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agent n. a person who represents the business affairs of a firm or another person代理人,代理商
attain   v. succeed in arriving at, esp. after efforts; reach 获得,达到
bloom   v.

to develop, to flourish, to prosper 发展,成长;茂盛;繁荣
to produce flowers 开花

circuit   n. a regular journey from place to place 巡回,巡行
clue   n. something that helps to find an answer to a question 线索,迹象
collection   n. group 群,组
complex   adj. consisting of many closely connected parts复杂的
consultant   n. a person who gives expert professional advice to others 顾问
convert   v. to change into another form, state or substance转换
to persuade sb.to change his beliefs(使)改变信仰
creative   adj. producing new and original ideas and things 有创造力的,创造性的
creatively   adv. 创造性地
emulate   v. to model upon;to try to do as well as or better than 仿效;赶上
emulation   n. act of modeling upon仿效
enterprise   n. a business firm 公司,企业
hardware   n. machinery which makes up a computer(电脑)硬件
index   n. an alphabetical list at the back of a book, of names, subjects etc. mentioned in it and the pages where they can be found索引
journal   n. a diary or other daily notebook 日记,日志
mentor   n. adviser and helper ( of an inexperienced person) 导师
minor   adj. of little importance 次要的
motion   n. a single or particular movement or way of moving 动作
observation   n. action of noticing 观察,注意
periodical   n. a magazine which appears at regular times期刊,杂志
pro   n. profession 职业,专业
purchase   v.
n.
to buy购买, 采购
action of buying购买,采购
rate   n. the level of the quality, speed, etc 级别,等级
second-rate   adj. Of lesser quality 二流的
seminar   n. a small class of students working on usu. advanced subjects of their own choosing with the help of a teacher研讨会
significant   adj. of notable importance 重要的,重大的
spreadsheet   n. a type of computer software used in formatting tables and graphics 计算机制表软件
string   n. alternative person or team esp. in sports替补队员或选手
subscribe   v. pay regularly in order to receive a magazine or newspaper订购,预定
supplement   v. make addition to 补充,增补
third-string player   n. (belonging to) agroup of substitute athletes, not the main players on the team候补或替补队员
  subscribe   v. to pay regularly in order to receive a magazine or newspaper 订购,预定
  supplement   v. to make addition to 补充,增补
  third-string player     (belonging to) a group of substitute athletes, not the main players on the team 候补或替补队员
tournament   n. a number of competitions between players, played until the most skillful wins锦标赛,联赛
touch   n. skill 技巧
utilize   n. make (good) use of 利用
videotape   n. 录象带


Phrases and Expressions


bloom…into… develop and become发展成为
consist of to be made up of 由...组成
desktop publishing using special software to produce a book or manuscript 桌面排版系统
follow sb around come or go after 跟随
for good permanently, forever 永远,永久
in person directly, personally亲自
in slow motion making the movements appear slower than in real life以慢镜头
play …back go through and listen to (sth that has just been recorded on a machine) 播放(已录好的东西); 重播;重放
(on the) pro circuit (belonging to) the professional tour in any sport(参加)职业巡回赛
subscribe to to pay regularly in order to receive a magazine, newspaper, etc. 订购;预定
transition to an action of changing or passing from one state,
subject, or place to another 转变;过渡;变迁

 

 
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