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/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/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/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。
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/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/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/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。
tax
/tæks/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。
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。
prepared
🇬🇧/prɪˈpeəd/ 🇺🇸/prɪˈperd/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。
property
🇬🇧/ˈprɒpəti/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːpərti/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。
stock
🇬🇧/stɒk/ 🇺🇸/stɑːk/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?
bond
🇬🇧/bɒnd/ 🇺🇸/bɑːnd/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/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/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。
necessary
🇬🇧/ˈnesəsəri/ 🇺🇸/ˈnesəseri/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。
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。
advance
🇬🇧/ədˈvɑːns/ 🇺🇸/ædˈvæns/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.
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。