evolve [i?v?lv] adj. 逐漸形成
【派】evolvement 進展,形成
【擴】form 形成
【搭】evolve from 由……進化而來 evolve into 發(fā)展成
high-handed [?hai?h?ndid] adj. 高壓的,專橫的
incompetent [in?k?mpit?nt] adj. 不夠格的,不稱職的
【反】competent 能勝任的
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A: He is quite incompetent to do the work.
B: OK. I'll have a talk with him this afternoon.
A:他不太能勝任這工作。
B:好的,我下午找他談談。
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over-zealously [??uv??zel?sli] adv. 過分熱情地
safeguard [?seifɡɑ?d] v. 保護
【構(gòu)】safe(安全)+guard(守衛(wèi))=safeguard(保護)
【搭】safeguard the environment 保護環(huán)境
【例】We must safeguard the forest.
我們必須保護森林。
parliamentary [?pɑ?l??ment?ri] adj. 國會的
qualified [?kw?lifaid] adj. 合格的
【例】I am very happy that I am qualified for this interview.
我很高興獲得了參加這次面試的資格。
grievance [?ɡri?v?ns] n. 不平,冤屈
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A: Jill had kept silent about his grievance.
B: Why didn't he let us know?
A:吉爾對他自己的冤屈一直保持沉默。
B:他為什么不告訴我們?
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Justiteombudsman [?d??stait??mb?dzm?n] n. (瑞典的)司法特派員
ombudsman [??mbudzm?n] n. (瑞典和英國的)司法特派員
secretive [?si?kr?tiv] adj. 保密的
【擴】surreptitious 保密的
【例】The process is kept so secretive that none of the companies knows who it is bidding against, or how many rivals are involved.
整個競標是嚴格保密的,沒有一家公司知道自己的對家是誰或者有幾家公司參加競標。
correspondence [?k?ri?sp?nd?ns] n. 來往信件
alter [???lt?] v. 改變
【派】alternative 另類的
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A: Can you alter this suit for me?
B: Sure. How would you like me to alter it?
A:你可以為我改一下這套衣服嗎?
B:當然可以。你要我怎么改?
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accusation [??kju?zei??n] n. 譴責,指控
【例】He evidenced his accusation with some material evidence.
他以一些物證作為控告的證據(jù)。
ascertain [??s??tein] v. 查出,查明
【派】ascertainable 可查明的
【例】I'll endeavor to ascertain her mind.
我得先努力弄清楚她的想法。
prejudice [?pred??dis] n. 偏見
prompt [pr?mpt] v. 敦促,激勵;adj. 即時的
【擴】inspirit 激勵
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A: What prompted her to be so generous?
B: Maybe nobody knows except her.
A:是什么原因使得她如此大方呢?
B:也許除了她自己沒人知道。
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