secret [ˈsiːkrit] n. 秘密
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A: Who is your new boyfriend?
B: It's a secret.
A:你的新男友是谁啊?
B:这是个秘密。
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effectiveness [iˈfektivnis] n. 成效,效力
【扩】effect 效果
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A: How is the effectiveness of it?
B: I'm sure it will help you a lot.
A:它的效力怎么样?
B:我可以肯定它能帮上你很大的忙。
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inquiry [inˈkwaiəri] n. 调查研究
【扩】investigation 调查研究 research 调查研究
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A: The inquiry has shown it's hopeful.
B: Let me have a look at the report.
A:调查研究显示有希望。
B:给我看看报告。
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positive [ˈpɔzətiv] adj. 确实的
process [ˈprəuses] n. 过程
patent [ˈpeitənt] n. 专利;v. 得到专利权
【派】patently 明显地,公然地
【扩】monopoly 专利权
【搭】apply for the patent 申请专利
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A: Have you applied for the patent?
B: The patent is under handling.
A:你申请专利了吗?
B:专利还在办理。
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A: This is my latest invention.
B: Can you get a patent?
A:这是我的最新发明。
B:能取得专利权吗?
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agent [ˈeidʒənt] n. 情报人员
secrecy
/ˈsiːkrəsi/noun [抽象名词] 秘密,保密
They were sworn to secrecy. 他们被要求发誓保密。
effectiveness
/ɪˈfektɪvnəs/noun [抽象名词] 有效性,效力
But on the general effectiveness of the social cure, Rosenberg is less persuasive. 但是在社会疗法的普遍有效性的问题上,罗森博格反倒没有那么令人信服。
inquiry
🇬🇧/ɪnˈkwaɪəri/ 🇺🇸/ˈɪnkwəri; ɪnˈkwaɪəri/noun [具体名词] 询问,疑问;调查,审查; 探查,探询
He made some inquiries and discovered she had gone to Connecticut. 他询问了一番,发现她已去了康涅狄格州。
positive
🇬🇧/ˈpɒzətɪv/ 🇺🇸/ˈpɑːzətɪv/adjective [原级] 乐观的,有信心的;积极的,建设性的;良好的,有助益的;赞成的,支持的;确信的,肯定的;完全的,绝对的;证据确凿的,明确的;阳性的;正数的,大于零的;正电的,正极的;(摄影)正片的,正像的;(语法)(形容词,副词)原级的;(主哲)实证的,实在的;(占星)(风宫,火宫)积极的
You really must try to start thinking positively. 你真得开始努力地积极思考问题。
noun [抽象名词] 优势,优点;阳性结果;正片;正极,阳极;正数;(语法)原级形容词,原级副词
The positive in a situation is the good and pleasant aspects of it. 积极面 He prefers to focus on the positive. 他更愿意关注积极面。
process
🇬🇧/ˈprəʊses/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːses/noun [专属名词] 步骤,程序;(自然或偶然的)变化过程;(为达到某目标的)过程,进程;制作方法,加工方法;<法律>传票;(生,剖)端突,突起
There was total agreement to start the peace process as soon as possible. 全体同意尽快启动和平进程。
adjective [原级] (印刷)三原色的,三色版的; 经过特殊加工的;照相板的
You have to let us struggle for ourselves, even if we must die in the process. 你得让我们自己去奋斗,即使在此过程中我们必须死亡。
verb [vt. 及物动词] (用化学物品或机器)处理,加工;审核,受理(正式文件或请求);(计算机)处理(数据);冲洗(照片);加工(食品);<正式>列队行进;把(头发)弄成直发
Patients took more than two hours to be processed through the department. 病人们花了两个多小时才走完那个科室程序。
patent
🇬🇧/ˈpeɪt(ə)nt/ 🇺🇸/ˈpæt(ə)nt/noun [抽象名词] 专利(权),专利证书;专利发明
He held a number of patents for his many innovations. 他为他的许多革新申请了几项专利。
adjective [原级] 受专利保护的,专利的;专利生产的,专利经销的;显而易见的,赤裸裸的;(寄生虫感染)明显的,显著的;(脉管、导管或孔)开放的,不闭合的
You use patent to describe something, especially something bad, in order to indicate in an emphatic way that you think its nature or existence is clear and obvious. 显而易见的
verb [vt. 及物动词] 获得…的专利权;授予专利
If you patent something, you obtain a patent for it. 得到…专利
agent
/ˈeɪdʒənt/noun [专属名词] 代理人,代理商;(艺术界的)经纪人;间谍,特工;原动力,动因;剂;(语法)施动者;(美国某些政府部门的)官员
An agent in the arts world is a person who gets work for an actor or musician, or who sells the work of a writer to publishers. (艺术界的) 经纪人