mobility noun [uncountable]
1 the ability to move easily from one job, area, or social class to another 活动性，(个人或社会集团在阶级、职业及地区之间的)流动
social mobility 社会迁移
mobility of
There is greater mobility of labour (=movement of workers) between jobs and areas. 在不同工作和地区之间劳动力流动很大。
upward/downward mobility 向上/向下流动
jobs and opportunities for upward mobility 向上流动的工作和机会
2 the ability to move easily 行动的能力
It improves the strength and mobility of joints. 这个东西可以改善关节的力量和活动能力。
The key to the army’s effectiveness is its increased mobility. 军队高效的关键就在于其不断提高的行动能力。
mobility allowance British English (=money paid to sick or disabled people to help pay for transport) 对于病人或残疾人的补助
rental noun
1 [countable usually singular, uncountable] the money that you pay to use a car, television, or other machine over a period of time 租赁费
car/television/telephone etc rental
The price includes accommodation and car rental. 这笔费用包括住宿和汽车租赁。
Video rental is usually ￡3. 录像带租赁费用通常是3磅。
line rental British English (=the money that you pay to use a telephone line) 电话线租赁
2 [uncountable and countable] an arrangement to rent something for a period of time, or the act of doing this 租赁合同
rental contract/scheme/service etc
Could you sign the rental agreement? 你能在这个租赁合同上签字吗?
3 [countable] especially American English something that you rent, especially a house or car 租赁物品
companies that provide rentals 提供租赁物品的公司
expertise noun [uncountable]
special skills or knowledge in a particular subject, that you learn by experience or training专门知识，技能
technical/financial/medical etc expertise 技术/金融/医疗专长
What he’s bringing to the company is financial expertise. 他带给公司的是他的金融专长。
trainee engineers with varying degrees of computer expertise 培训生工程师具备多层次的电脑技能
expertise in
expertise in the management of hotels 管理饭店的专长
portray verb [transitive]
1 portray somebody/something as something
to describe or show someone or something in a particular way, according to your opinion of them 描写，展示
ￚ同义词 depict
Romantic artists portrayed nature as wild and powerful.
The President likes to portray himself as a friend of working people.
2 to describe or represent something or someone 刻画，描写
ￚsynonym depict
His most famous painting portrayed the death of Nelson.
Religion was portrayed in a negative way.
3 to act the part of a character in a play, film, or television programme 扮演
ￚsynonym play
She portrays a dancer in the hit film. 她在这部畅销电影中扮演一位舞蹈演员。
portrait noun [countable]
1 a painting, drawing, or photograph of a person 画像，照片，油画
a family portrait
portrait of
the artist’s portrait of his mother
She’s been commissioned to paint Jackson’s portrait.
2 a description or representation of something 描写
portrait of
a portrait of working life in America
bring something ↔ out phrasal verb
1 to make something easier to see, taste, notice etc 使某物更容易被看到、闻到或注意到
The spices really bring out the flavour of the meat.
Fatherhood seems to have brought out the caring side of him.
2 to produce something that will be sold to the public 制造出即将销售的产品
He’s bringing out a new album next month. They’ve brought out a new perfume called ’Desire’.
3 to take something out of a place 取出，拿出
Jenny opened the cupboard and brought out a couple of bottles.
film [uncountable and countable] the thin plastic used in a camera for taking photographs or recording moving pictures 胶片
I shot five rolls of film on vacation.
record/capture/preserve something on film
The whole incident was recorded on film.
commercial noun
1 [countable] an advertisement on television or radio电视或广播中的商业广告
a soap powder commercial
2 commercial break 在节目中插播的广告时间
the time when advertisements are broadcast during a television or radio programme
appeal noun
▶REQUEST◀
[countable] an urgent request for something important恳求，要求
appeal for
The police have issued a new appeal for information. 警方对于线索又发出了要求。
appeal to
All the organizations involved have sent urgent appeals to the government, asking for extra funding. 所有有关机构都向政府发出了紧急要求，要求政府提供额外的资金补助。
The girl’s family have made a public appeal for help to try and catch her killer. 这个女孩的家庭向公众提出恳求，希望得到公众的帮助试图抓到杀害的元凶。
appeal to somebody to do something
an appeal to the army to not use too much force 向军队发出要求，不要使用太多武力
▶REQUEST FOR MONEY◀
[countable] an attempt to persuade people to give money in order to help people who need something(为帮助别人而劝说人们筹募资金的)努力
The appeal has nearly reached its target of ￡100,000. 这个筹募资金的努力已经接近10万英镑的目标了。
The hospital has launched an appeal to raise money for new equipment. 这家医院为了要购置新设备而发出了筹措资金的要求。
