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economic   [ˌi:kə'nɒmɪk]

adj. 经济的;经济上的

[英文释义]relating to trade,in-dustry and money

[记忆方法]来自economy(n. 经济)

[商务用语]economic climate 经济环境(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)economic situation 经济形势(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5/剑2,Test 3,Writing,Part 1)

[真题例句]Bennetts is hopeful about the future because it ex-pects the economic situation to improve.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]本尼茨公司预计经济形势会好转对未来充满了希望。

[真题例句]I would like you know that I will write about the company's economic situation and its future.(剑2,Test 3,Writing,Part 1)

[参考译文]我想你知道我将写一篇关于公司的经济形势和它的未来的文章。

economy class

[i'kɔnəmi klɑ:s]

(客机的)经济舱;乘坐经济舱

[英文释义](using)the cheap-est and least comfortable type of seats on an aircraft

[真题例句]Employees flying to the USA will be given economy class seats.(剑2,Test 2,Read-ing,Part 1)

[参考译文]飞往美国的员工将乘坐经济舱。

editor    ['edɪtə(r)]

n.(书的)编辑;(电影电视的)剪辑员;(报刊的)主编

[英文释义]a person who corrects or changes pieces of text or films before they are printed or shown,or a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine.

[商务用语]a magazine editor 一位杂志编辑(剑 2,Test 3,Listen-ing,Part 4)

effective   [ɪ'fektɪv]

adj. 能产生预期结果的;有效的

[英文释义]successful or achiev-ing the results that you want

[派生词汇]effectively adv. 有效地(剑3,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)

[商务用语]effective recruitment advertising 高效的招聘广告(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]Alexander owns an advertising agency and wants to make better use of his staff's skills by organising them into effective teams.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]亚历山大拥有一家广告公司,他想要通过组织员工构建工作效率高的团队来更好地挖掘他们的工作能力。

[真题例句]What makes an ad-vertisement effective?(剑3,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)

[参考译文]什么能使广告变得有效?

efficient   [ɪ'fɪʃnt]

adj. 效率高的;有能力的;有效的;生效的

[英文释义]working or operating quickly and effectively in an orga-nized way

[记忆方法]ef(出来)+ fic(做)+ient(……的)→做就作出高效率→效率高的

[派生词汇]efficiently adv. 效率高地;有能力地;有效地;生效地(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[商务用语]Managing your own time efficiently 有效管理个人时间(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

electrical   [ɪ'lektrɪkl]

adj. 电的;与电有关的

[英文释义]related to electricity

[商务用语]Electrical Engineers 电器工程师(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]As you know,Den-nings is one of the leading chains of department stores in the coun-try,best known for its electrical goods…(剑 2,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]众所周知,以销售电子产品而闻名于世的Dennings 零售集团是全国连锁百货销售行业的领军企业。

electronic   [ɪ lek'trɒnɪk]

adj.(尤指设备)使用电子器件的,电子的

[英文释义](especially of equip-ment)using,based on or used in a system of operation wich involves the control of electric current by various devices

[记忆方法]electron(电子)+ ic(形容词词尾)→电子的

[商务用语]electronics manufac-turing company 电子制造公司(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 3)elec-tronic files adapted for most soft-ware programmes 适用于大多数软件程序的电子文件(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]They show the market share,annual turnover and share prices for eight electronics man-ufacturing companies between 1999 and 2002.(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]图表显示了 8 家电子制造公司在1999年至2002年之间的市场占有率、年营业额和股票价格。

[真题例句]Dr Shah wants to ar-range for medical supplies and electronic equipment to be sent our to his clinic in Bangladesh.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Dr Shah 打算安排一下把医疗设备和电子用品运送到他在孟加拉国的诊所。

emergency  [ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ]

n. 紧急情况;不测事件;突发事件

[英文释义]something dangerous or serious,such as an accident,which happens suddenly or un-expectedly and needs immediate action in order to avoid harmful results

[记忆方法]emerg(出现)+ency(名词词尾)→突然出现的事情→紧急情况

[真题例句]There was an emer-gency in his office.(剑 2,Test 2,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]在他的办公室有一件突发事件。

employ    [ɪm'plɔɪ]

v. 雇佣

[英文释义]to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it

[记忆方法]em(=en,里面)+ ploy(折叠)→卷入里面→雇佣

[真题例句]You know some com-panies employ people who anal-yse the handwriting of anyone applying for a job.(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]有些公司还专门雇人分析应聘者的书法字迹。

employee   [ɪm'plɔɪi:]

n. 受雇者,雇员

[英文释义]someone who is paid to work for someone else

[商务用语]employer-employee relations 劳资关系(剑 2,Test 2,Listening,Part 4)sharing knowl-edge with employees 与员工共享信息(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]What really annoys me most is the time I spend showing new employees how to do the job.(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]最让我头疼的是,我要花时间向新雇员演示工作流程。

[真题例句]Brickworks Ltd invites employees and their families to an evening entertainment in Weston Park.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]Brickworks 有限公司诚邀所有员工及其家属参加在Weston Park举行的晚会。

[真题例句]… employers can ac-tually see what their employees are producing and then give them bonuses as appropriate.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]……老板能看到每个员工的业绩并且给予适当的奖赏。

[真题例句]Wolfgang Kuhlmann's director wants him to attend a talk on the benefits of updating employees' marketing skills.(剑4,Test 4,Read-ing,Part 2)

[参考译文]Wolfgang Kuhlmann 的上司想让他参加一个有关增强员工营销技能所带来的益处的会议。

employer   [ɪm'plɔɪə(r)]

n. 雇佣者,雇主

[英文释义]a person or organiza-tion that employs people

[商务用语]employer-employee relations 劳资关系(剑 2,Test 2,Listening,Part 4)

[真题例句]…employers can actually see what their employees are producing and then give them bonuses as appropriate.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]……老板能看到每个员工的业绩并且给予适当的奖赏。

employment agency

[im'plɔimənt 'eidʒənsi]

职业介绍所

[英文释义]a business that finds suitable people to work for other businesses

[真题例句]Maybe Personnel would let us use an employment agency in future.(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]也许将来人事部会允许咱们通过职业介绍所来招聘员工。

[真题例句]This year the number of candidates recruited online was double the figure for the previous year,while the numbers recruited through employment agencies fell slightly.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]今年与上一年相比,通过网络招聘的人数翻了一倍,而通过职业介绍所招聘的人数稍微呈下降趋势。

enclosed   [in'kləuzd]

adj. 随函附上的;附上的

[英文释义]sent to someone in an envelope with a letter

[真题例句]To receive our free business publications,complete and return the enclosed form-up to three titles per company.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]要想获得免费的商业期刊 ,请填写完成并寄回内附表格 ,每家公司最多能申请3种期刊。

[真题例句]Maria,Enclosed is the schedule for this year's training days.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]玛丽亚,今年的培训时间安排已经附上。

engineering  [ˌendʒɪ'nɪərɪŋ]

n. 工程设计;工程学,

[英文释义]the work of an engi-neer,or the study of this work

[记忆方法]来自engineer(n.工程师)

enormous   [i'nɔ:məs]

adj. 极大的;巨大的;庞大的

[英文释义]extremely large

[记忆方法]e(出)+norm(规范)+ous(……的)→超出规范的→巨大的

enquiry    [ɪn'kwaɪərɪ]

n. 询问,打听

[英文释义](the process of asking)a question

[真题例句]Thank you for your enquiry about arranging a fac-tory visit for your management students.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)

[参考译文]感谢您询问安排管理系学生参观工厂的有关事宜。

enrol    [in'rəul]

v.(使)加入;注册;招(生);吸收

[英文释义]to put yourself or some-one else onto the official list of mem-bers of a course,college or group

[记忆方法]en(=in,进入)+rol(=roll,名册)→进入名册中→注册

[真题例句]Staff wishing to enrol for the Accounts course should contact Jane Fellows,who needs to know numbers.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]想要注册会计课程的员工必须联系Jane Fellows,因为她需要了解有注册意向的人数。

entertain   [entə'teɪn]

v. 使有兴趣;使快乐

[英文释义]to keep a group of people interested or amused

[记忆方法]enter(进入)+ tain(拿住)→拿着东西进去,一般是请客、送礼或要招待别人→请客,招待

[派生词汇]entertainer n.(以唱歌、讲笑话等娱悦大众的)表演者,艺人(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)enter-taining adj. 使人愉快的;有趣的(剑4,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)enter-tainment n. 娱乐,娱乐节目;娱乐表演(剑4,Test 3,Speaking,Part 3)

[商务用语]Evening entertain-ment 晚间娱乐活动(剑 4,Test 3,Speaking,Part 3)select and check availability of entertainers 挑选表演艺人 ,并确认其能否参加(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]Why is it important to entertain company visitors?(剑4,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)

[参考译文]为什么要为公司访客提供各种娱乐休闲活动?

enthusiastic  [ɪn θju:zi'æstɪk]

adj. 热心的;热情的;热衷的

[英文释义]showing enthusiasm

entrepreneur [ˌɒntrəprə'nɜ:(r)]

n.(尤指涉及风险的)企业家,创业者

[英文释义]someone who starts their own business,especially when this involves risks

[记忆方法]entre(在……之间)+pren(抓,握取)+ eur(法语名词词尾)→把(事业)掌握在手中的人→企业家

entry    ['entrɪ]

n. 进入;加入,参加

[英文释义]when you enter a place or join a particular society or organization

[真题例句]A permit is currently required for entry to this area.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]近来需要经过准许才能进入这一地区。

envy     ['envɪ]

v. 羡慕;忌妒

[英文释义]to wish that you had something that another person has

[真题例句]They envy me be-cause I am reasonably well paid to

do something that I love doing.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]我的朋友羡慕我,因为我收入不错能做我喜欢的事情。

equip with   [i'kwip wið]

用……装备起来,使装备

[英文释义]fit out with

[真题例句]They don't always want to invest in it,which is a pity,as the experience can equip people with skills that lead to promotion.(剑 4,Test 3,Listen-ing,Part 4)

[参考译文]很遗憾,他们不打算对它进行投资,尽管它所带来的体验能够使人们提升技巧,从而晋升。

equipment  [ɪ'kwɪpmənt]

n. 设备;器材;用具

[英文释义]the set of necessary tools,clothing,etc for a particular purpose

[记忆方法]en(=in,里面)+ viron(周围)+ ment(名词词尾)→环绕在周围→环境

[商务用语]Equipment for speakers 演讲所需设备(剑4,Test 3,Speak-ing,Part 3)

[真题例句]When Jim was made redundant from his full-time job selling equipment to sports orga-nizations,he realized he already knew plenty of people responsible for turnstiles.(剑2,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 5)

[参考译文]当吉姆被从给各类体育机构销售设备的全职工作中裁员下来时,他意识到他已经认识了众多场馆旋转门的管理人员。

especially   [ɪ'speʃəli]

adv. 特别,尤其,格外;专门,特地

[英文释义]very much; particularly;for a particular reason

[真题例句]Especially the one about the woman whose company sells a game she invented herself.(剑2,Test 2,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]尤其引人入胜的是一位出售自己设计的游戏的女老板。

essential   [ɪ'senʃl]

adj. 必要的,必不可少的

[英文释义]necessary; needed

[记忆方法]ess(存在)+ential →存在的东西→要素;本质

[商务用语]Immediate availability essential. 要求能马上到岗(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[真题例句]It is essential for appli-cants to have experience as store managers.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]求职者必须有店铺经理的从业经验。

[真题例句]Although it is essential for effective CRM to record cus-tomer database,the real skill is in-terpreting what your customers tell you and knowing what promises they think you have made.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]尽管要使CRM策略要有效地实行,记录顾客数据的技术是基本而重要的,但所需的真正技能则是挖掘出你的顾客所告诉你的信息,以及他们认为你已经为他们做了什么样的承诺。

established  [ɪ'stæblɪʃt]

adj. 确定的,证实的

[英文释义]already in use or ex-isting for a long period of time

[真题例句]Established customers with only qualify for price reduc-tions on large orders.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]老客户只有在大批量购货时才可以享受低价。

exact    [ɪɡ'zækt]

adj. 精确的;确切的;正确的

[英文释义]in great detail,or com-plete,correct or true in every way;precise

[记忆方法]ex(出)+act(做)→要做就做出精确的结果→精确的

[真题例句]IES executives often work with directors who are unsure of their exact roles within their compa-nies.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]IES 主管经常与不清楚在公司里他们的确切职责的主管一起工作。

except for   [ik'sept fɔ:]

期待

exciting   [ɪk'saɪtɪŋ]

adj. 令人兴奋的;使人激动的;刺激的

[英文释义]making you feel excited

executive   [ɪɡ'zekjətɪv]

n.(尤指商业机构中的)行政主管,经理

[英文释义]someone in a high po-sition,especially in business,who makes decisions and puts them into action

[记忆方法]ex(出去)+(s)ecut(跟随)+ive(形容词词尾)→跟随出去的→执行的

[商务用语]Travel Agency for the Business Executive 商务人士的旅游中介(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)Executive Directctor 行政经理(剑3,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[真题例句]Our previous Chief Executive has moved on to … an-other company,so … congratula-tions to our sales Manger,David Shaw,who will become Chief Ex-ecutive.(剑 3,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]我们的前任执行官已经到其他公司任职,我们的销售经理戴维·肖将成为新任执行长。

[真题例句]Now I'm here in the UK,I am an Executive Director.(剑3,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]现在我在英国当行政经理。

[真题例句]A leading wenture capital company has set up a ser-vice which provides companies with temporary executives to help them out with particular tasks or periods of development.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]一家占主导地位的风险资本公司开设了一项服务,为公司提供临时主管以帮助他们完成特定任务或渡过发展阶段。

[真题例句]They then select the IES executive who best fits their requirements….(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]然后他们会挑选最符合他们需要的IES主管。

[真题例句]In large companies… the boss or chief executive is to encourage and generally get the best out of his or her managers.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]在大公司,老板鼓励他或她的经理们,并使其充分发挥自己的才能。

exhibition   [ˌeksɪ'bɪʃn]

n. 展览(会);表现,显示

[英文释义]when objects such as paintings are shown to the public,or when someone shows a partic-ular skill or quality to the public

[记忆方法]ex(外面)+ hibit(拥有)+ ion(名词词尾)→将自己拥有的东西拿出来→展览

[商务用语]at the exhibition 在展会上(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 6)exhibition and trade fair organ-isers 展览会与商品交易会组织服务(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)on exhibition 通过展览(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 2)

[真题例句]Over 150 companies will have stands at the exhibition.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]超过 150 家公司将会在展会上有展位。

[真题例句]David has received some brochures from the printers and he needs to get them deliv-ered to an exhibition centre quick-ly.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]戴维收到印刷厂的宣传册,他需要尽快将这些册子送至展览中心。

[真题例句]After the merger there'll still be opportunities to travel –conferences in Europe,exhibitions in Tokyo,Frankfurt,and so on,but there'll also be a staff exchange programme with the Boston office.(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]公司合并后,会有许多出差的机会 ,诸如 ,参加在欧洲举行的各种会议,在东京、法兰克福等地举办的展览会,而且还有与波士顿分公司进行的员工交换计划。

[真题例句]… the first thing to say is that if you do want to see what sort of work we do,on every third Thursday in the month,there's an exhibition.(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]如果您想了解我们所从事的工作,在每月的第三个周四我们会举办展览,届时请您参观指导。

expand    [ɪk'spænd]

v.(使)(尺寸、数量或重要性)扩大,增加;(使)膨胀

[英文释义]to increase in size,number or importance,or to make something increase in this way

[记忆方法]ex(向外)+ pand(伸展)→向外伸展→扩展

[派生词汇]expanding adj. 扩展的(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)ex-pansion n.(尺寸、数量或重要性)扩大,增加,扩展(剑2,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 5/ 剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[真题例句]It is the manufacturing area that we have expanded the most.(剑3,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]我们扩张范围最大的是生产区域。

[真题例句]As the project pro-gressed,it expanded,with Cobalt recruiting and training extra team members to look at more products at the same time…(剑 4,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]随着项目的成功进行,进行招募和培训的人数也在增加。

[真题例句]Kenichi Saitoshi runs an expanding law firm,and needs help with filling vacant posts.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Kenichi Saitoshi 经营一家法律公司,因为公司规模正在扩大,他需要能填补空缺职位的帮助。

[真题例句]What is Sandersley's strategy for expansion?(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]Sandersley 公司的业务扩展战略是什么?

[真题例句]Without doubt,this has led to a continual expansion of our business over the past few years.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]毫无疑问,这使得我们的生意在过去数年中持续地扩张。

expect    [ɪk'spekt]

v. 预料,预计;期待

[英文释义]to think or believe something will happen,or some-one will arrive

[记忆方法]ex(向外)+(s)pect(看)→向外看→向远处看→期望

[真题例句]Actually,leaving my job wasn't as difficult as I'd expected,because I already had plenty of contacts in the publishing industry.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]实际上,辞去工作并没有想象中的那么困难重重,因为我已经和出版界有许多合作。

[真题例句]How many people are you expecting? I heard this year was a bit disappointing?(剑 2,Test 2,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]你们预计会有多少人参加交易会? 我听说今年的参展人数不多?

[真题例句]In addition,ten new stores are expected to open each year for the next three or four years.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]此外 ,今后 3 至 4 年期间每年开10家新店。

[真题例句]What were the numbers like? I heard they were ex-pecting over a hundred and eighty people.(剑 4,Test 4,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]大约有多少人 ? 我听说有180多人会参加。

expedite   ['ekspədaɪt]

v. 迅速完成;促进;加快

[英文释义]to cause to be done more quickly; to hurry

[真题例句]In order to expedite the procedures,it shall be better to arrange someone to discuss with the customs straight away.(剑2,Test 2,Writing,Part 1)

[参考译文]为了加快办事程序,最好立即安排人员与海关协商。

expenditure

[ɪk'spendɪtʃə(r)]

n.(政府或个人的)全部开支,花费

[英文释义]the total amount of money that a government or per-son spends

[真题例句]Every department must keep a strict list of its petty cash ex-penditure.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]每一部门必须严谨记录所有细小花费。

expenses   [ɪks'pensɪz]

n.(向雇主报销的)业务费用,开支,花销

[英文释义]money that you spend when you are doing your job,that your employer will pay back to you

[记忆方法]ex(出去)+ pens(称,衡量)+e →衡量出来的→费用

[真题例句]We will now pay ex-penses as part of monthly pay cheques rather than as separate petty cash amounts.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]我们现将业务津贴作为按月支付的支票的一部分来发放,而不是单独以小额现金支付。

experience  [ɪk'spɪərɪəns]

n. 经验;经历;实践

[英文释义](the process of get-ting)knowledge or skill which is obtained from doing,seeing or feeling things

[记忆方法]ex(出)+peri(通过)+ence→通过自身得出的→经历

[派生词汇]experienced adj. 经验丰富的;有阅历的;有见识的(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 3/剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[商务用语]Experience an ad-vantage 有经验者优先(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)Experience of staff 员工经验(剑 4,Test 3,Speaking,Part 2)provide work experience for students 为学生提供工作经历(剑 3,Test 1,Speak-ing,Part 3)

[真题例句]Applicants for the above post need previous expe-rience of this work.(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]上述职位应聘者需要有类似的工作经验。

[真题例句]I enjoyed the expe-rience.(剑 4,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]我享受着这种经历。

[真题例句]This year more staff were recruited through agencies than either newspaper or online adverts but both these meth-ods experienced an increase on the previous year.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]今年通过职业介绍所招聘的员工数量比通过在报纸和网络上刊登广告招聘的人数要多。但与上一年相比,通过后两种方式招聘的人数持续上升。

[真题例句]While Interviewing Skills would be helpful for someone about to interview job applicants for the first time,it has little to offer anyone experienced in the activity.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]这本书仅对首次当面试官的人有用,但它对有经验的人没什么作用。

explode   [ɪk'spləʊd]

v. 急剧扩大;激增,突增

[英文释义]to increase very quickly

[记忆方法]ex(出来)+ plode(鼓掌)→ 雷鸣般的掌声就像爆炸 →爆炸

[真题例句]Then,in 1994,I real-ised the IT industry was about to explode,and I decided to try and sell IT.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]然后 ,在 1994 年 ,我意识到信息产业即将迅猛发展,于是决定尝试信息产业销售。

export    ['ekspɔ:t]

v. 出口;输出

[英文释义]to send goods to an-other country for sale

[记忆方法]ex(出去)+ port(运送)→运出去→输出

[商务用语]export department 出口部,外销部(剑2,Test 2,Read-ing,Part 2)export earning 出口收益(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]Rachel works in an export department and wants in-formation on how to avoid fluctu-ations in the value of export earn-ings.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]雷切尔就职于一家公司的出口部,她想要了解如何避免出口中汇率的波动。

extend    [ɪk'stend]

v.(使)延伸;(使)持续,延续;(使)扩大;(使)延长

[英文释义]to(cause something to)reach,stretch or continue; to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer

[记忆方法]ex(外面)+tend(伸张)→向外伸张→扩大

[派生词汇]extension n.(共用一个号码的)电话分机;(号码不同的)电话分机(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[真题例句]Hotel booking extend-ed by one night as she has re-quested; location unchanged.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]如她所要求的,旅店预订延长一个晚上,地点不变。

[真题例句]If any numbers need to be changed in this directory,please inform Extension 8286.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]电话簿中的号码如需更改,请拨打分机号8286。

[真题例句]… She'll be on exten-sion five-four-five-o.(剑 3,Test 3,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]她的分机号是5450。

external   [eks'tə:nl]

adj. 外面的;外表的;来自外部的

[英文释义]of,on,for or coming from the outside

[记忆方法]extern(外面 ,出去)+al(形容词词尾)→外面的

[真题例句]The writer says that companies should be able to or-ganise their move without exter-nal help.(剑 2,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]原文作者认为公司应该能够在外没有外援帮助的情况下组织自己的搬迁工作。

extra    ['ekstrə]

adj. 额外的;另外的;附加的

[英文释义]additional

[商务用语]extra day's holiday 额外假期(剑 2,Test 2,Speaking,Part 3)

[真题例句]700 extra staff are taken on at the business time of year.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]另外 700 多员工是在一年中最忙的时候招聘的。

extrovert   ['ekstrəvɜ:t]

n. 性格外向的人

[英文释义]an energetic,happy person who enjoys being with oth-er people

[真题例句]I'm an extrovert,so selling fits my character.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]我性格外向,所以销售适合我的性格。