extension ▶TELEPHONE◀ [countable]
a) one of many telephone lines connected to a central system in a large building, which all have different numbers 分机
Can I have extension 316, please? 你能帮我接316分机吗?
Do you know Mr Brown’s extension number? 你找到布朗先生的分机号码吗?
b) one of the telephones in a house that all have the same number 家庭中一部电话在各个房间串成的分机
deduction noun [uncountable and countable]
1 the process of using the knowledge or information you have in order to understand something or form an opinion, or the opinion that you form 演绎，推论
Children will soon make deductions about the meaning of a word. 孩子们很快就可以通过推论知道这个单词的意思。
2 the process of taking away an amount from a total, or the amount that is taken away 减去
After deductions for tax etc, your salary is about ￡700 a month. 扣完税后，你的薪水是每个月700英镑。
work out phrasal verb
▶CALCULATE◀
work something ↔ out
to calculate an answer, amount, price etc 计算出
See if you can work this bill out. 看看你能不能把这个帐单算出结果来。
work out how much/how many etc
We’ll have to work out how much food we’ll need for the party. 我们应该估算一下这次聚会我们需要准备多少食物。
▶COST◀
if a cost or amount works out at a particular figure, it is found to be that much when you calculate it 算出…. 结果
work out at/to ￡10/$500 etc
The bill works out at ￡15 each. 这个帐单的总额为15英镑。
work out expensive/cheap etc (=be expensive or cheap) 计算后昂贵/便宜
If we go by taxi, it’s going to work out very expensive. 如果我们打车去，那么我们会花很多钱的。
adjacent adj. 临近的，毗连的
a room, building, piece of land etc that is adjacent to something is next to it
e.g. We stayed in adjacent rooms.
adjacent to
e.g. the building adjacent to the library
for future reference
something kept for future reference is kept in order to be used or looked at in the future 为日后参考
come across phrasal verb
1 come across somebody/something
to meet, find, or discover someone or something by chance 碰到，发现
I came across an old diary in her desk. 我在她的办公桌上看到了一个老的日记本。
I’ve never come across anyone quite like her before. 我以前从未见过像她一样的人。
Explaining d
Comparing c
Emphasising a
Contrasting e
Exemplifying b
3.
(1) B (2) E (3) A (4) F
divulge verb [transitive] formal
to give someone information that should be secret泄露(秘密等)
ￚsynonym reveal
divulge information/secrets/details etc (to somebody)
It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees.
divulge that
Clare divulged that she was recovering from a nervous breakdown.
divulge what/where etc
The Pentagon refused to divulge what type of plane it was.
discreet adjective
1 careful about what you say or do, so that you do not offend, upset, or embarrass people or tell secrets(言行)谨慎地，慎言地
ￚopposite indiscreet
He assured her that he would be discreet.
ￚdiscreetly adverb
navigate v.
1 [intransitive and transitive] to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another 找路
e.g. I’ll drive, you take the map and navigate. 我开车，你拿着地图找路。
e.g. Early explorers used to navigate by the stars . 早期的探险者是靠星星找路的。
navigate your way through/to/around something
We managed to navigate our way through the forest. 我们试图在森林里找到我们的出路。
2 [intransitive and transitive] to understand or deal with something complicated 理解或解决复杂的问题
A solicitor will help you navigate the complex legal system. 律师会帮助你解决这个复杂的法律问题。
navigate through
I am currently trying to navigate through a whole stack of information on the subject.
3 [transitive] to sail along a river or other area of water 航海
The river is too dangerous to navigate. 这条河太危险了，不能在里面航海。
4 [intransitive and transitive] to find your way around on a particular website, or to move from one website to another 在网站里搜寻
The magazine’s website is easy to navigate. 这份杂志的网站很容易浏览到所需信息。
contribute to v. 投稿，撰稿
to write articles, stories, poems etc for a newspaper or magazine
e.g. one of several authors contributing to the book
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