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
noun [抽象名词]秘密，保密 - They were sworn to secrecy.
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.
| inquiry / enquiry 调查，查问（美式英式拼写差异，含义相同） | They launched an inquiry into the accident. 他们就这起事故展开了调查。 |
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| on-the-spot inquiry 现场调查 | Police conducted an on-the-spot inquiry after the fire. 火灾后警方进行现场调查。 |
| official inquiry 官方调查 | The government ordered an official inquiry into the corruption case. 政府下令进行官方调查腐败案件。 |
| sampling inquiry 抽样调查 | A sampling inquiry was used to assess consumer preferences. 抽样调查被用来评估消费者偏好。 |
| launch an inquiry 发起调查 | The committee will launch an inquiry into the allegations. 委员会将启动调查以核实指控。 |
| make an inquiry 提出询问/调查请求 | I’d like to make an inquiry about the job opening. 我想询问一下这个职位的空缺情况。 |
| public inquiry 公众调查（一般由官方主持） | A public inquiry was held to examine the train crash. 为审查火车事故举行了公众调查。 |
| internal inquiry 内部调查（组织或公司内部） | The company launched an internal inquiry into the data leak. 公司对数据泄露展开了内部调查。 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
- The crop is processed. 加工
- in the process (of doing) 过程
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.
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.
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.
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.
