第十八篇 -- 学习第十七天打卡20190705
学习书籍《剑桥商务英语中级词汇精选》乱序版
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critical ['krɪtɪkl] adj.关键的;重要的
搭:be critical to 对...很重要/of critical importance 具有重要作用的/a critical comment/report 一项重要的评论/报告
派:critically adv.批判性地;严重地/critic n.评论家,批评者(例:an outspoken critic 一个坦率的评论家)
写作小站:
An open trade system is critical to economic prosperity while isolation only leads to poverty.
一个开放的贸易体系对经济繁荣很重要,而闭关锁国只能导致贫穷。
modernisation [,mɒdənaɪ'zeɪʃn] n.现代化;现代化的事物
例:The government is making great efforts to promote modernisation in rural areas.
政府正在努力推动农村地区额现代化进程。
vex[veks] vt.使烦恼,使生气;使焦虑
例:The leaders of the Eurozone were vexed by how to handle the Greek crisis.
欧元区的元首们为如何处理希腊危机而困扰。
派:vexation n.烦恼;恼火;心烦意乱/vexed adj.(问题等)棘手的;(人)恼火的(例:be vexed at/with 为...烦恼)/vexing adj.令人烦恼的(例:vexing problem 令人烦恼的问题)
optimistic [,ɒptɪ'mɪstɪk] adj.乐观(主义)的
例:Optimistic foreign investors are not influenced by the domestic political incidents.
乐观的外国投资者并没有受到国内政治事件的影响。
搭:be optimistically about 对...乐观,看好
派:optimistically adv.乐观地/optimism n.乐观;乐观主义
establish [ɪ'stæblɪʃ] vt.建立,创办
搭:establish relations with 同...建立关系
派:establishment n.建立/established adj.已确立的;已建立的
听说小站:
M: How do you plan to manage your overseas business?
您打算如何管理您的海外业务呢?
W: We are establishing overseas offices for that.
我们正在为此建立海外办事处
memorable ['memərəbl] adj.显著的;难忘地,值得纪念的
例:My first job interview is the most memorable experience in my life.
我的第一次求职面试时我一生中最难忘地经历。
派:memorablely adv.值得纪念地;重大地
commonplace ['kɒmənpleɪs] n.老生常谈;司空见惯的事 adj.平凡地;陈腐的
例:It is not commonplace that Chinese consumers have kept the world economy spinning.
世界经济的运转依赖于中国消费者的表现,这可不是老生常谈
import ['ɪmpɔːt] n.输入,进口 [ɪm'pɔːt] v.输入,进口
例:Japan has to import large amounts of raw materials from other countries due to its lack of natural resources.
由于自然资源匮乏,日本必须从其他国家大量进口原材料
商:control/restrict import 控制/限制进口/import duty 进口税/import license 进口许可证/import quota 进口配额
派:importer n.进口商/importion n.进口;输入品
break the bank 耗尽资源;倾家荡产
例:Our company just doesn't have enough capital to invest in the European market right now, so your plan will break the bank.
我们公司现在没有足够的资本投资欧洲市场,因此你的计划会让我们破产。
recompense ['rekəmpens] v./n.补偿;赔偿;酬谢
例:After a hard negotiation with the insurance company, we were just partly recompensed for our loss.
在和保险公司进行激烈的磋商后,我们只得到了损失的部分赔偿。
商:financial recompense 经济赔偿
搭:(in) recompense for (作为)对...的赔偿