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Wilson was claiming compensation for unfair dismissal. 威尔森就不公正的被解雇而提出索赔。
No dismissals have been announced yet. 目前还没有宣布解雇人员名单。
content adjective [not before noun] 1 happy and satisfied 满族的，满意的
Andy was a good husband, and Nicky was clearly very content. content with
We'll be content with a respectable result in tomorrow's match. 2 content (for somebody) to do something
willing to do or accept something, rather than doing more
She sat quietly, content to watch him working. 她安静地坐在那里，心满意足地看着他工作。
He seemed quite content to let Steve do the talking. 他看上去对于让史蒂夫讲话非常高兴。
Dr Belson had been more than content for them to deal with any difficulties. 贝尔森博士对于让他们处理苦难感到相当地满意。 3 not content with something
used to emphasize that someone wants or does more than something
Not content with her new car, Selina now wants a bike for trips into the city centre. ?对于自己的新车并不满意，她现在想要一辆自行车进城。
keep your head down
to try to avoid being noticed or getting involved in something 避免引人注目，卷进事情中
Do what you're told and keep your head down. 按照别人告诉你的去做，避免引起别人的注意。
volunteer verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] to offer to do something without expecting any reward, often something that other people do not want to do 志愿做某事 volunteer to do something
Helen volunteered to have Thanksgiving at her house this year. volunteer for
Sidcup volunteered for guard duty. I volunteered my services as a driver.
2 [transitive] to tell someone something without being asked 主动告诉别人
Michael volunteered the information before I had a chance to ask. 在我还没有找到合适机会开口问的时候，米舍尔就主动把情况告诉了我。
3 [intransitive] to offer to join the army, navy, or airforce 志愿参军 When war broke out, my father volunteered immediately.
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apart from a particular person or thing 除此以外 ?synonym except
The truth was known to no one other than herself. 除了她自己知道，别人一无所知。 He doesn't eat pork, but other than that he'll eat just about anything. 他不吃猪肉，但是除了猪肉他什么都吃。
mark somebody/something ? down phrasal verb
to write something down, especially in order to keep a record 记录下来
Mark down everything you eat on your daily chart. 在每日表格上记录下你吃的每一样东西。 mark somebody/something down as something
The teacher marked him down as absent. 这位老师把他作为缺席者记下来。
restore verb [transitive] ?FORMER SITUATION?
to make something return to its former state or condition 修复 restore something to something
The government promises to restore the economy to full strength. 政府承诺要将经济完全复兴起来。
She was hoping that the Mediterranean climate would restore her to full health. 她希望地中海的气候能够将她恢复到完全健康的状态。
The National Guard was called in to restore order (=make people stop fighting and breaking the law) when riots broke out. 当骚乱爆发时，国家护卫队的士兵们就被叫来恢复秩序。 initiatives to restore peace in the Middle East 有关恢复中东地区和平的提议 restore (diplomatic) relations with somebody 修复与某人的关系
Vietnam restored diplomatic relations with South Korea on December 22.
restore somebody's sight/hearing (=make someone who cannot hear or who is blind, hear or see again) 修复某人的视觉/听觉 ?POSITIVE FEELING?
to bring back a positive feeling that a person or a group of people felt before 唤醒 measures aimed at restoring public confidence in the education system 旨在唤醒公众对教育体系信心的措施 ?REPAIR?
to repair an old building, piece of furniture, or painting etc so that it is in its original condition 修复
The church was carefully restored after the war. a Victorian fireplace restored to its former glory ?GIVE SOMETHING BACK?
formal to give back to someone something that was lost or taken from them 归还 ?synonym return
restore something to somebody The treaty restored Okinawa to Japan. ?BRING BACK A LAW?
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intrinsic adjective
being part of the nature or character of someone or something 内在的，本质的，固有的 the intrinsic interest of the subject 这个学科内在的兴趣 intrinsic nature/quality/value/property of something
There is nothing in the intrinsic nature of the work that makes it more suitable for women. 这份工作，从本身性质而言，没有一点适合妇女从事。 intrinsic to
Flexibility is intrinsic to creative management. 灵活是创新管理层的本质体现。 ?intrinsically adverb
Science is seen as intrinsically good. 科学本身被认为是好的。
enrich verb [transitive]
1 to improve the quality of something, especially by adding things to it 改善，使丰富
Add fertilizer to enrich the soil. 添加肥料让土壤肥沃。
Education can greatly enrich your life. 教育可以在很大程度上改善你的生活。 2 to make someone richer 使某人更富有 ?enrichment noun [uncountable] curriculum enrichment 丰富课程 ?enriched adjective
rotation noun
[uncountable] the practice of regularly changing the thing that is being used or done, or the person who does a particular job 经常变换 job rotation工作轮换 in rotation
Three plays will be performed in rotation during the drama festival. 在戏剧节期间，三部演出将会轮换表演。 ?rotational adjective
job-sharing noun [uncountable]
an arrangement by which two people both work part-time doing the same job 兼职工作的两个人共同分担完成一份工作 ?jobshare noun [countable] ?jobshare verb [intransitive]
assault course noun [countable] British English
an area of land with special equipment to climb, jump over, run through etc that is used for developing physical strength, especially by soldiers
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the way that the behaviour of buyers and sellers affects the levels of prices and wages, without any influence from the government 市场力量、市场动力（包括原材料和商品的供应、顾客所需数量等影响商品价格、分销和销售方式等多种因素）
predatory
1a predatory animal kills and eats other animals for food (动物或其习性)已捕食其他动物为主的，食肉的
2 trying to use someone's weakness to get advantages for yourself - used to show disapproval掠夺成性的；故意破坏的， predatory pricing
astute 敏锐的，精明的
---able to understand situations or behaviour very well and very quickly, especially so that you can get an advantage for yourself ?synonym clever
e.g. an astute politician e.g. astute investments
fad 一时的狂热；（穿着行为言谈）一时的风尚
--- something that people like or do for a short time, or that is fashionable for a short time
e.g. Interest in organic food is not a fad, it's here to stay.
dictate verb
1 [intransitive and transitive] to say words for someone else to write down 听写，口授，口述
dictate a letter/memo etc to somebody
She's dictating a letter to her secretary right now.
2 [intransitive and transitive] to tell someone exactly what they must do or how they must behave 命令，支配 dictate to
The media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government. 政府不能允许媒体指挥它。 dictate who/what/how etc
Can they dictate how the money will be spent? 他们能发布命令指挥这笔钱的使用方式吗？ Federal funds have to be used as dictated by Washington. 联邦基金必须要由华盛顿下达指令才能使用。 dictate that
Islamic custom dictates that women should be fully covered. 伊斯兰教的习俗规定妇女必须要完全遮盖自己的身体。
3 [transitive] to control or influence something 决定，影响 ?synonym determine dictate what/how etc
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model 使仿效；使模仿
1. model yourself on somebody
(British English) model yourself after somebody American English to try to be like someone else because you admire them
e.g. Jim had always modelled himself on his great hero, Martin Luther King. 吉姆总是模仿他心目中的伟大英雄马丁·路德·金。 2. be modelled on something
to be designed in a way that copies another system or way of doing something Their education system is modelled on the French one. 他们的教育体系是模仿法国而建立起来的。
perpetuation[transitive] 永久，使长存，保存
to make a situation, attitude etc, especially a bad one, continue to exist for a long time
His view is that the welfare system helps to perpetuate failure and poverty. 他认为福利体系让失败和贫穷会一直延续下去。
This new book perpetuates all the old myths about the Kennedy assassination. 这本新书让肯尼迪被刺杀案件的原有神秘继续延续下去。 ---perpetuation noun [uncountable]
incompetence
lack of the ability or skill to do a job properly ---opposite competence
managerial/professional etc incompetence 管理/专业上的无能
e.g. The report blamed police incompetence for the tragedy. 这份报告针对这次惨案指责警方的无能。 paradox
1 [countable] a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different 自相矛盾的状况
It's a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty. 在这样一个如此富裕的国家里会有这样贫穷的现象真是自相矛盾的事情。
2 [countable] a statement that seems impossible because it contains two opposing ideas that are both true似矛盾而可能正确的说法；自相矛盾的荒谬说法
The paradox is that fishermen would catch more fish if they fished less. 只有渔民少捕鱼才能捕到更多的鱼这一说法看似自相矛盾，但却是正确的。
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