surveillance noun [uncountable]
1 when the police, army, etc watch a person or place carefully because they may be connected with criminal activities 监控
surveillance of
24-hour surveillance of the building 大楼24小时的监控
under surveillance
They were under constant close surveillance day and night.
The suspects were kept under surveillance.
electronic surveillance equipment 电子监控设备
2 when doctors, health departments etc watch an ill person or watch the development of a disease in a population 大夫、健康机构对病人或病情的监控
under surveillance
Diane was placed under psychiatric surveillance.
disgruntled adj. annoyed or disappointed, especially because things have not happened in the way that you wanted 不满的，不高兴的
a disgruntled client
bug n. [countable] a small piece of electronic equipment for listening secretly to other people’s conversations 窃听器
tender noun [countable]
1 especially British English a formal statement of the price you would charge for doing a job or providing goods or services标书
American Equivalent: bid
Our bid was the lowest tender.
put something out to tender British English
(=to ask different companies to say how much they will charge for doing a particular job) 招标
The contract for building the houses will be put out to tender.
--- call for/invite tenders 招标
--- put in/make/submit a tender for sth 投票
tender verb
1 [transitive] formal to formally offer or show something to someone 正式地给某人提供或展示某物
As company secretary, you must tender the proposal. 作为公司秘书，你必须提供建议书。
tender something to somebody
The seller has the right to keep the goods until payment is tendered to him. 销售人员有权保留物品直到货款给他为止。
Minton tendered her resignation on Friday.
2 [intransitive] British English to make a formal offer to do a job or provide goods or services for a particular price投标
American Equivalent: bid
tender for
We are unable to tender competitively for the contract.
foul play an action that is dishonest, unfair, or illegal, especially one that happens during a sports game
leak verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] if a container, pipe, roof etc leaks, or if it leaks gas, liquid etc, there is a small hole or crack in it that lets gas or liquid flow through 泄漏
The roof is leaking in several places. 屋顶有好几处泄漏。
A tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Scotland. 油罐在苏格兰海岸泄漏。
2 [transitive] to deliberately give secret information to a newspaper, television company etc 将秘密泄露给报纸、电视台
The report’s findings had been leaked.
leak something to somebody
civil servants who leak information to the press
grudge noun [countable]
1 a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past不满，积怨
grudge against
Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her? 是不是有人对她怀有积怨?
Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges. 怀有积怨
I’m not harbouring some secret grudge against you.
It could be the work of someone with a grudge against the company.
You let nasty little personal grudges creep in.
precaution noun [countable usually plural]
something you do in order to prevent something dangerous or unpleasant from happening 预防措施
Fire precautions were neglected. 他们忽略了防火措施。
as a precaution
The traffic barriers were put there as a safety precaution. 交通隔离栏作为安全措施被安放在那里。
precaution against
Save your work often as a precaution against computer failure. 在电脑上工作要经常保存文件以防电脑出故障。
wise/sensible precaution 明智的预防措施
The trails are well marked, but carrying a map is a wise precaution. 虽然路线已经被明确地标出来了，但是带上张地图以防万一也是应该的。
Vets took precautions to prevent the spread of the disease. 兽医大夫采取预防措施防止疾病的传播。
take the precaution of doing something
I took the precaution of insuring my camera. 我将相机投保以防意外发生。
devise verb [transitive] to plan or invent a new way of doing something发明，策划
She devised a method for quicker communications between offices. 她发明了一种快速在办公室之间交流的方法。
shred verb[transitive]
past tense and past participle shredded present participle shredding
1 to cut or tear something into small thin pieces撕碎，切碎
Coleslaw is made with shredded cabbage.
2 to put a document into a shredder 用碎纸机切碎
Carlson was collecting messages, reading them, then shredding them.
perpetrate verb [transitive] formal
to do something that is morally wrong or illegal 犯罪，做(在道德上的)错事
Who could have perpetrated such a dreadful crime? 谁能犯下如此令人发指的罪行?
