2014年12月25日 星期四

English vocabulary note week 7

1.        access  [ˈæksɛs]
Definition: entrance, approach, etc.
For example: How does a private pilot get access to the airways.
2.        account [əˈkaʊnt]
Definition: deposit, reason, view…as…, and so on.
For example: You have to take capital appreciation of the property into account.
3.        accurate [ˈækjərɪt]
Definition: correct, exact, etc.
For example: Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but dull.
4.        acquisition [ˌækwɪˈzɪʃən]
Definition: gain something, purchase something, etc.
For example: How did you go about making this marvelous acquisition then?
5.        active  [ˈæktɪv]
Definition: energetic, swift, effective
For example: His daughter was very active and noisy in the mornings.
6.        accept [ækˈsɛpt]
Definition: agree, think something okay
For example: He would have to accept it, there was no other way.
7.        achieve  [əˈtʃiv]
Definition: gain, acquire, success, come true, finish
For example: Car firms are desperate to achieve economic scale.
8.        acknowledgement [əkˈnɑ:lɪdʒ]
Definition: accept, greet, thank, inform
For example: You have to acknowledge that we live in a racist society.
9.        actually [ˈæktʃuəli]
Definition: in fact, exact,
For example: They actually moved down from upstairs because the rent’s too expensive.
10.    deliver [dɪˈlɪvɚ]
Definition: sent
For example: I have orders to deliver it to John personally.
11.    deposit [dɪˈpɑ:zɪt]
Definition: account, savings, settle down
For example: The undersigned buyers agree to pay a 5000 pound deposit.
12.    demonstrate  [ˈdɛmənˌstret]
Definition: prove, indicate, exhibit, parade
For example: These designs demonstrate her unerring eye for color and detail.
13.    demand [dɪˈmænd]
Definition: ask, need, summon, question, acquire, please, seek
For example: The demand to see her work is much greater than expected.
14.    decline  [dɪˈklaɪn]
Definition: go down, worsen, refuse
For example: He criticized the government for failing to halt economic decline.
15.    despite [dɪˈspaɪt]
Definition: neglect, ignore, not care, insult, refuse
For example: Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
16.    description [dɪˈskrɪpʃən]
Definition: kind, category, genre, account, portray
For example: Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted.
17.    determine [dɪˈtɜ:rmɪn]
Definition: decide, ensure, finish, make certain
For example: The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future.
18.    default  [dɪˈfɔlt]
Definition: abandon, finish,
For example: His car was repossessed because of default of monthly installment.
19.    discipline  [ˈdɪsəplɪn]
Definition: train, make it order, subject, good behavior
For example: Hospital discipline was broken, Amy would have to explain herself.
20.    distinct [dɪˈstɪŋkt]
Definition: obviously, clearly, excellent, unusual, certainly, differently
For example: The lighthouse beam was quite distinct in the gathering dust.
21.    dimension [dɪˈmɛnʃən, daɪ-]
Definition: size, range, degree, shape
For example: This adds a new dimension to our work.
22.    direct [dɪˈrɛkt]
Definition: straight, point, manage
For example: The minister denied there was a direct connection between the two issues.
23.    dispute [dɪˈspjut]
Definition: debate, quarrel, suspect, compete, contradict
For example: They agreed to try to settle their depute by negotiation.
24.    difficult [ˈdɪfɪkəlt]
Definition: hard
For example: I have a fair idea of how things can be.
25.    distribution [ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən]
Definition: share
For example: The cocaine was ready for distribution.


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