Business English Unit 6 Review

Touchy过敏的；易生气的；难以取悦的

Retreat退避  readymade现成的

Carbonated 碳化的

Paradox   paradoxical 矛盾的；似是而非的

Elaborate 精心制作的；详细叙述

Grub翻掘；搜寻   gourmet美食家

Cross-cultural    intergenerational两代间的

Strip away 除去；揭掉     molecules of energy

In an endless variety of fancy forms

Look closely at

A tortured guilt-ridden tug of war between..and..

Denial

A simple formula for

The biggest indicator to us in terms of a problem is

 

表示上升的：

To skyrocket飞涨 to balloon激增  to explode

To jump    to leap     to soar高涨

表示下降的：

To drop    to plummet 骤然下跌  to nose dive暴跌 

To sink     to decrease

 

Slightly些微地    insignificantly 无关紧要地

Severity

Our best intentions are easily swept away in a wave of temptation.

One’s fascination with

Around the clock

Moist 湿润的   succulent多汁的

Turn-on 刺激     

… is another clue to the mystery of…

Be drenched in/ with

Be stuffed with

Swell

That is where … lies 位于；展现

Epidemic 流行的；传染性的；风尚的流行；传染病

A worrisome rise

Put sb. Off  

Circumstances are stacked against sb.

Be stacked in one’s favor

 stack up 堆积；累计；加起来

activist

psychic巫师；精神的；超自然的  psych使做好心理准备

there’s got to be  肯定有；总有

regulate system

savoury    mystical神秘的

elusive难懂的；难捉摸的；易忘的；逃避的

a plain meal  a fancy meal大餐

Take a huge toll on …严重损害

Coincided with    Frazzled     shuttle   excess

Steer …away from..

Entice sb. To do  诱使；怂恿

Icon  pedometer步数计

Prominent     nugget   carbohydrate   briskly迅速地；活泼地；尖刻地     

whopper弥天大谎；特大之物   corporate法人的；共同的，全体的；社团的

subsist on 靠…生存  exclusively唯一地；专有地

exceedingly非常；极其   excessively过分地；极度

have much to recommend     repel the enemy from击退抵制

savor the taste of 尽情享受     hasty 轻率的；匆忙的

 

 

feature

1.V-T   When something such as a film or exhibition features a particular person or thing, they are an important part of it. (电影等) 由…主演; (展览会等) 以…为重点

例：

It's a great film and it features a Spanish actor who is going to be a world star within a year.

那是一部精彩的电影，它由一位西班牙演员主演，他一年之内就会成为国际明星。

The hour-long programme will be updated each week and feature highlights from recent games.

这个一小时的节目将每周更新，重点介绍近期比赛的精彩部分。

 

2.V-I   If someone or something features in something such as a show, exhibition, or magazine, they are an important part of it. 担任主演; 是 (展览、杂志等) 的重要内容

The magazine features recipes, menus, chef, cooking demos and gourmet shopping.

 

Meditation can be a great stress reliever because we naturally let go of everything when we settle into the meditative state.

冥想可以很有效地释放压力，因为我们进入冥想的状态时，我们很自然地让一切都流走。

 

Steer

1.V-T  When you steer a car, boat, or plane, you control it so that it goes in the direction that you want. 驾驶

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2.V-T  If you steer people toward a particular course of action or attitude, you try to lead them gently in that direction. 引导

例：

The new government is seen as one that will steer the country in the right direction.

新政府被认为能将这个国家引向正确的方向。

 

3.V-T  If you steer someone in a particular direction, you guide them there. 引领

例：

Nick steered them into the nearest seats.

尼克领着他们到最近的座位。

 

4.PHRASE  If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them. 有意避开某人/某物

例：

I think a lot of people, women in particular, steer clear of these sensitive issues.

我认为很多人，尤其是女性，有意避开这些敏感问题。

 

Splash

1.V-I  If you splash around or splash about in water, you hit or disturb the water in a noisy way, causing some of it to fly up into the air. 泼打戏水

例：

She could hear the voices of her friends as they splashed in a nearby rock pool.

她能听到她的朋友们在附近的岩石泳池里戏水的声音。

 

2.V-T/V-I  If you splash a liquid somewhere or if it splashes, it hits someone or something and scatters in a lot of small drops. 使泼溅; 溅落

例：

He closed his eyes tight, and splashed the water on his face.

他紧紧地闭上眼睛，把水泼到脸上。

A little wave, the first of many, splashed in my face.

层层波浪中的第一层小浪溅在了我的脸上。

 

3.N-SINGA splash is the sound made when something hits water or falls into it. 拍打水的声音; 落入水的声音

例：

There was a splash and something fell clumsily into the water.

扑通一声，什么东西重重地掉进了水里。

 

4.N-COUNTA splash of a liquid is a small quantity of it that falls on something or is added to something. (少量液体的) 溅落; (少量液体的) 添加

例：

Wallcoverings and floors should be able to withstand steam and splashes.

墙纸和地板应该能承受得住蒸汽和液体的泼溅。

 

5.N-COUNT  A splash of colour is an area of a bright colour which contrasts strongly with the colours around it. (与周围颜色形成鲜明对比的) 亮色块

例：

...shady walks punctuated by splashes of colour.

…由鲜艳色彩点缀的条条林荫小径。

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6.V-T If a magazine or newspaper splashes a story, it prints it in such a way that it is very noticeable. (报刊) 以显眼方式刊登

例：

The newspapers splashed the story all over their front pages.

各报都在头版全版以显眼的方式刊登了这个故事。

 

7.PHRASE  If you make a splash, you become noticed or become popular because of something that you have done. 引起关注

例：

Now she's made a splash in the television show "Civil Wars."

如今她因在电视节目《内战》中的出现而引起了人们的关注。

 

Pose

1.V-T  If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. 造成 (问题或危险)

例：

This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry.

这可能对煤炭行业的就业造成威胁。

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2.V-T  If you pose a question, you ask it. If you pose an issue that needs considering, you mention the issue. 提出 (问题)[正式]

例：

When I finally posed the question, "Why?" he merely shrugged.

当我最终提出“为什么？”这个问题时，他只是耸耸肩。

 

3.V-I   If you pose as someone, you pretend to be that person in order to deceive people. 假扮

例：

The team posed as drug dealers to trap the ringleaders.

该专案组成员们假扮毒品贩子来诱捕犯罪头目。

 

4.V  to puzzle or baffle 使迷惑; 使困惑[RARE]

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5.V-I  If you pose for a photograph or painting, you stay in a particular position so that someone can photograph you or paint you. 摆姿势

例：

Before going into their meeting the six foreign ministers posed for photographs.

开会前，六国外长一起合影。