proclaim v.
1.
to make (sth.) known officially or publicly; announce 宣告；宣布；公布；申明
e.g.
After its independence, India was proclaimed a republic.
印度独立后正式宣布成立共和国。
Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers.
英国自豪地宣称自己是个热爱动物的国家。
Synonym:
declare
2.
(fml) to show (sth.) clearly; reveal 显示；表明；显露
e.g.
His manners proclaim him a scholar.
从他的举止可以看出他是一名学者。
His accent proclaimed that he was a Scot.
他的口音表明他是一个苏格兰人。
Synonym:
indicate
compromi
1.
n. giving up of certain demands by each side in a dispute, so that an agreement may be reached which satisfies both to some extent 妥协；折中；和解
e.g.
Most wage claims are ttled by compromi.
多数增加工资的要求均以折中的方式解决。
Encourage your child to reach a compromi between what he wants and what you want.
鼓励你的孩子在他想要的和你想要的之间折中和解。
2.
v. to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first 妥协；折中
e.g.
I wanted to go to Greece, and my wife wanted to go to Spain, so we compromid on Italy.
我想要去希腊，但我妻子希望去西班牙，于是我们折中去了意大利。
He refud to compromi his principles.
他对他的原则寸步不让。
3.
v. to do sth. which is against your principles and which therefore ems dishonest or shameful中伤，损害（名誉、名声等）
e.g.
He has compromid himlf by accepting money from them.
他因接受了他们的钱而使自己的名声受损。
The malicious rumours compromid her good reputation.
恶毒的流言损害了她的好名声。
contact
1.
n. when two people or things touch each other 接触
e.g.
The two substance are now in contact (with each other), and a chemical reaction is occurring.
现在这两种物质（相互）接触，正在发生化学反应。
The troops came into contact with the enemy.
部队与敌军遭遇了。
2.
n. the act of communicating with sb., especially regularly联系；联络
e.g.
Many of us have no direct contact with elderly people.
我们中的许多人跟年纪大的人没有直接联系。
Their company has extensive contacts with firms abroad.
他们公司与国外的公司有广泛的联系。
Collocations:
bring into contact with 使与…接触；使与…联系
come into contact (with) 与…联系；触及…
in contact with 与…接触/联系中
keep in contact with与…保持联络
lo contact with 与…失去联络
out of contact 没有接触；没有来往
3.
v. to write to or telephone sb. 写信或者打电话与某人联络
e.g.
Where can I contact you tomorrow?
明天我在哪儿与你联系？
other than
1.
(esp. after a negative) except（尤指在一些否定词后）除了
e.g.
She has no clo friends other than him.
除了他以外，她没有别的亲密朋友了。
2.
(esp. after a negative) in other or different respects; apart from that （尤指在一些否定词后）在其他方面；在不同方面
e.g.
I have never known him behave other than lfishly.
我从不知道他有过不自私的行为。
She ldom appears other than happy.
很少见她有愁眉苦脸的时候。
shed
1.
v. to let sth. fall; to drop sth. 使落下；使掉下
e.g.
Trees shed their leaves and flowers shed their petals.
树落叶，花掉瓣。
The child shed tears of delight on hearing this.
孩子听到这话，高兴得流出了眼泪。
2.
n. a small building, often made of wood, ud especially for storing things 棚；小屋
e.g.
I got a ladder from the shed in the garden.
我从花园的小棚里搬来了一个梯子。
The shed was roofed with dried straw.
小屋上面用干草盖上当了屋顶。
prompt
1.
v. to cau sth. to happen or to make sb. decide to do sth. 导致；促使；激起
e.g.
Enrolling high school dropouts in vocational training will promptthem to work for their diploma.
让高中辍学生接受职业技能培训将促使他们努力学习，获得文凭。
That accident prompted her to renew her insurance.
那次事故促使她重续保险。
2.
adj. done quickly, immediately, or at the right time 迅速的；敏捷的；及时的
e.g.
Prompt payment of the invoice would be appreciated.
见发票请及时付款。
They were prompt to respond to our call for help.
他们迅速响应了我们寻求帮助的呼吁。
Collocation:
be prompt in doing sth./to do sth. 迅速做某事
end up
to find yourlf in a place or situation that you did not intend or expect to be in 结束；告终
