resident可作adj,常住的
Are you resident in the UK?(如果把resident用作名词,应该说are you a resident in the UK?)
compartment隔层,可数(也可指车厢)
I keep my credit cards with my passport in an inside compartment in my backpack.
quite a bit of sth相当多的某物
My wallet was stolen yesterday and there was quite a bit of cash in it.
induction talk就职讲话
I didn’t get any useful information from this induction talk by this ugly manager.
check with sb和某人核对一下(信息)
You can always check with the receptionists of the hotel to decide which tourist attractions you’d like to go to.
as well as可以以“on top of ”的形式使用,表示除了(增加意义上的)
As well as having a supervisor, each apprentice will be assigned a mentor.
Probationary period试用期
I have at last finished my 2-year probationary period in this company.
be eligible for sth/ to do sth有资格做某事
After the probationary three-month period, some of the apprentices will be eligible for flexible working.
statutory public holidays法定公共假日
People always want more statutory public holidays.
do overtime加班
Employees don’t like to do overtime.
subsidize补贴vt
Canteens in universities are usually heavily subsidized.
unhygienic不卫生的
Eating our own bogey is unhygienic.