ￚsynonym legendary
sacred adjective
1relating to a god or religion
a sacred vow the miraculous powers of sacred relics Certain animals were considered sacred.
sacred to
The land is sacred to these tribesmen.
2 very important or greatly respected
Human life is sacred.
sacred to
Few things were sacred to Henry, but local history was one of them.
He had no respect for everything I held sacred.
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collaborate [intransitive]
1 to work together with a person or group in order to achieve something, especially in science or art
collaborate on
The two nations are collaborating on several satellite projects.
collaborate with
During the late seventies, he collaborated with the legendary Muddy Waters.
collaborate to do something
Researchers are collaborating to develop the vaccine.
collaborate in (doing) something
Elephants collaborate in looking after their young.
2 to help a country that your country is fighting a war with, especially one that has taken control of your country
collaborate with
Vigilantes began combing the city for anyone known to have collaborated with the enemy.
oscillator 振动器
incorporated adjective Inc
used after the name of a company in the US to show that it has become a corporation
ￚsee also limited
stream noun [countable]
▶SMALL RIVER◀
a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river
▶CONTINUOUS SERIES◀
a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects, etc
stream of
a stream of traffic
a stream of abuse
steady/constant/endless etc stream
A steady stream of visitors came to the house.
▶AIR/WATER◀
a flow of water, air, smoke etc, or the direction in which it is flowing
A stream of cold air rushed through the open door.
ￚsee also Gulf Stream, jet stream
4 come on stream
especially British English to start working or producing something
The new factory will come on stream at the end of the year.
debut verb
1 [intransitive] to appear in public or become available for the first time
The show will debut next Monday at 8.00pm.
2 [transitive] to introduce a product to the public for the first time
ￚsee also release ￚsynonym launch
Ralph Lauren debuted his autumn collection in Paris last week.
proxy noun 代理权，代表权，代理人，代表人，委托书，代理投票
1 by proxy
if you do something by proxy, you arrange for someone else to do it for you
You can vote by proxy.
2 [uncountable and countable] someone who you choose to represent you, especially to vote for you
proxy for
a husband acting as proxy for his wife
3 [countable + for] formal something used to represent something else that you want to measure
proxy 2 adjective [only before noun] involving the use of a proxy
a proxy vote
spill over phrasal verb
if a problem or bad situation spills over, it spreads and begins to affect other places, people etc
spill over into
The conflict might spill over into neighbouring towns.
succeed verb
1[intransitive] to do what you tried or wanted to do
4 [intransitive and transitive]to be the next person to take a position or job after someone else
succeed somebody as something
Reeves will succeed Segal as Speaker of the House.
succeed somebody to the throne (=to be the next king or queen after someone else) Who will succeed him to the throne?
5 [transitive] to come after or replace something else, especially another product
This car is intended to succeed the popular Fiesta.
step down phrasal verb
to leave your job or official position, because you want to or because you think you should
Morris should step aside until the investigation is completed.
step down as
Eve Johnson has stepped down as chairperson.
step down from
He was forced to step down from his post.
Homework
1.
u Your Managing Director has decided that the company’s website should be improved and has asked you to consider ways of going about this.
u Write a proposal for the Managing Director:
· summarizing the strengths and weaknesses of the current website
· suggesting new services and information to be improved through the website
· explaining the benefits the improvements would bring.
u Write 200-250 words.
go about phrasal verb
1 go about something
to start to do something 开始做某事
I want to learn German but I don’t know the best way to go about it. 我想学德语，但是我不知道以什么方式开始学习。
go about doing something
The leaflet tells you how to go about making a will. 这个宣传页告诉你如何开始书写遗嘱。
2 go about something
to do something in the way that you usually do 以你经常做的方式做事情
The villagers were going about their business as usual. 村民像往常一样经营着自己的生意。
2.
Ÿ The graph below shows the sales of your product in your three major international markets in the period between June 1994 and January 1997. A new marketing strategy was introduced in June 1995.
Ÿ Using the information from the graph, write a short report on changes that occurred during the period June 1994 to January 1997.
Ÿ Write about 120 words on your Answer Sheet.
