#英语笃学#words&phrases

1

GMV

Gross Merchandise Volume

(一段时间内)成交总额;交易额

2

EBIT

earning before interest and taxes

息税前利润

3

grate

: a metal frame with bars across it that is used in a fireplace or to cover an opening

n.壁炉,格栅;

v.磨碎,使人烦躁

There is a fire in the grate.

4

lavish

: large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money

adj.奢华的;铺张浪费的;

v.浪费;慷慨给予

The hotel room was lavish; that's why it was so expensive!

5

percussion

:musical instruments that you play by hitting them with your hand or iwth a stick,r example drums

n.击打乐器

Drums are the most important part of the percussion section.

6

elicit

: to get information or a reaction from somebody, often with difficulty

v.探出;诱出;引出

The kid is trying to elicit information from his mother about his birthday gift.

7

posthumous

: happening, done, or published after someone's death

adj.死后的;著作者死后出版的

The artist would never have expected that he would achieve such posthumous fame today.

8

caption

: words that are printed underneath a picture, cartoon, etc. that explain or describe it

n.(报刊的)标题;(插图、照片等的)说明文字

The caption described the photo.

这个标题描述了图片。

9

defile

: to make (somebody) dirty

v.污损,弄脏;以纵队前进

n.隘路

The factory defiled the river with sewage and waste.

工厂的污水和废物污染了河流。

10

pungent

: having a strong taste or smell

adj.刺鼻的;刺激性的

The onions are very pungent! I'll have to shut my nose.

11

ramble

: to talk about somebody/ something in a confused way, especially for a long time

vi.瞎扯;溜达

n.漫步;

vi.漫步于

He rambled on and on until everyone was bored.

他不停地胡吃海侃,查到所有人都厌烦了。

12

perturb

: to cause (someone) to be worried or upset

vt.使不安;使紊乱

The coming test perturbs the unprepared student.

13

excerpt

: a short piece of writing,music,film,etc.taken from a longer whole

n.摘录,节选

v.摘,选

I took an excerpt from his book and used it im my essay.

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brink

: if you are on the brink of something, you are almost in a very new, dangerous or exciting situation; the extreme edge of land, for example at the top of a cliff or by a river

n.(尤指崖边)边缘

Be careful on the brink - you might fall off.

15

precipice

: a very steep side of a mountain or cliff

n.悬崖;危险的处境,灾难的边缘,濒危点

Be careful at the precipice -- you might fall off.

16

torrent

: a large amount of water moving very quickly

n.湍急,洪流,奔流

After the storm, torrents of water rushed down the river.

17

amphibian

: an animal (such as a frog or toad) that can live both on land and in water

n.两栖动物,水陆两用飞机和车辆;

adj.两栖类的,【车辆】水陆两用的,具有双重性格

Frogs are one kind of amphibian.

18

quench

: to stop a fire from burning

v.扑灭(火);止渴

Turn on the water, quick, so I can quench this fire!

19

subside

: to become clamer or quieter

vi.平息,减弱

After the rain finally subsided, people ventured outdoors again.

在大雨减弱之后,人们再次走上街。

20

treatise

: a book, article, etc., that discusses a subject carefully and thoroughly

n.论述,论文,专著

He read a long treatise on medicine.

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