Day 4-外刊精讀-Levelling the Paying Field-生詞背景

shake up搖勻;重組;震動

Swedish英['swi:d??]美['swid??]

adj.瑞典的;瑞典語的;瑞典人的

n.瑞典語;瑞典人

transaction英[tr?n'z?k?(?)n; trɑ?n-; -'s?k-]美[tr?n'z?k??n]

n.交易;事務;辦理;會報,學報

1.N-COUNT A transaction is a piece of

business, for example, an act of buying or selling something.交易

mortgage英['m??g?d?]美['m?rɡ?d?]

vt.抵押

n.抵押;房屋抵押貸款

1.N-COUNT A mortgage is a loan of

money which you get from a bank or savings and loan association in order to buy

a house.房屋抵押貸款

2.V-T If you mortgage your house or

land, you use it as a guarantee to a company in order to borrow money from

them.抵押

predetermine英[pri?d?'t??m?n]美[,prid?'t?m?n]

vt.預先確定;預先決定;預先查明

1.V to determine beforehand預先決定

overdraw英[??v?'dr??]美[,ov?'dr?]

vt.透支;拉過度;夸張

vi.透支;夸張

[過去式overdrew過去分詞overdrawn現在分詞overdrawing ]

1.V to draw on (a bank account) in

excess of the credit balance透支(銀行賬戶)

nudge美[n?d?]

n.推動;用肘輕推;沒完沒了抱怨的人

vt.推進;用肘輕推;向…不停地嘮叨

vi.輕推;推進;嘮叨

1.V-T If you nudge someone, you push

them gently, usually with your elbow, in order to draw their attention to

something. (常用肘為引起注意)輕推

2.N-COUNT Nudge is also a noun. (用肘)輕推

3.V-T If you nudge someone or

something into a place or position, you gently push them there.把…輕輕地推動

4.N-COUNT Nudge is also a noun.輕輕的推動

5.V-T If you nudge someone into doing

something, you gently persuade them to do it.好言說服

6.N-COUNT Nudge is also a noun.說服

To date至今;迄今為止

dire英['da??]

adj.可怕的;悲慘的;極端的

[比較級direr最高級direst ]

1.ADJ Dire is used to emphasize how

serious or terrible a situation or event is.嚴重的;可怕的強調

2.ADJ If you describe something as

dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality.質量低劣的

in dire need ofadv.急需

dire straits恐怖海峽(英國一樂隊)

retail banking零售銀行業務;[金融]小額銀行業務

Retail banking

abstract:

Retail banking is when a bank executestransactions directly with consumers, rather than corporations or other banks.Services offered include savings and transactional accounts, mortgages,personal loans, debit cards, and credit cards.

unscathed英[?n'ske?ed]美[?n'skeed]

adj.未受傷的

1.ADJ If you are unscathed after a

dangerous experience, you have not been injured or harmed by it.未受傷的;未受傷害的

mount英[ma?nt]美[ma?nt]

vt.增加;爬上;使騎上馬;安裝,架置;鑲嵌,嵌入;準備上演;成立(軍隊等)

vi.爬;增加;上升

n.山峰;底座;乘騎用馬;攀,登;運載工具;底座

n.(英)芒特(人名)

v.登上;騎上

1.V-T If you mount a campaign or

event, you organize it and make it take place.組織;發動

2.V-I If something mounts, it

increases in intensity.增強

3.V-I If something mounts, it

increases in quantity.增加

4.PHRASAL VERB To mount up means the

same as to .增加

5.V-T If you mount the stairs or a

platform, you go up the stairs or go up onto the platform.登上

6.V-T If you mount a horse or

motorcycle, you climb on to it so that you can ride it.騎上

7.V-T If you mount an object on

something, you fix it there firmly.安裝

8.COMB in ADJ安裝在…上的–mounted

9.V-T If you mount an exhibition or

display, you organize and present it.舉辦

10.N-IN-NAMES Mount is used as part of

the name of a mountain. (冠于山名之前)山

例:...Mount Everest.…珠穆朗瑪峰。

11.N a backing, setting, or support

onto which something is fixed (固定東西的)背板;底座;支架

conspicuously英[k?ns'pikju?sli]

adv.顯著地,明顯地;超群地,惹人注目地

incumbent英[?n'k?mb(?)nt]美[?n'k?mb?nt]

adj.現任的;依靠的;負有職責的

n.在職者;現任者;領圣俸者

1.N-COUNT An incumbent is someone who

holds an official post at a particular time.在職者

2.ADJ Incumbent is also an adjective.在職的

3.ADJ If it is incumbent on or upon

you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it.有責任履行的

resilient英[r?'z?l??nt]美[r?'z?l??nt]

adj.彈回的,有彈力的

adj.能復原的;有復原力的

1.ADJ Something that is resilient is

strong and not easily damaged by being hit, stretched, or squeezed.有彈性的

2.N-UNCOUNT彈性resilience

3.ADJ People and things that are

resilient are able to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging

events.立即復原的

4.N-UNCOUNT復原能力resilience

cumbersome英['k?mb?s(?)m]

adj.笨重的;累贅的;難處理的

1.ADJ

Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to

carry, wear, or handle.笨重的

2.ADJ A

cumbersome system or process is very complicated and inefficient.不方便的;缺乏效率的

explicit英[?k'spl?s?t; ek-]美[?k'spl?s?t]

adj.明確的;清楚的;直率的;詳述的

1.ADJ

Something that is explicit is expressed or shown clearly and openly, without

any attempt to hide anything.明確表達的;公開顯露的

2.ADV明確表達地;公開顯露地explicitly

3.ADJ

If you are explicit about something, you speak about it very openly and

clearly.直言不諱的

4.ADV直言不諱地explicitly

authentication英[??,θent?'ke???n]美[?,θ?nt?'ke??n]

n.證明;鑒定;證實

user authentication用戶認證;用戶身分鑒定

authentication code標識代碼;鑒別代碼;認證碼

authentication and authorization鑒別與授權;驗證和授權

rock-bottom英['r?k'b?t?m]

adj.底層的;最低的

n.最低點

1.N-UNCOUNT If something has reached

rock bottom, it is at such a low level that it cannot go any lower.最低谷

2.ADJ A rock-bottom price or level is

a very low one, mainly in advertisements.底線的(價格、水平)表贊許

consultancy英[k?n's?lt(?)ns?]美[k?n's?lt?nsi]

n.咨詢公司;顧問工作

1.N-COUNT A consultancy is a company

that gives expert advice on a particular subject.咨詢公司

2.N-UNCOUNT Consultancy is expert

advice on a particular subject which a person or group is paid to provide to a

company or organization.咨詢

dump pipe垃圾管道

dump英[d?mp]美[d?mp]

vt.傾倒;傾卸;丟下,卸下;擺脫,扔棄;傾銷

vi.倒垃圾;突然跌倒或落下;卸貨;轉嫁(責任等)

n.垃圾場;倉庫;無秩序地累積

1.V-T If you dump something somewhere,

you put it or unload it there quickly and carelessly.扔下;傾倒

2.V-T If something is dumped

somewhere, it is put or left there because it is no longer wanted or needed.丟棄

3.N-UNCOUNT傾倒;丟棄dumping

4.V-T To dump something such as an

idea, policy, or practice means to stop supporting or using it.拋棄(念頭、政策或慣例)

5.V-T If a firm or company dumps

goods, it sells large quantities of them at prices far below their real value,

usually in another country, in order to gain a bigger market share or to keep

prices high in the home market.傾銷

6.V-T If you dump someone, you end

your relationship with them.拋棄(某人)

7.V-T To dump computer data or memory

means to copy it from one storage system onto another, such as from disk to

magnetic tape.轉儲

8.N-COUNT A dump is a place where

rubbish and waste material are left, for example, on open ground outside a

town.垃圾場

9.N-COUNT If you say that a place is a

dump, you think it is ugly and unpleasant to live in or visit.骯臟不堪的地方

liability英[la??'b?l?t?]美['la??'b?l?ti]

n.責任;債務;傾向;可能性;不利因素

legitimate英[l?'d??t?m?t]美[l??d??t?m?t]

adj.合法的;正當的;合理的;正統的

vt.使合法;認為正當(等于legitimize)

robust英[r?(?)'b?st]美[ro'b?st]

adj.強健的;健康的;粗野的;粗魯的

1.ADJ

Someone or something that is robust is very strong or healthy.健壯的

2.ADJ

Robust views or opinions are strongly held and forcefully expressed.強有力的(觀點、見解)

water down在…中攙水沖淡;稀釋

1.PHRASAL

VERB If you water down a substance, such as food or drink, you add water to it

to make it weaker.摻水稀釋

2.PHRASAL

VERB If something such as a proposal, speech, or statement is watered down, it

is made much weaker and less forceful, or less likely to make people angry.降低聲調;緩和語氣

bare one's teeth

露出兇相

張牙咧嘴

張牙舞爪

invoice英['?nv??s]美['?nv??s]

n.賬單,發貨單,收款請求

vt.開發票;記清單

1.N-COUNT An invoice is a document

that lists goods that have been supplied or services that have been done, and

says how much money you owe for them.費用清單;發票

2.V-T If you invoice someone, you send

them a bill for goods or services you have provided them with.給…開具發票

entrant英['entr(?)nt]美['?ntr?nt]

n.進入者;新會員;參加競賽者;新工作者

1.N-COUNT An entrant is a person who

is taking part in a competition.參賽者

2.N-COUNT An entrant is a person or

company who has recently become a member of an institution or market.新成員

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