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Tokyo to Host 2020
Term | Definition |
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committee | a small group of people chosen to represent a larger organization and either make decisions or collect information for it |
contenders | someone who competes with other people to try to win something |
bid for | an attempt to achieve or get something |
billed | to advertise something with a particular description |
despite | without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by |
radiation | a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous to health |
leaking | (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container or (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape |
nuclear plant | where nuclear energy is produced for power 核電站 |
Prime Minister | the leader of the government in some countries |
make a presentation | give a talk |
cleanup | the act or process of removing a dirty or dangerous substance, esp. when it has been left in the environment as a result of an accident: |
overjoyed | extremely pleased and happy |
stage | to organize an event 舉辦,組織 |
tsunami | an extremely large wave caused by movement of the Earth under the sea, often caused by an earthquake 海嘯 |
devastated | completely destroyed |
tidal wave | large wave |