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accompany

v.

go with 陪伴,陪同

anchor

v.

(cause to) be fixed firmly把…系住,使固定,扎根

appendage

n.

sth. added, joined to sth., esp. sth. larger附属物,附加物

assume

v.

take up, undertake承担,担任

bureau

n.

government or municipal department or office局,办事处

caretaker

n.

a person who looks after a large building看门人,看管人

census

n.

official counting of all the people in a country人口普查,统计

community

n.

the people living in one place, district or country, considered as a whole社区,社会

corporate

a.

of or belonging to a corporation公司的,法人的

crucial

a.

decisive, critical至关重要的,决定性的

 

derive

v.

get, obtain 取得,得到

ego

n.

individual's perception or experience of oneself自我,自己,自尊

emotionality

n.

strong feelings激情

executive

a.

Having authority to carry out decisions, laws, decrees, etc. 执行的,行政的

fiscal

a.

of public revenue国库的,(政府)财政的

identity

n.

who sb. is, what sth. is身份,个性,特性

 

outnumber

v.

be greater in number than在数量上超过

outplacement

n.

re-employment再就业

percentage

n.

rate or number per cent百分比,百分率

pill

n.

small ball of medicine for swallowing whole药丸

pose

v.

put forward for discussion提出讨论

 

relocate

v.

move to a new place重新安置,使安置于新地点

 

renaissance

n.

revival of art and literature(文学、艺术等的)复兴,再生

secure

a.

free from anxiety, dependable安全的,可靠的,牢固的

spouse

n.

husband or wife配偶

swallow

v.

cause or allow to go down the throat吞,咽

trail

v.

follow the tracks of跟踪,追踪

transfer

v.

change position, move转移,调动

trash

n.

rubbish, refuse垃圾,废物

ultimately

ad.

finally, in the end最后地,最终地

uproot

v.

pull up with the roots连根拔起,根除

wince

v.

move suddenly, ( as if) drawing the body away from sth. unpleasant 畏缩,退缩

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