Episode 11 A Place of Our Own ACT III 【单词列表】

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loan

🇬🇧/ləʊn/ 🇺🇸/loʊn/
A loan is a sum of money that you borrow. 贷款

noun [集合/集体] 贷款,借款;借用,借出;<苏格兰>(尤指通向开阔地的)小径;(未开垦的开阔的)挤奶牧场

The country has no access to foreign loans or financial aid. 该国得不到外国贷款或财政援助。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 借出,借给

The book is currently on loan. 该书已借出。

likewise

/ˈlaɪkwaɪz/
You use likewise when you are comparing two methods, states, or situations and saying that they are similar. 同样地

adverb [关系副词] 同样地,类似地;(表示感觉相同)我也是,我有同感;也,还

What is fair for homeowners likewise should be fair to businesses. 对私房业主公平的,同样也该对商家公平。

refinance

/ˌriːˈfaɪnæns/
If a person or a company refinances a debt or if they refinance, they borrow money in order to pay the debt. 再筹资金

verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 再供……资金;再为……筹钱

A loan was arranged to refinance existing debt. 一笔贷款被安排来偿还已有的债务。

rent

/rent/
If you rent something, you regularly pay its owner a sum of money in order to be able to have it and use it yourself. 租; 租借

noun [抽象名词] 租金,租用费;(布等上面的)破洞,裂口

She worked to pay the rent while I went to college. 她一边工作一边支付房租,而我则去上大学。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 租用,租借;出租,将…租给; 可租用,租金为

She rents a house with three other girls. 她和另外三个女孩合租了一套房子。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 撕裂,扯碎;(声音)响彻,刺破;<文>使心碎(rend 的过去式和过去分词形式)

She agreed to rent me the room. 她同意把房间租给我。

occupation

🇬🇧/ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/ 🇺🇸/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/
Your occupation is your job or profession. 职业

noun [专属名词] 工作,职业;消遣,业余活动;(尤指军队的)占领,控制;(房屋等地方的)居住,使用

I suppose I was looking for an occupation which was going to be an adventure. 我想我那时在寻找一份冒险型职业。

adjective [原级] <英>仅供土地占有者使用的

The areas under occupation contained major industrial areas. 被占领地区拥有主要的工业区。

freelance

🇬🇧/ˈfriːlɑːns/ 🇺🇸/ˈfriːlæns/
Someone who does freelance work or who is, for example, a freelance journalist or photographer is not employed by one organization. 自由职业的

adjective [原级] 特约的,自由职业(者)的

Michael Cross is a freelance journalist. 迈克尔·克罗斯是一个自由新闻工作者。

adverb [方式副词] 以自由职业者身份

He is now working freelance from his home in New Hampshire. 他目前在新罕布什尔州的家里从事自由职业。

noun [专属名词] 自由职业者;<史>中世纪的雇佣兵

I work freelance from home. 我是在家中工作的自由职业者。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 做特约工作,从事自由职业

He is now working freelance from his home in New Hampshire. 他目前在新罕布什尔州的家里从事自由职业。

designer

🇬🇧/dɪˈzaɪnə(r)/ 🇺🇸/dɪˈzaɪnər/
A designer is a person whose job is to design things by making drawings of them. 设计师

noun [专属名词] 设计师,设计者;谋划者

The designer was given free rein. 设计者可以自由发挥。

adjective [原级] 由著名设计师设计的,标有设计师姓名的;时尚的,时髦的

She's the fashion designer of the moment. 她是当前最红的时装设计师。

boutique

/buːˈtiːk/
A boutique is a small shop that sells fashionable clothes, shoes, or jewellery. 时尚精品小店

noun [专属名词] 时装店,精品店

She is well known and admired in the boutique community and she enjoys every minute of what she does. 她在精品社区很出名,也很受人尊敬,她享受自己做事的每一分钟。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Boutique)(法)布蒂克(人名)

Her jacket was at the boutique waiting for alteration. 她的夹克在服装精品店里等待修改。

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tax

/tæks/
Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services such as road and schools. 税

noun [抽象名词] 税款;负担,重负

No-one enjoys paying tax. 没人喜欢缴税。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 对……征税;缴纳车辆牌照税;使负重担,使费力气;责备;<法律>审定(诉讼费用)

Husband and wife may be taxed separately on their incomes. 丈夫和妻子可能会分别被征收所得税。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Tax)(美、荷、奥、印、俄、德)塔克斯(人名)

This tax should be abolished. 这种税应该取消。

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details

/ˈdiːteɪlz/
The details of something are its individual features or elements. 细节

noun [具体名词] 细节,细微之处;(军队中的)任务,特遣队(detail 的复数);详情,资料

Details of his life are scanty. 关于他的生平,详细资料不多。

verb [vt. 及物动词] 详细说明,详述;彻底清洗(汽车);(尤指军队中)派遣,选派(detail 的第三人称单数)

Details are available on request. 详情备索。

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prepared

🇬🇧/prɪˈpeəd/ 🇺🇸/prɪˈperd/
If you are prepared to do something, you are willing to do it if necessary. 愿意的

adjective [原级] 有准备的,准备好的;打算做,乐意做;提前准备好的

If you are prepared for something that you think is going to happen, you are ready for it. 作好准备的 Police are prepared for large numbers of demonstrators. 警察对大批示威者有准备。

verb [vi. 不及物动词] 准备,预备;策划,筹备;(使)(自己或他人)作好准备(应对未来)(prepare 的过去式和过去分词形式)

We'll be better prepared next time. 下次我们会准备得更充分。

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property

🇬🇧/ˈprɒpəti/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːpərti/
Someone's property is all the things that belong to them or something that belongs to them. 财产

noun [抽象名词] 所有物,财产;地产,房地产;房地产股票(或投资)(properties);<法律> 所有权,处置权;特性,性质

Richard could easily destroy her personal property to punish her for walking out on him. 理查德可以轻而易举地毁掉她的私有财产作为对她背叛他的惩罚。

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stock

🇬🇧/stɒk/ 🇺🇸/stɑːk/
Stocks are shares in the ownership of a company, or investments on which a fixed amount of interest will be paid. 股票; 证券

noun [专属名词] (商店的)现货,存货,库存;储备物,备用物;储备量,现有量;股本,资本;股份,股票;<英>公债,公债券;家畜,牲畜;家族,世系;(动植物的)类,种类,种群;高汤,原汤;(用作刑具的)手足枷(stocks);(工具的)柄,(尤指)枪托

The stock market is in a tailspin. 股票市场一蹶不振。

verb [vt. 及物动词] (商店或工厂)储备,贮存;为…备货,把…填满;(尤指为某个特定时刻或目的而)备货,囤积;为(枪等火器)装枪托;出新芽

Some families stocked their cellars with food and water. 有些家庭在地窖里装满食物和水。

adjective [原级] 老一套的,陈腐的;(商店里)常备的,通常有的,库存的;(有关)电影资料镜头的

My boss had a stock response – "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" 我的老板是老一套的回答–“没坏的话就别修了!”

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Stock)(德、匈、捷)施托克,(英、法、葡、瑞典)斯托克(人名)

Do you stock green tea? 你们的库存有绿茶吗?

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bond

🇬🇧/bɒnd/ 🇺🇸/bɑːnd/
A bond between people is a strong feeling of friendship, love, or shared beliefs and experiences that unites them. (强烈的感情) 纽带

noun [专属名词] 纽带,联系;公债,债券;结合,黏合;承诺,契约;枷锁,桎梏

The bond market normally revives after the summer doldrums. 债券市场通常在夏天萧条期后开始复苏。

verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)建立亲密关系;与……黏合(或连接)

They all bonded while writing graffiti together. 他们在一起涂鸦时相识。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Bond)(英、德、西、瑞典)邦德(人名)

Most of it will be financed by government bonds. 其主要资金来源于政府债券。

collateral

/kəˈlætərəl/
Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan. 担保金; 抵押品

noun [专属名词] 抵押物,担保品;旁系亲属

Many people use personal assets as collateral for small business loans. 许多人用个人资产作抵押,办理小额商业贷款。

adjective [原级] 附属的,次要的;(亲戚)旁系的,非直系的;并列的,并行的

Pawnship was a common form of collateral in West Africa. 典当在西非是一种常见的抵押品形式。

guarantor

🇬🇧/ˌɡærənˈtɔː(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˌɡærənˈtɔːr/
A guarantor is a person who gives a guarantee or who is bound by one. 担保人

noun [专属名词] [金融] 保证人

Someone thinking about acting as a guarantor should be clear what their obligations will be. 想做担保的人应该清楚他们将要承担的责任。

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necessary

🇬🇧/ˈnesəsəri/ 🇺🇸/ˈnesəseri/
Something that is necessary is needed in order for something else to happen. 必要的

adjective [原级] 必要的,必需的;必然的,不可避免的;迫不得已的,非自愿的

I kept the engine running because it might be necessary to leave fast. 我让发动机一直开着,因为可能需要快速离开。

noun [具体名词] (生活)必需品;<英,非正式>必要的事(the necessary);<英,非正式>足够的钱(the necessary)

If necessary I can come at once. 如果有必要,我可以马上来。

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mention

/ˈmenʃ(ə)n/
If you mention something, you say something about it, usually briefly. 提到

verb [vt. 及物动词] 提到,谈到;提名,推荐;传令嘉奖,提名表扬

She did not mention her mother's absence. 她没有提到她母亲的缺席。

noun [具体名词] 提及,说起,写上一笔;提名表扬

The statement made no mention of government casualties. 这项声明没有提及政府方面的伤亡情况。

noun [专属名词] 【名】 (Mention)(法)芒雄(人名)

Mention made no mention of her work. 芒雄根本没提她的工作。

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advance

🇬🇧/ədˈvɑːns/ 🇺🇸/ædˈvæns/
To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone. (常指为攻击而) 前进

verb [vt. 及物动词] (使)前进,(使)向前移动;发展,进步;预付;提前,提早;促进,推动;提出(想法或理论);上涨,增加;提拔,晋升

To advance means to make progress, especially in your knowledge of something. (尤指知识) 发展•  Medical technology has advanced considerably. 医学技术已大大发展了。

noun [抽象名词] 前进;进步,进展;改善;预付款(advance payment);勾引,追求;(价格、价值的)上涨;贷款

An advance is money lent or paid to someone before they would normally receive it. 预付款•  She was paid a $100,000 advance for her next two novels. 她得到了其接下来的两本小说的10万美元的预付款。

adjective [原级] 预先的(advance notice / warning / planning),事先的;先行的,先遣的(advance party)

Advance booking, notice, or warning is done or given before an event happens. 事先的• They don't normally give any advance notice about which building they're going to inspect.

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tradition

/trəˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
A tradition is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time. 传统

noun [抽象名词] 传统,惯例;传统故事,传说,传统信仰;和著名历史人物有共同品质的人;(神学)圣传

This region is steeped in tradition. 这个地区有着深厚的传统。