可作可数名词。注意读音o读o；commoner（不属于贵族的）平民,可数；rise up against =rebel against；tyrannical=despotic=autocratic专制的
This festival was established to memorize a revolt by the commoners in the country who rose up against a tyrannical dictator.
festoon装饰vt
In Lantern Festival, many neighborhoods will be festooned with lanterns.
Hurl=to throw an object with great force. Vt
He hated me so much that he hurled a stone at me whenever he saw me.
