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1.outspoken adj.直言的；坦率的；毫无保留的

He was an outspoken critic of apartheid.
他公开抨击种族隔离制度。

2.crusade v.讨伐

...a newspaper that has crusaded against the country's cocaine traffickers.
坚决抨击该国可卡因毒贩的报纸

3.appoint vt.任命，委派

He promised to appoint an AIDS czar to deal with the disease.
他许诺任命一位艾滋病大使来应对这种疾病。

4.perimeter n.<数>周长；周围，边界

The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence.
5.frequent vt.常到，光顾，常与…交往

I hear he frequents the Cajun restaurant in Hampstead.
我听说他经常光顾汉普斯特德的卡津餐厅。