▶USEFUL QUALITY OR ABILITY◀
[countable] a particular quality or ability that gives someone or something an advantage 优势，强项
ￚ反义词 weakness
Her main strength is her critical thinking ability. 她的优点在于她敏锐的思考能力。
strength of
The great strength of our plan lies in its simplicity. 我们计划的优势就在于简单。
Be aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. 注意你的优势和劣势。
chance noun
▶POSSIBILITY◀
[uncountable and countable] how possible or likely it is that something will happen, especially something that you want 可能性
There’s always the chance that something will go wrong.
chance of
What are the team’s chances of success?
She has a good chance of a successful recovery.
There is little chance of her being found alive.
The day will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain later tonight.
He gave the show a fifty-fifty chance of survival.
It was a million to one chance, but it had happened. 这只有万分之一的可能性，但还是发生了。
▶OPPORTUNITY◀ [countable]
a time or situation which you can use to do something that you want to do 机会
ￚ同义词 opportunity
grab the chance/jump at the chance (=eagerly and quickly use an opportunity) 抓住机会
If someone invited me over to Florida, I’d jump at the chance.如果有人邀请我去弗洛里达万，我会马上答应。
a chance of a lifetime/a chance in a million (=a chance that you are very unlikely to have again) 极少能碰到的机会，千载难逢的机会
I couldn’t pass up going to Japan; it was a chance in a million. 我决不能错误去日本的机会，这是千载难逢的好机会。
▶RISK◀
take a chance
to do something that involves risks 冒险
The rope might break, but that’s a chance we’ll have to take.
After losing $20,000 on my last business venture, I’m not taking any chances this time. 在我上次生意损失了2万元后，这次我不再冒险了。
take a chance on
He was taking a chance on a relatively new young actor. 他冒险启用一名年轻演员。
profile noun [countable]
▶HEAD◀
a side view of someone’s head 侧面像
Dani has a lovely profile.
in profile
I only saw her face in profile.
▶DESCRIPTION◀
a short description that gives important details about a person, a group of people, or a place 人物简介
a job profile 工作职责描述
profile of
a short profile of the actor
3 high profile
something that is high profile is noticed by many people or gets a lot of attention 引人注目
Jack runs a department with a high public profile. 杰克经营一家在公众中知名度很高的商店。
The star has a high profile in Britain. 这位明星在英国知名度很高。
4 keep a low profile
to behave quietly and avoid doing things that will make people notice you 保持低调
5 raise somebody’s profile
if a person or an organization raises its profile, it gets more attention from the public 提升知名度
an advertising campaign designed to raise the bank’s profile 一次旨在提升这家银行知名度的广告
rarity noun
plural rarities
1 be a rarity
to not happen or exist very often稀有，罕见
Visitors were a rarity in the village.几乎没有游客到这个村庄。
2 [countable] something that is valuable or interesting because it is rare稀罕的东西
Some of these plants are national rarities.
3 [uncountable] the quality of being rare 稀有
Such stamps are expensive because of their rarity. 由于这些邮票稀有，所以价格昂贵。
end user noun [countable] the person who uses a particular product, rather than the people who make or develop it 终端用户
commitment noun
