suicide decide cid=切 excise incisive

excise ['eksaiz, ek'saiz]
a government tax on some goods made, sold or used within a country:
(formal) to remove sth completely
vt. 切除；删除，删去；收税
n. 消费税；货物税；执照税

例句

They are then taken back to the slaughterhouse, where workers cull them and excise their massive, fatty, white livers.
然后它们会被送回屠宰场,那里的工人会进行精选,并切除它们大块、多脂的白色肝脏。

He has suggested imposing an oil import fee and raising excise taxes on liquor and cigarette.
他建议增加石油进口税与提高烟酒货物税。

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Recently, in the Czech Republic, there was a proposal to increase the excise tax on smoking.
最近，捷克共和国，有一个增加香烟消费税的提案。

incisive [in'saisiv]
showing clear thought and good understanding of what is important, and the ability to express this:
showing sb's ability to take decisions and act forcefully
adj.切入的，穿透的；深刻的；敏锐的；锋利的；（在操作或表达上）一针见血的；敏锐尖刻的

例句
His presentation was clear and incisive.
他的讲述清晰而深刻。

apparel apparatus prepare 预备

apparel [ə'pærəl] based on Latin apparāre ‘make ready’
(especially AmE) clothing, when it is being sold in shops/stores
(old-fashioned or formal) clothes, particularly those worn on a formal occasion
adorn,embellish
n. 服装；衣服;尤指外套；盛装
vt. 给…穿衣;装饰，加以装饰

例句
The bride was in full wedding apparel.
新娘穿着一身结婚礼服。
She was gorgeously appareled.
她穿着华丽的服装。
This dictionary is magnificently printed and tastefully appareled.
这部词典印刷精美，装帧雅致。

apparatus [,æpə'reitəs]
a set of equipment or tools or sometimes a machine which is used for a particular purpose:
an organization or system, especially a political one:
n. 设备；装置，仪器；器械；器官;机构,机关,政党组织

国家机器（state apparatus） 是一个政治术语。按照马克思列宁主义的解释，国家是一个阶级统治另外一个阶级的工具。其含义是，统治阶级必须建立一整套法律、制度、执行机构，并依赖于这些法律、制度和执行机构才能实现对被统治阶级的统治。军队、警察、法庭、监狱等专政机关都是国家机器的重要组成部分。

例句
They have installed wireless apparatus on board.
他们已在船上安装了无线电设备。
The city's security apparatus needs reforming.
这个城市的治安机构需要改良。

昨日重现

TEM-4

Having said he would mend the clock, he discovered that he had not brought the right____for the job.

A.tools
B.instruments
C.apparatus
D.equipment

本题正确答案：
A.tools
本题解析：
【句意】他刚说完要修钟，就发现带的工具不对。
【难点】tool指用手操作的工具；instrument意为“器械，器具”，形体稍大；apparatus意为“仪器，设备，装置”；equipment意为“设备，器械”，类似apparatus。另外，instrument指技术性的精密工具或为达到某一目的使用的仪器或手段。