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AUTO INSURANCE ɔ toʊ ɪnˈʃʊər əns

Noun

  • insurance which covers automobile accidents, including medical costs and damage to automobile and property.
Example Sentence: Because of an accident last year, my auto insurance premiums have doubled.
 

MONUMENT mɒnyəmənt

Noun

  • a statue or structure built to remember a person or an event.
Example Sentence: The Taj Mahal was built by an emperor in memory of his wife. It is a monument to eternal love.

 

 

CEMENT RELATIONS sɪˈmɛnt rɪˈleɪʃəns

Phrase

  • to make a relationship stronger.
Example Sentence: The week long team building really cemented relations in the group.
 

知识产权
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ɪntlɛktʃuəlprɒpərti

名词

  • 东西有人创建具有价值，ESP。 音乐，美术，文字等。
例句： 设计者声称，她的知识产权受到侵犯。
 

SURPLUS sɜrplʌs

Noun

  • extra money that was not spent.
Example Sentence: The surplus is due to the falling energy costs.
 

CLINCH klɪntʃ

Verb

  • to successfully close a difficult business deal.
Example Sentence: After 5 hours of negotiating, they finally clinched a deal.
 

PERK pɜrk

Noun

  • an added benefit of something, especially a job.
Example Sentence: The company car is just one of the perks of my new job.
 

CONSIGNMENT kənˈsaɪnmənt

Noun

  • a certain amount of deliverable products.
Example Sentence: The consignment of goods from Belgium is delayed.
 

取消
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kɔlɔf

动词短语

  • 取消。
例句： 我们已经决定取消周五的会议。
 

GET AT gɛt æt

Phrasal Verb

  • to say indirectly.
Example Sentence: What are you getting at, Andy? Do you think I was wrong to tell her?
 

SUBORDINATE səˈbɔrdnˌeɪt

Noun

  • somebody who is in a lower position than somebody else in an organisation.
Example Sentence: He was accused of abusing his subordinates.
 

DIVERSIFY dɪˈvɜrsəˌfaɪ

Verb

  • to start providing more varied products or services.
Example Sentence: Farmers are being encouraged to diversify in order to survive.
 

威胁
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/θret/

名词

  • 一种可能性，即在一个计算机系统的弱点就可能受到攻击和计算机损害
例句： 周围有许多威胁 ，如病毒，蠕虫和特洛伊木马。
请确保您的计算机得到充分的保护。 垃圾邮件可能包含安全的威胁 ，所以不要打开。
 

职业暂休
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/kərɪərbreɪk/

短语

  • 当一个人的时间选择不至有例如一份工作，因为他们想旅行或照顾子女
例句： 苏珊是采取暂停工作 ，以把孩子照顾她年轻。
我正在休息的事业 ，所以我可以周游世界。
 
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