第一周
Thursday

unique /ju?ni?k/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 唯一的，獨一無二；獨特的；罕見的；獨具的，獨有的

助記 un(=one，唯一的)+iqu(=having the quality of)+e→唯一的；獨特的

搭配 unique skill 絕招；絕技

示例 ① If the U.S. Patent Office grants a patent, it is confirming that the intellectual property is unique. 如果美國專利局授予了一項專利權，這說明此項知識產權是獨一無二的。（2008. 12）② You are unique in the world. 你在這個世界上是獨一無二的。

派生 uniqueness （n. 獨特性）‖uniquely （ad. 獨特地）

反義 common

語料 Each moment in history is a fleeting moment, precious and unique. 歷史巨輪飛轉，分分秒秒的時間都十分寶貴，也獨具意義。（美國前總統尼克松）

boom /bu?m/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 轟鳴，轟響；迅速發展，激增，繁榮昌盛‖n. 激增，繁榮；突然風靡的時期

搭配 boom out 以低沉有力的聲音說（話）

示例 ① That may be because they have had plenty of younger ones to choose from, partly thanks to the post-war baby-boom and partly because over the past few decades many more women have entered the labour force, increasing employers' choice. 這或許是因為雇主們有大量的年輕人可以選擇，部分原因是由于戰后嬰兒潮的出現，還有部分原因是由于過去幾十年里有更多的女性加入勞動力大軍，為雇主們提供了更多的選擇。（2010. 12） ② This country's economy is booming. 這個國家的經濟正在迅速發展。

派生 booming（a. 興旺的，繁榮的）‖boomer （n. 生育高峰中出生的人）

反義 recession

transform /tr?ns?f??m/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 使改變形態；使改變外觀（或性質）

助記 trans(變)+form(形狀)→變形→使改變形態

示例 ① When viewed at the national level, the policy interventions of the past decade have helped transform the performance of UK universities. 從英國全國范圍來看，過去10年的政策介入有助于改善英國大學的表現。（2011. 12） ② It is a book that transforms my life. 那是一本徹底改變我一生的書。

派生 transformation（n. 轉變，改革）‖transformer （n. 變壓器）

同義 convert

premise /?prem?s/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n. 前提，假定　　生義 n. [pl.] 生產場所，經營場所，房屋

助記 pre(預先)+mise(=send，送出)→預先送出→前提

搭配 on the premise of/that... 以…為前提

示例 ① It has enabled the company to dispense with its business premises altogether, following the realisation that it just didn't need them anymore. 在意識到不再需要經營場所之后，公司徹底免去了這部分開銷。（2009. 12） ② Her reasoning is based on the premise that every coin has two sides. 她的推理是以凡事都有利弊為前提的。

motivate /?m??t?ve?t/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 vt. 使有動機（或原因）；激勵，激發

助記 motiv(e)(動機)+ate(使)→使有動機

搭配 motivate yourself 自我激勵

示例 ① It was the need to accommodate employees with young children that motivated accountancy firm Wright Vigar to begin promoting teleworking recently. 正是為有小孩的員工提供方便這一需要促使賴特?瓦伊格會計公司最近開始實行遠程辦公政策。（2009. 12） ② She is good at motivating her students. 她擅長激勵自己的學生。

派生 motivation （n. 動機）

同義 stimulate

affect /??fekt/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 v. 影響；（疾病）侵襲，感染；（感情上）深深打動　　生義 v. 假裝

助記 af(使)+fect(做)→使人做→影響

示例 ① If the Obama effect is positive for African Americans, how is it affecting their white compatriots? 如果奧巴馬效應對于非洲裔美國人有正面的作用，那對他們的白人同胞又有什么樣的影響呢？（2010. 6） ② Your idea will not affect his decision. 你的想法不會影響他的決定。

派生 affecting（a. 動人的，感人的）

辨析 affect和effect都有“影響”的含義。affect意為“影響”，只可用作動詞；effect作動詞時意為“實現，產生”，作名詞時意為“作用，影響”。

語料 A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. 教師的影響是永恒的，連教師本人都無法預知自己會產生多么深遠的影響。（美國歷史學家亨利?亞當斯）

behave /b??he?v/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 表現；表現得體，有禮貌

助記 be(動作)+have(有)→(一個人)擁有的動作→表現

搭配 behave oneself 表現得體，守規矩

示例 ① He behaves in a way contrary to his real intention. 他的行為舉止與他的真實目的相反。（2012. 12）② He behaved badly towards his guests. 他對客人們不禮貌。

派生 behaviour （n. 行為，舉止）

同義 act

反義 misbehave

語料 Education does not mean teaching people to know what they do not know; it means teaching them to behave as they do not behave. 教育不在于使人知其所未知，而在于使人按其所未行而行。（英國作家約翰?羅斯金）

random /?r?nd?m/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 隨意的，隨機的，未經事先考慮的‖n. 隨意，任意

搭配 at random 隨意地，胡亂地

示例 ① That same study found the randomly assigned interracial roommates at Ohio State broke up before the end of the quarter about twice as often as same-race roommates. 這項研究還發現，在俄亥俄州立大學的學生，隨機分配的不同種族的室友在學期末之前關系破裂的幾率約為同種族室友的兩倍。（2012. 6） ② He chose some people at random. 他隨意選了幾個人。

派生 randomly （ad. 隨意地）‖randomness（n. 隨意，隨機）

notable /?n??t?bl/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 值得注意的，顯著的‖n. 名人，重要人物

搭配 be notable for sth. 以某事物著名

示例 ① At the Beijing motor show, which wrapped up this week, the consensus among pundits was that the latest Chinese-branded models were a notable improvement. 權威人士在本周閉幕的北京車展上的一致意見是：最新的中國品牌汽車有顯著的進步。（The Economist）② The city is notable for its ancient architecture. 這座城市以它的古建筑而出名。

同義 remarkable

語料 No matter how strong you are, how notable are your attainments, you have enduring significance only in your relationship to others. 不管你多么強大，成就多么顯著，只有在你的人際關系中，你才有持久的意義。（美國作家齊格勒?愛德華）

resolve /r??z?lv/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 v. 解決（問題或困難）；決心，決定；作出決定

生義 n. 決心，堅定的信念

搭配 resolve on (doing) sth. 決定（做）某事

示例 ① She asked Mr. Slipper to stand aside as Speaker until the allegations were resolved. 她（澳大利亞總理朱莉婭?艾琳?吉拉德）要求斯理普先生暫退下議院議長職位直到所有指控得到解決。（The Economist） ② The difficulties she met strengthened her resolve. 她所遇到的困難使她更加堅定。

語料 Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 應該做的要下決心去做，下決心做的要一定做到。（本杰明?富蘭克林）

intensive /?n?tens?v/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 密集的；徹底的；集約的

助記 in(里面)+tens(=stretch，伸展)+ive(形容詞后綴)→在里面伸展的→密集的

示例 ① Society expects—and needs—parents to provide their children with continuity of care, meaning the intensive, intimate care that human beings need to develop their intellectual, emotional, and moral capabilities. 社會期望并且需要父母一直照顧孩子，這種照顧指的是人類智力、情感和道德成長所需要的那種細致入微的照顧。（2010. 6） ② We developed intensive agriculture in this area. 我們在這個地區發展了集約化農業。

派生 intensively （ad. 深入地；集約地）

同義 thorough

反義 extensive

lease /li?s/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n.（房屋、設備或土地的）租約‖v. 租用，租借

搭配 a new lease of life 延年益壽

示例 ① Although the new trust would leave all the resulting investment under public ownership, the city's recent bitter experience with a bungled 75-year lease of its parking meters under a previous mayor has left residents fearful. 盡管新型的信托基金將會使所有投資的收益成為公有，但是這座城市最近的痛苦經歷確已讓居民心有余悸——前任市長在其任期內簽署的為期75年的停車計時器租借協議簡直是一團糟。（The Economist）② He leases his apartment to a tenant. 他把公寓租給了房客。

派生 leasing （n. 租賃）

sympathy /?s?mp?θi/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 同情；贊同，支持；意氣相投

助記 sym(=together，共同)+path(=feel，感情)+ y→共同的感情→意氣相投

搭配 out of sympathy with... 不贊同，不支持…

示例 ① They want to show their genuine sympathy. 他們想表達真切的同情。（2011. 6） ② I have no sympathy for Andy, it's all his own fault. 我不同情安迪，那都是他自己的錯。

語料 Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their graves, but have no sympathy with the spirit which may still animate their clay. 那些沒有自尊的人仍然可以是愛國的，他們可以為少數犧牲多數。他們熱愛他們墳墓的泥土，但他們對那種可以使他們的肉體生機勃勃的精神卻毫無同情心。（美國作家亨利?大衛?梭羅）

academic /??k??dem?k/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 a. 學業的；教學的；學術的‖n. 高等院校教師；高校科研人員

生義 a. 學習良好的；純理論的，空談的

示例 ① Academic studies have found no evidence so far that older voters have used their power at the ballot box to push for policies that specifically benefit them, though if in future there are many more of them they might start doing so. 到目前為止，學術研究還未發現年老的選民利用他們的投票權來謀取對他們有利的政策，盡管在未來他們中可能會有更多人開始這樣做。（2010. 12） ② The students return in September for the start of the new academic year. 學生于9月返校，開始新學年的學習。

派生 academically （ad. 學術上；學業上）‖academician （n. 院士）

credentials /kr??den?lz/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 資格，資歷；資格證書

搭配 professional credentials 職業資格證書

示例 ① Humanists are usually among the lowest-paid faculty members at most institutions and are often lightly regarded because they do not generate grant income and because they provide no obvious credentials for most nonacademic careers. 在大多數大學里，人文學者的工資通常是教員中最低的，并且常常不受重視，因為他們不能為學校爭取到撥款，也不具備勝任大多數非學術崗位的資格。（2010. 12） ② She has all the credentials for the job. 她做這份工作完全夠格。

confess /k?n?fes/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 供認；承認；懺悔

助記 con(全部)+fess(=speak，說)→全部說出→供認

搭配 confess to (doing) sth. 承認（做過）某事

示例 ① When confronted with the evidence, he had no choice but to confess his guilt. 在證據面前，他不得不坦白自己的罪行。（2009. 6）② I must confess that I didn't understand what he meant. 我得承認我都沒明白他的意思。

派生 confession （n. 承認）

同義 acknowledge, admit

辨析 confess, acknowledge和admit都有“承認”的含義。confess指某人自愿向有關方面如實地說出自己的錯誤或罪行，含有懺悔的意味；acknowledge指某人公開肯定、同意、認可或承認某種事實，特別是過去隱瞞或否認過的事；admit指某人在外界壓力下不情愿地同意、認可某種事實，特別是不光彩的事。

rebel　聽讀寫譯

釋義 /?rebl/ n. 叛亂者；反抗權威者；叛逆者‖/r??bel/ v. 造反；反抗；背叛

助記 re(反)+bel(=fight，戰爭，打斗)→反對性質的戰斗→造反

搭配 rebel against 造反；反抗；背叛

示例 ① But the movie that really made him famous was his second one, Rebel Without a Cause, that was about teenagers who felt like they didn't fit into society. 但是真正讓他出名的電影是他飾演的第二部電影《無因的反叛》，這部電影講述的是一群10多歲的青少年覺得他們無法適應社會的故事。（2010. 6） ② It seems that most teenagers find something to rebel against. 似乎大多數的青少年都很叛逆。

派生 rebellion （n. 叛亂；反抗）

liability /?la???b?l?ti/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n.（法律上對某事物的）責任，義務

生義 n. 惹麻煩的人（或事）；[pl.] 債，債務

搭配 liability for sth. （法律上對某事物的）責任，義務

示例 ① Returns are also higher where overall levels of bribery are held down by greater disclosure and director liability, perhaps because such scrutiny deters entry into the bribe-paying market by other firms. 在那些總體賄賂水平由于更多揭發及董事責任更大而被壓制的地區，賄賂回報率更高，原因可能是此類監察阻止其他企業進入賄賂市場。（The Economist）② You should accept liability for the loss of the company. 你應該對公司的損失負責。

同義 responsibility

dominate /?d?m?ne?t/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 控制；支配；在…中處于優勢或占上風；占最重要的位置

助記 domin(=master，統治者)+ate(動詞后綴)→統治者要做的事情→控制；支配

示例 ① "The unpleasant voices have tended to dominate our perceptions," says Daniel Michener, a political science professor at the University of Oregon, "But when all those factors are put together and the economists calculate the numbers, it ends up being a net positive, but a small one." 俄勒岡大學的政治學教授丹尼爾?蒂奇納說：“不愉快的聲音有主導我們看法的傾向，但是綜合考慮所有因素且在經濟學家計算完數據之后，得出的結論是其最終影響是積極的，但很小。”（2011. 6） ② He always says a lot in meetings, but he doesn't dominate. 他總在會上滔滔不絕，但他并不起決定性作用。

派生 domination（n. 控制；支配）

identical /a??dent?kl/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 完全同樣的，相同的；同一的

助記 ident(=same，相同的)+i+cal(形容詞后綴)→相同的

搭配 identical to/with... 與…相同

示例 ① Offspring of mice fed a high-fat diet during pregnancy are much more likely to become fat than the offspring of identical mice fed a normal diet. 如果給懷孕的小白鼠吃高脂肪的食物，它的后代要比吃正常食物的小白鼠的后代更容易變得肥胖。（2008. 12） ② Her skirt is almost identical to mine. 她的裙子和我的幾乎一模一樣。

派生 identically （ad. 相同地）

同義 same

反義 different

conserve　聽讀寫譯

熟義 /k?n?s??v/ v. 節省，節約；保護；保存

生義 /?k?ns??v/ n.（含有大塊或整塊水果的）果醬，蜜餞

助記 con(=together，一起)+serve(=keep，保持)→全部保持下來→保存

示例 ① What is said to be the best way to conserve energy nowadays? 什么被稱為是現今節能的最好方式？（2007. 12） ② Everyone should have the awareness of conserving energy. 每個人都該有節約能源的意識。

派生 conservation （n. 保護）

同義 preserve

反義 destroy

語料 Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it. 真理是我們最寶貴的東西，所以我盡力保護它。（馬克?吐溫）

bind /ba?nd/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 v. 捆綁；結合；約束‖v. 裝訂；給…鑲邊　　生義 n. 窘境

搭配 bind... to... 將…和…綁在一起‖bind sb. to sth. 約束某人做某事

示例 ① Alert to this risk, Facebook has been rolling out new features such as Timeline, which encourages users to load their life histories onto the social network, to bind them in more tightly. 意識到該危機，臉譜網也推出了一些新功能，比如時間軸。時間軸鼓勵用戶把自己生活中曾發生的故事發表在社交網絡上，以此來更好地“綁定”用戶。（The Economist）② He was bound to a chair. 他被綁在椅子上。

派生 binder （n. 活頁夾；裝訂機）

語料 Bind the sack before it be full. 做事應適可而止。

longevity /l?n?d?ev?ti/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 長壽，長命；持久

助記 long(長)+ev(=age，年齡)+ity(名詞后綴)→年齡長→長壽

示例 ① And an analysis of 3,000 Tokyo residents associated walkable green spaces with greater longevity among senior citizens. 一項對3000名東京居民的分析表明，適合步行的綠色空間與老年人的長壽有關。（2010. 6） ② She prides herself on the longevity of the company. 她為公司悠久的歷史而感到驕傲。

語料 A regular life is the secret of health and longevity. 有規律的生活原是健康與長壽的秘訣。（巴爾扎克）

fate /fe?t/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 命中注定的事；命運，天數

搭配 a fate worse than death （可能發生的）極可怕的事

示例 ① Sure, some leftish billionaires like George Soros have been railing against income inequality for years. But increasingly, centrist and right-wing billionaires are starting to worry about income inequality and the fate of the middle class. 當然，一些左翼億萬富翁，比如喬治?索羅斯，多年以來一直在反對收入不均衡。但是越來越多的中間派和右翼億萬富翁都開始擔心收入不均衡問題和中產階級的命運了。（2007. 12） ② By a strange twist of fate, Andy and Jane were on the same plane. 由于命運的奇特安排，安迪和簡坐了同一架飛機。

派生 fated（a. 命中注定的）

同義 destiny

語料 For man is man and master of his fate. 人就是人，是自己命運的主人。（英國詩人阿爾弗雷德?丁尼生）

hoist /h??st/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 吊起，升起，舉起‖n. 起重機，吊車；（殘疾人用）升降機

搭配 be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard 害人反害己

示例 ① Syria also has about 4,000 rockets, which, like American Stingers, can be carried around without vehicles and hoisted onto a shoulder for use: "man-portable air-defense systems", or MANPADS. （The Economist） 敘利亞也有約4,000枚火箭彈，跟美國的機尾炮一樣，可不用車輛運輸，扛在肩上使用即可，被稱作“單人便攜式空防系統”或“MANPADS”。 ② She hoisted herself onto a high stool. 她抬身坐上了一張高凳子。

extent /?k?stent/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 程度，限度，范圍

助記 ex(出)+ tent(伸展)→伸出去的→范圍

搭配 to...extent 到…程度

示例 ① Even using a "hands-free" device can divert a driver's attention to an alarming extent. 即使使用免提設備也能極大地分散司機的注意力，其程度令人震驚。（2009. 12） ② To a certain extent, he is responsible for this incident. 他在一定程度上對這次事故負有責任。

派生 extension （n. 延伸）

語料 Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age. 多老都能去愛，并且愛至深則人不老。（法國著名女演員讓娜?莫羅）

deceive /d??si?v/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 欺騙；使人誤信，誤導

助記 de(=away，離開)+ceiv(=take，拿)+ e→拿走別人的東西→欺騙

搭配 deceive sb. into doing sth. 欺騙某人做某事‖deceive oneself 欺騙自己

示例 ① Appearances, however, deceive. 然而，表面現象常會蒙蔽人。（The Economist） ② His wife had been deceiving him for years. 他的妻子多年來一直欺騙他。

同義 cheat

語料 Nothing is easier than to deceive one's self. 沒有什么比欺騙自己更容易。（古希臘政治家德摩斯梯尼）

aspect /??spekt/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n. 方面；樣子，外觀；方位　　生義 n. （動詞的）體

示例 ① Interest in this aspect of the settlement has focused on "orphan" works, where there is no known copyright holder—these make up an estimated 5-10% of the books Google has scanned. 對協議中這一方面的關注聚焦在一些作者身份不明的作品上，即沒有已知著作人的作品；這類作品大約占谷歌已掃描圖書的5%至10%。（2011. 12）② The reason lies in three aspects. 原因包括三方面。

expertise /?eksp???ti?z/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 專門知識，專門技能，專長

助記 由expert(n. 專家)派生而來

搭配 expertise in (doing) sth. 對（做）某事在行

示例 ① In return for the scale of investment, they should share their expertise in order to build greater confidence in the sector. 作為國家對它們（大學）大規模投資的回報，它們應該分享其專業知識，從而為大學領域樹立更強大的信心。（2011. 12） ② They have the expertise to help you run your business. 他們具備幫助你經營業務的專門知識。

predominant /pr??d?m?n?nt/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 顯著的，明顯的，盛行的；主導的

助記 pre(在前面)+dominant(支配)→處于主要支配地位的→主導的

示例 ① Perhaps, the study speculated, having a white roommate helps academically prepared black students adjust to a predominantly white university. 該研究推斷，有一個白人室友或許能夠在學業上幫助黑人學生適應白人學生占主導地位的大學生活。（2012. 6） ② Green is the predominant color this summer in the fashion world. 綠色是今夏時裝界的流行顏色。

派生 predominantly （ad. 主要地）

同義 dominant

arrest /??rest/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 v. 逮捕，拘留；阻止‖n. 逮捕，拘留；停止　　生義 v. 吸引（注意）；心跳停止

助記 ar(相反)+rest(休息)→不讓休息→逮捕

搭配 arrest sb. for sth. 因某事逮捕某人

示例 ① This month 33 senior members of the opposition were arrested on charges of vandalism and arson. 本月有33名在野黨的高級成員被捕，罪名是有意破壞文物與縱火。（The Economist）② A man has been arrested in connection with the murder. 一名男子因與這樁謀殺案有關已被逮捕。

派生 arresting （a. 引人注意的）

resource /r??s??s; r??z??s/　聽讀寫譯

熟義 n. 資源；資料；才智，機敏‖v. 向…提供資金（或設備）

生義 n. [pl.] 勇氣，才智，謀略

示例 ① "If systems are set up properly, staff can have access to all the resources they have in the office wherever they have an internet connection," says Andy Poulton, e-business advisor at Business Link for Berkshire and Wiltshire. 伯克郡和維爾特郡商業網電子商務咨詢師安迪?波爾頓說：“如果系統設置合理，在任何有網絡連接的地方，員工都能使用他們辦公室的所有資源。”（2009. 12） ② We should make full use of our domestic resources. 我們應該充分利用國內資源。

派生 resourceful （a. 機敏的，足智多謀的）

語料 There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns. 毫無疑問，創造力是最重要的人力資源。沒有創造力，就沒有進步，我們就會永遠重復同樣的模式。（法國心理學家愛德華?德?波諾）

adjust /??d??st/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 調整；適應；整理

搭配 adjust sth. to sth. 使…適應…‖adjust to (doing) sth. 適應（做）某事

示例 ① The university has poured resources into peer counseling to help students from inner-city schools adjust to the rigor and faster pace of a university classroom—and also to help minority students overcome the stereotype that they are less qualified. 該大學在朋輩團體輔導方面投入大量資源以幫助那些來自市中心貧民區學校的學生適應要求嚴格、快節奏的大學課堂，同時協助少數民族學生戰勝他們比較遜色的固有偏見。（2011. 6） ② You should learn to adjust yourself to the new environment. 你應該學著適應新環境。

同義 adapt

characteristic /?k?r?kt??r?st?k/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 典型的；獨特的；特有的‖n. 特征，特點；品質

助記 由character(n. 品質)派生而來

搭配 typical characteristic 典型特征

示例 ① They fail to account for individual differences, and the wide range of characteristics among members of any group. 它們（偏見）不能說明個體的差異性，以及任何一個群體中群體成員各種各樣的特點。（2009. 12）② He spoke with characteristic enthusiasm. 他說話帶有一種獨特的熱情。

派生 characteristically （ad. 典型地）

同義 feature, trait

repeatedly /r??pi?t?dli/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 ad. 重復地

助記 由repeat(v. 重復)派生而來

示例 ① The education secretary, Michael Gove, has repeatedly said that too many state schools are not good enough and that public examinations have been dumbed down. 教育部長邁克爾?戈夫多次申明，公立學校中達不到要求的太多，國家考試標準也在不斷降低。（The Economist）② He had been stabbed repeatedly in the chest. 他胸部多處被刺傷。

motive /?m??t?v/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 動機；原因；目的‖a. 發動的；導致運動的

搭配 motive for... …的動機

示例 ① The company claims its motives are essentially public-spirited. 該公司宣稱其動機實質上是公共精神。（2011. 12） ② I'm suspicious of his motive for the murder. 我懷疑他謀殺的動機。

派生 motiveless （a. 沒有動機的）

語料 What makes life dreary is the want of motive. 沒有了動力，人生便黯淡無光。（英國小說家喬治?艾略特）

category /?k?t?ɡ?ri/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. （人或事物的）類別；種類

示例 ① Amid all the job losses of the Great Recession, there's one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans. 在大蕭條時期眾多失業的情況下，有一類工人卻受益于經濟混亂：機器人。（2012. 12） ② The results of this survey consists of four categories. 這次調查結果可分為四大類。

派生 categorise （v. 分類）

infant /??nf?nt/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 n. 嬰兒，幼兒；四歲到七歲之間的兒童

生義 a. 供嬰幼兒用的；初期的，初創期的

示例 ① Perhaps it is early nerve development that makes some infant girls show more intelligence than infant boys. 或許是早期神經元發育使一些女童表現出比男童更高的智力。（2012. 12） ② He was seriously ill as an infant. 他年幼時曾患重病。

派生 infancy （n. 嬰兒期；初期）

rely /r??la?/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 v. 依賴；信任，信賴

搭配 rely on/upon... 依靠…

示例 ① The problem relates to the way data is stored on large websites: While your personal computer only keeps one copy of a file, large-scale services like Facebook rely on what are called content delivery networks to manage data and distribution. 這個問題與大型網站儲存數據的方式有關：你的個人電腦只儲存一份文件的一個副本，而像臉譜網這樣的大型服務器依靠“內容分發網絡”來管理和分配數據。（2010. 12）② She is the one on whom I can rely. 她是我可以依賴的人。

派生 reliable （a. 可以依賴的）

同義 depend

語料 Throughout life, we rely on small groups of people for love, admiration, respect, moral support and help. 我們的一生都有賴于從一小部分人那里獲得愛、賞識、尊重、道義支持和幫助。（美國作家愛默生）

strategic /str??ti?d??k/　聽讀寫譯

釋義 a. 戰略性的；戰略上的；重要的

助記 由strategy(n. 戰略，策略)派生而來

示例 ① Companies could also reduce prices for those who stayed to eat food on their premises, offer money-off vouchers or other incentives for those who returned packaging and put more bins at strategic points in local streets, not just outside their premises. 公司還可以為在店內就餐的人減價，為那些送回包裝的人提供優惠代金券或其他激勵方式。公司不僅僅要在店外安放垃圾箱，也要在當地街道的重要位置安放更多垃圾箱。（2009. 12） ② It is a strategic plan. 這是一個戰略性規劃。

派生 strategically （ad. 戰略上地）