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例句 1。 The first…hand information is of preliminary importance if you want to get a comprehensive view of the situation。 如果你想对这一情况有一个全面的了解,获得第一手的信息是头等要事。
2。 The professor expected us to hand in a preliminary draft of our paper before the final due date。 教授希望我们在最终截止日期之前上交论文的初稿。
同义 primary(a。 初级的)
pressure['pre??r]n。 压(力);压强;强制
例句 1。 Pets are good for adults; especially those who work under great pressure。 对成年人来说,养宠物是有益的,尤其是对于那些工作压力较大的人。
2。 The working pressure has affected our eating habits; as a result; we have no time to cook food at all。 工作压力影响了我们的饮食习惯,结果是我们根本就没有时间做饭了。
process['prouses]n。 过程;程序;步骤
例句 1。 During the excavation process; expert archaeologists are invited to examine the archaeological value of this site。 在挖掘的过程中,考古专家被请来检验这个遗址的考古价值。
2。 In children's education process; the influence of parents is greater than any teachers at school; therefore parents are the best teachers。 在孩子接受教育的过程中,父母的影响力比任何在校的老师都大,因此父母是最好的老师。
要点 process指的是“过程”,如in the process of“在…的过程中”。
professional[pr?'fe??nl]a。 职业的,专业的 n。 专业人员
例句 1。 The researcher was required to use professional manners to process data and write reports and articles。 研究人员被要求以专业的方式来处理数据,撰写报告和文章。
2。 In a college; a student can receive well…rounded education in order to be professional in a specific area。 在大学里,学生可以接受全面的教育以成为特定领域的专业人士。
3。 Experts argued that mistakes are due to the lack of professional knowledge among the writers。 专家争辩说这些错误是因为作者们缺少专业知识。
要点 profession作为名词指“专业、职业”;而professional作名词则表示“专业人士”,注意不要将两者混淆。
proficient[pr?'fi?nt]a。 熟练的,精通的
搭配 be proficient in/at。。。 精通,熟练
例句 1。 I am not a risk taker; so I prefer to do things that I am proficient at。 我不是敢于冒险的人,因此我更喜欢做我精通的事情。
2。 The words were written in a language that is really rare today and only a few people are proficient at it。 这些话是以一种现在非常罕见的语言写成的,只有少数人精通于此。
同类 表达职业优势的词语:skilled 熟练的;efficient 有效率的;adaptable 适应性强的;independent 有主见的;active 活跃的;aggressive 有进取心的;dutiful 尽职的;logical 条理分明的;industrious 勤奋的;precise 一丝不苟的;purposeful 意志坚强的。
profit['prɑ:fit]n。 利润,收益;益处
例句 1。 The furniture the machine produced can be sold to customers as soon as possible; and this convenience increases the company's profit。 用机器制造的家具可以立即出售给顾客,而这种便捷使公司的收益有所增加。
2。 My goal is to make a lot of money; but I still remember there are also more important things in life than earning profit。 我的目标是挣很多钱,然而我也仍然记得生活中还有比获取利润更重要的事情。
3。 I can't take the large profit alone without sharing it with people who made it possible; so I must compensate them for their hard work。 我不能独自享用得到的巨大利润,而不与那些使之成为现实的人们分享,因此我一定要补偿他们的辛苦工作。
prone[proun]a。 平卧的;易于做…的
搭配 be prone to 易于…,倾向于…
例句 1。 If a factory is not managed effectively and efficiently according to specific rules; it's prone to becoming disorderly。 如果一家工厂不能按照特定要求有效、高效地进行管理,就很容易出现秩序混乱的情况。
2。 If you know the geography knowledge well; you must know there are numerous quake…prone areas。 如果你很熟悉地理知识,你一定知道有许多易于地震的地区。
同义 apt(a。 有倾向的)
要点 apt; liable; prone都有“易于的”含义:其中apt常用在口语中;liable是指“易于产生某种不良后果的”,常用于警告,如:You're liable to get cold if you are not careful;prone侧重描述“事物的本质倾向于”,比如某种弱点、错误或不良行为,如:He was prone to anger。
property['prɑ:p?rti]n。 性能;财产,所有物;所有权
例句 1。 All the ancient buildings are precious property of human beings for they record the historical changes。 所有的古代建筑都是人类的宝贵财富,因为它们记录着历史的变迁。
2。 There are some people who don't care about your property and they just want to make friends with you。 有一些人不关心你有多少财产,他们只是想和你交朋友而已。
3。 Metal's most distinguishing property is the electrical conductivity。 金属最显著的特性是其导电性。
同义 possession(n。 财产);ownership(n。 所有权)
quote[kwout]n。 引文;报价 v。 引用;报价
例句 1。 I will quote the author's words to support my view。 我将引用这位作者的话来支持我的观点。
2。 The author quotes public opinion to support the argument for the reform。 作者引用公众的意见来支持改革的观点。
同义 quotation(n。 引文);cite(v。 引用)
要点 cite和quote都有“引用”的意思,两者的区别是cite仅仅是提及,其目的是解释或说明一种观点或想法;quote则是完全复述别人所说的内容。
recognition[?rek?g'ni?n]n。 承认;认同;赏识
搭配 social recognition 社会认同
例句 1。 An international agency conferred an accreditation to this company in recognition of its sustainable practices。 一家国际机构为这家公司授予资格认证以认同他们可持续发展的职能。
2。 During the 20 years after the 1980s in China; it was the common recognition of Chinese people that China was growing at an unprecedented speed。 在20世纪80年代以后的20年里,中国人民普遍认识到,中国正以前所未有的速度发展。
3。 Many famous people have used their most valuable asset; which is not money; but their name recognition。 很多名人利用了他们的宝贵资产,这种资产不是金钱,而是他们的知名度。
同义 admission(n。 承认)
要点 recognition与admission都有“承认”的含义,但两者表达的意思略有不同:recognition指的是“认同,认可”,而admission则含有“准许”的含义,此外,admission作不可数名词时,还有“门票”的含义。
requirement[ri'kwai?rm?nt]n。 要求;必要条件;需要
例句 1。 To live; the most basic requirement is food; clothes and a place to stay。 为了生存,最基本的必需品是食物、衣服和一个住所。
2。 As for the challenge of the jobs; people in a new environment must work hard to learn new techniques and skills to catch up with the neents。 至于工作中遇到的挑战,处于新环境的人们必须努力学习新的技术和技巧,以应对即将到来的新要求。
3。 If a student chooses various subjects in his university study; and gains a breadth of knowledge; he will be more adaptable to the requirement of society and become suitable to many kinds of jobs。 如果一个学生选择在大学期间学习多种科目并掌握广泛的知识,他就会更能迎合社会的需求,并且变得更适于完成各种类型的工作。
reschedule[?ri:'ske?u:l]v。 重新计划,重订时间表
例句 1。 If the person I am eager to meet is not available at the moment; I can reschedule my agenda for him。 如果我想要见的人此刻没有空,我可以为他重新安排我的日程。
2。 The international conference had to be rescheduled as the consequence of several countries' absence。 由于有数个国家缺席,这次国际会议不得不重新安排时间。
resign[ri'zain]v。 辞职;放弃;顺从
搭配 resign from 从…辞职
例句 1。 Even though some people are unbelievably lucky enough to become manager when they are not qualified enough; they will be asked to resign in the near future because of their inability due to the lack of knowledge and experience。 即便有一些人足够幸运,在他们资格还不够的时候就成为了管理者,但在不久的将来他们也会被要求辞职,因为缺乏知识和经验导致他们无法胜任。
2。 When he was 18; he resigned himself to the fact that he can never be a first…class musician。 在他18岁那年,他就自认无法成为一名一流的音乐家。
resolve[ri'z?:lv]v。 解决;决议;分解 n。 决心;解决;决议
例句 1。 For the young people who don't know how to cook for themselves; eating at food stands resolved this problem。 对于那些不知道如何给自己做饭的年轻人而言,在小吃摊吃饭解决了这个问题。
2。 When watching films; we can get away from our problems for a while and sometimes movies show good methods to resolve the problems we are facing。 在看电影时,我们可以从自己的烦心事中逃离片刻,而且有时电影会展示解决我们所面临问题的好方法。
3。 Earth…based telescopes could resolve the objects on the lunar surface even though they are as small as a few hundred cubic meters。 地面望远镜能够分辨出月球表面的物体,即使这些物体只有几百立方米大。
同义 determine(v。 决定)
要点 determine和resolve都可以表示“决心”,但是determine主要表示“作出决定”,而后者则多强调“做某事的决心”,比如:I resolved to tell you the truth。 此外,resolve多表示“解决”,类似于find a solution to。。。。
responsibility[ri?spɑ:ns?'bil?ti]n。 责任,责任心;职责
例句 It is sure that these are new things that the older people are not very familiar with; so our young people have the responsibility to introduce what these new things are and how they work to the older people。 老年人对这些新鲜事物一定不是十分了解,因此我们年轻人有义务为老年人们介绍这些新事物是什么,以及它们是如何运作的。
responsible[ri'spɑ:ns?bl]a。 有责任感的,负责的;承担责任的
例句 1。 In the past decades; the computer was responsible for the changes of organizing information。 在过去的几十年里,计算机承担了改变信息组织方式的责任。
2。 There is no denying that he might be partly responsible for the problem。 不可否认,他可能对这个问题负有部分的责任。
routine[ru:'ti:n]n。 例行公事;惯例,常规 a。 例行的;常规的
例句 1。 A good co…worker should be adaptable to various kinds of tasks; and he or she won't be stubborn