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爱相随 发表于 2006-6-27 16:58

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leisure

n.

※空闲, 闲暇, 安逸

※悠闲自在

work and leisure 劳逸

have no leisure to do sth.没有空闲时间去做某事

adj.

※空闲的

in one's leisure time [hours, moments] 在空闲时间里

【其它】

leisure-time adj. 空闲时间的

leisureful adj.

leisureless adj. 无空闲的

【习惯用法】

at leisure有空, 闲着无事从从容容地

at one's leisure当其空闲的时候; 方便时

attend [tarry, stay]upon sb.'s leisure [古]等到某人有闲空时

wait sb.'s leisure等待某人有空时




confidence

n.



※信任, 信托

※自信, 信心, 把握

※大胆, 厚颜; 过于自信, 狂妄

a vote of confidence信任投票

adj.



※骗得信任(或信托)的; 欺诈的

confidence game [trick] 骗人手段; 先博取信用而后骗取财物的把戏



confidence man 骗子手, 骗人资金的人









exchange

n.

※交换,互换

He gave me an apple in exchange for a cake.他给我一个苹果,换一块蛋糕。



Let's have an exchange of views on the matter.我们对这件事交换一下意见吧。



Exchange is no robbery.(谑)交换并非强夺。

※电话总机交换台 (= telephone exchange)

※兑换;汇兑

※交易所

the stock Exchange股票交易所






multiple

adj.

多样的, 多重的

n.

倍数, 若干

v.

成倍增加




insurance

n.

※保险

I bought another safety lock as an additional insurance against thieves.



He claimed to be an insurance salesman but later was found to be a fraud.



※保险金额

She received £2000 insurance.她得到2000镑的保险金。



※保证;保障




proficiency

n.

※熟练, 精通(in)

※进步

proficiency in music擅长音乐



proficiency in English精通英语



He made little proficiency in literary accomplishments.他在文学方面成就不多。

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