New Words 9A
@ 　premarital a. happening before marriage 婚前的

@ collection n. 1. [C] a set of things that have been collected 收藏品
@ 2. [U] the act of collecting 收集

@ verify vt. make certain of or prove the truth of sth. 证实；核实

@ bride n. [C] a woman who is getting married, or who is just married 新娘

@ 　bride-to-be n. [C] a woman who is going to be married soon 准新娘

@ clause n. [C] a particular part of a written legal document 条款，款项

■ prenuptial a. before getting married 结婚前的

■ prenup n. [C] a prenuptial agreement 婚前协约

@ negotiate v. discuss sth. in order to reach an agreement 谈判；协商

★ prospective a. likely to be or become a particular thing 预期的；可能的

@ bind vt. (bound, bound)
@ 1. hold people or things together 连结；结合
@ 2. tie sth. tightly 捆绑，捆扎

@ division n. 1. [C, U] the act of dividing things into different parts 分开；分配
@ 2. [C, U] a disagreement among the members of a group 分歧
@ 3. [C] one of the parts into which an organization is divided 部门

★ evenly ad. divided in an equal way 平均地

@ headline n. [C] the title of a newspaper story printed in large letters 标题

@ contest vt. 1. say formally that one does not agree with sth. 辩驳；质疑
@ 2. compete for sth. and try to win it 争夺；竞争
@ n. [C] a competition 竞赛，比赛

@ wealthy a. rich 富有的，富裕的

@ candidate n. 1. [C] a person or thing that is likely to do or be sth. 有可能做...的人；有望
成为...的事
@ 2. [C] sb. who is competing to get a job or position 候选人

@ sting vt. (stung, stung)
@ 1. make sb. feel upset, hurt, or annoyed 激怒；刺激
@ 2. (of an insect) cause sharp pain 刺，蛰

@ exposure n. 1. [C, U] the state of being put into a harmful situation 暴露
@ 2. [C, U] the act of making sth. publicly known 揭发；揭露

@ academy n. 1. [C] an organization of people interested in the development of a particular
subject 研究院；学会
@ 2. [C] a school or college that teaches a particular subject 专科学校

@ estate n. [C, U] all the property and money that belongs to sb. 财产

@ payment n. [C, U] an amount of money that is paid 付款

@ shield vt. protect sb. or sth. from being harmed or damaged 保护
@ n. [C] something that is used as, or provides, protection 防护物；盾（状物）

@ inherit v. receive property, a title, etc. from sb. who has died 继承

@ enforce vt. make people obey a rule or law 执行；实施


@ document n. [C] a paper that gives official written information about sth. 文件；公文
@ vt. record sth. in writing or on film （以书面或胶片方式） 纪