▶COMMUNICATION◀ [uncountable] communication with a person, organization, country etc 联系
contact with/between
be/get/stay/keep in contact (with somebody)
We stay in contact by email. 我们靠互发电子邮件保持联系。
We’d like to make contact with other schools in the area. 我们希望与本地区的其他学校保持联系。
The children lost contact with their families (=they no longer see them because they do not know where to find them). 孩子们与家里人失去了联系。
face-to-face/social/personal contact (=talking to someone who is with you)
▶PERSON◀ [countable usually plural] a person you know who may be able to help or advise you 熟人， 商业伙伴
He has a lot of contacts in the media. 他在媒体中有很多朋友。
a worldwide network of contacts 广泛的朋友圈
business/personal contacts 商业伙伴/私人的朋友
contact verb [transitive]
to write to or telephone someone 写信或打电话联系某人
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries. 如果你有任何疑问，请不要犹豫与我联系。
fire somebody ↔ up phrasal verb
to make someone become very excited, interested, or angry 使某人非常兴奋、感兴趣，或愤怒
It was alarming the way she got so fired up about small things. 她对于小事情如此兴奋不已的方式令人担忧。
park verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] to put a car or other vehicle in a particular place for a period of time 停车
You can’t park here - it’s private property. I couldn’t find anywhere to park.
She parked the car on the drive.
a line of parked cars
2 [transitive] spoken to put something in a particular place for a period of time, especially in a way that annoys someone 口语表达：把某物放在令别人厌烦的地方
park something on/in etc something
He parked a load of papers on my desk.
3 park yourself
informal to sit down in a particular place, especially with the intention of staying a long time 坐很长时间
park yourself on/in etc
Connie parked herself on the sofa.
engage verb formal
1 [intransitive always + preposition] to be doing or to become involved in an activity 参加
engage in/on/upon
2 [transitive] to attract someone’s attention and keep them interested 吸引某人的注意力
engage somebody’s interest/attention
The toy didn’t engage her interest for long.
engage somebody in conversation (=start talking to them)
3 [transitive] formal to employ someone to do a particular job 雇用
engage somebody to do something
Her father engaged a tutor to improve her maths.
engage somebody as something
We’d be able to engage local people as volunteers.
gusto 津津有味，兴致勃勃
---if you do something with gusto, you do it with a lot of eagerness and energy
e.g. They sang hymns with great gusto. 他们用充沛的精力唱着圣歌。
hymn n.赞美诗, 圣歌
shrewd adjective敏锐的，机灵的，精明的，伶俐的，狡猾的
1 good at judging what people or situations are really like
Malcolm is a shrewd and realistic businessman. ….是一位既精明又现实的商人。
She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible. 她非常敏锐，猜得出谁负责。
2 well judged and likely to be right
a shrewd decision 一个聪明的决定
Bridget has a shrewd idea of what will sell. …对于卖什么总是有敏锐的判断。
ￚshrewdly adverb
’Something tells me you’ve already decided,’ he said shrewdly. “有种感觉告诉我，你已经做出决定了，”他说得很机敏。
ￚshrewdness noun [uncountable]
warrant verb [transitive]
1 to need or deserve 需要，值得
This tiny crowd does not warrant such a large police presence. 这一小群聚集的群众不需要大量警力介入。
warrant attention/consideration etc
Another area that warrants attention is that of funding for universities. 另一个值得注意的领域就是向高校提供资金。
2 to promise that something is true 保证某事正确
warrant that
The Author hereby warrants that the Publisher is the owner of the copyright. 作者就此保证出版商是该书版权的所有者。
3 I’ll warrant (you)
old-fashioned used to tell someone that you are sure about something
warrant (that)
I’ll warrant we won’t see him again.
dismiss verb [transitive]
1 to refuse to consider someone’s idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important 不再考虑，拒绝考虑，不接受，抛弃
The government has dismissed criticisms that the country’s health policy is a mess. 该国政府不接受人们关于卫生政策混乱不堪的批评意见。
dismiss something as something
He just laughed and dismissed my proposal as unrealistic. 他对我的提议一笑了之，说我的提议不切合实际。
2 to remove someone from their job 解雇
ￚ同义词 fire, sack
dismiss somebody from something
Bryant was unfairly dismissed from his post. …被不公正地剥夺了工作的权利。
dismiss somebody for something
Employees can be dismissed for sending obscene emails. 员工可能会由于发送粗俗的电子邮件而被解雇。
3 formal to tell someone that they are allowed to go, or are no longer needed 下课
The class will be dismissed early today. 今天的课程会早点结束。
4 if a judge dismisses a court case, he or she stops it from continuing 驳回，不受理
The case was dismissed owing to lack of evidence. 这个案件由于缺乏证据而被驳回。
dismissal noun
[uncountable and countable] when someone is removed from their job 解雇
Wilson was claiming compensation for unfair dismissal. 威尔森就不公正的被解雇而提出索赔。
No dismissals have been announced yet. 目前还没有宣布解雇人员名单。
content adjective [not before noun]
1 happy and satisfied 满族的，满意的
Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content.
content with
We’ll be content with a respectable result in tomorrow’s match.
2 content (for somebody) to do something
willing to do or accept something, rather than doing more
She sat quietly, content to watch him working. 她安静地坐在那里，心满意足地看着他工作。
He seemed quite content to let Steve do the talking. 他看上去对于让史蒂夫讲话非常高兴。
Dr Belson had been more than content for them to deal with any difficulties. 贝尔森博士对于让他们处理苦难感到相当地满意。
3 not content with something
used to emphasize that someone wants or does more than something
Not content with her new car, Selina now wants a bike for trips into the city centre. …对于自己的新车并不满意，她现在想要一辆自行车进城。
keep your head down
to try to avoid being noticed or getting involved in something 避免引人注目，卷进事情中
Do what you’re told and keep your head down. 按照别人告诉你的去做，避免引起别人的注意。
volunteer verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] to offer to do something without expecting any reward, often something that other people do not want to do 志愿做某事
volunteer to do something
Helen volunteered to have Thanksgiving at her house this year.
volunteer for
Sidcup volunteered for guard duty.
I volunteered my services as a driver.
2 [transitive] to tell someone something without being asked 主动告诉别人
Michael volunteered the information before I had a chance to ask. 在我还没有找到合适机会开口问的时候，米舍尔就主动把情况告诉了我。
3 [intransitive] to offer to join the army, navy, or airforce 志愿参军
When war broke out, my father volunteered immediately.
other than
apart from a particular person or thing 除此以外
ￚsynonym except
The truth was known to no one other than herself. 除了她自己知道，别人一无所知。
He doesn’t eat pork, but other than that he’ll eat just about anything. 他不吃猪肉，但是除了猪肉他什么都吃。
mark somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
to write something down, especially in order to keep a record 记录下来
Mark down everything you eat on your daily chart. 在每日表格上记录下你吃的每一样东西。
mark somebody/something down as something
The teacher marked him down as absent. 这位老师把他作为缺席者记下来。
restore verb [transitive]
▶FORMER SITUATION◀
to make something return to its former state or condition 修复
restore something to something
The government promises to restore the economy to full strength. 政府承诺要将经济完全复兴起来。
She was hoping that the Mediterranean climate would restore her to full health. 她希望地中海的气候能够将她恢复到完全健康的状态。
The National Guard was called in to restore order (=make people stop fighting and breaking the law) when riots broke out. 当骚乱爆发时，国家护卫队的士兵们就被叫来恢复秩序。
initiatives to restore peace in the Middle East 有关恢复中东地区和平的提议
restore (diplomatic) relations with somebody 修复与某人的关系
Vietnam restored diplomatic relations with South Korea on December 22.
restore somebody’s sight/hearing (=make someone who cannot hear or who is blind, hear or see again) 修复某人的视觉/听觉
▶POSITIVE FEELING◀
to bring back a positive feeling that a person or a group of people felt before 唤醒
measures aimed at restoring public confidence in the education system 旨在唤醒公众对教育体系信心的措施
▶REPAIR◀
to repair an old building, piece of furniture, or painting etc so that it is in its original condition 修复
The church was carefully restored after the war.
a Victorian fireplace restored to its former glory
▶GIVE SOMETHING BACK◀
formal to give back to someone something that was lost or taken from them 归还
ￚsynonym return
restore something to somebody
The treaty restored Okinawa to Japan.
▶BRING BACK A LAW◀
to bring back a law, tax, right etc 重新恢复一项法律，税收，权利
a campaign to restore the death penalty 一场恢复死刑法律的游行
intrinsic adjective
being part of the nature or character of someone or something 内在的，本质的，固有的
the intrinsic interest of the subject 这个学科内在的兴趣
intrinsic nature/quality/value/property of something
There is nothing in the intrinsic nature of the work that makes it more suitable for women. 这份工作，从本身性质而言，没有一点适合妇女从事。
intrinsic to
Flexibility is intrinsic to creative management. 灵活是创新管理层的本质体现。
ￚintrinsically adverb
Science is seen as intrinsically good. 科学本身被认为是好的。
enrich verb [transitive]
1 to improve the quality of something, especially by adding things to it 改善，使丰富
Add fertilizer to enrich the soil. 添加肥料让土壤肥沃。
Education can greatly enrich your life. 教育可以在很大程度上改善你的生活。
2 to make someone richer 使某人更富有
ￚenrichment noun [uncountable]
curriculum enrichment 丰富课程
ￚenriched adjective
rotation noun
[uncountable] the practice of regularly changing the thing that is being used or done, or the person who does a particular job 经常变换
job rotation工作轮换
in rotation
Three plays will be performed in rotation during the drama festival. 在戏剧节期间，三部演出将会轮换表演。
ￚrotational adjective
job-sharing noun [uncountable]
an arrangement by which two people both work part-time doing the same job 兼职工作的两个人共同分担完成一份工作
ￚjobshare noun [countable]
ￚjobshare verb [intransitive]
assault course noun [countable] British English
an area of land with special equipment to climb, jump over, run through etc that is used for developing physical strength, especially by soldiers
market forces noun [plural]
the way that the behaviour of buyers and sellers affects the levels of prices and wages, without any influence from the government 市场力量、市场动力(包括原材料和商品的供应、顾客所需数量等影响商品价格、分销和销售方式等多种因素)
predatory
1a predatory animal kills and eats other animals for food (动物或其习性)已捕食其他动物为主的，食肉的
2 trying to use someone’s weakness to get advantages for yourself - used to show disapproval掠夺成性的;故意破坏的，
predatory pricing
astute 敏锐的，精明的
---able to understand situations or behaviour very well and very quickly, especially so that you can get an advantage for yourself
