今天是期中考,所以只有生字筆記
1.regulation:an authoritative rule,a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
e.g. The results prove that regulation of the salmon farming industry is inadequate.
2.cut staff:reduce some staff
e.g. Voluntary redundancies and natural wastage will cut staff numbers to the required level.
3.restructure:construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
e.g. The President called on educators and politicians to help him restructure American education.
4.affiliate:a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
e.g. Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.
5.executive:having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.;"the executive branch"
e.g. They may headhunt her for the vacant position of Executive Producer.
6.agenda:a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
e.g. Never before has a summit had such a crowded agenda.
7.procedure:a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
e.g. Doug stood still while I ran through the handover procedure.
8.submission:something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition);the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
e.g. We think an attempt to bully them into submission would be counterproductive.
9.supervision:management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
e.g. The plan calls for a cease-fire and UN supervision of the country.
10.marginal:at or constituting a border or edge,of questionable or minimal quality
e.g. This is a marginal improvement on October.
11.undisclosed:not made known
e.g. The company has been sold for an undisclosed amount.
12.ballroom:large room used mainly for dancing
e.g. Several hundred people twirl around the ballroom dance floor.
13.expedition:a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country,a journey organized for a particular purpose
e.g. The expedition was wrecked by bad planning and poor navigation.
14.remote:a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance,far distant in space
e.g. Statistically our chances of being the victims of violent crime are remote.
15.cabin:small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
e.g. Dan was in his cabin, staring out of a porthole.
16.yacht: an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
e.g. Frank is of the opinion that the 1934 yacht should have won.
17.cruise:drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
e.g. Don's story unfolded as the cruise got under way.
18.vessel:a tube in which a body fluid circulates,a craft designed for water transportation
e.g. A fishing vessel and a cargo ship collided in rough seas.
19.therapeutic:tending to cure or restore to health
e.g. When I was sad, music had a therapeutic effect.
20.contraction:(physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber),the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
e.g. The contraction of muscles uses energy and releases heat.
21.metabolism:the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals synonym
e.g. Basal metabolism is much lower for creatures in cold water.
22.elevate:To elevate something means to increase it in amount or intensity
e.g. Democracy might elevate the common man to a position of political superiority.
23.proprietor:(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
e.g. He was the sole proprietor with total management control.
24.stamina:enduring strength and energy
e.g. It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon.
25.reiterate:to say, state, or perform again
e.g. I want to reiterate that our conventional weapons are superior.
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