泥吧的部落格

acute [əˈkjuːt]

原句:She complained of acute pains in her chest.

解釋:

1.very serious or severe

ex.The scandal was an acute embarrassment for the President.

2.an acute illness is one that has quickly become severe and dangerous

ex.acute appendicitis

3.very sensitive and well developed

ex.Dogs have an acute sense of smell.

4.intelligent and quick to notice and understand things

ex.He is an acute observer of the social scene.

subsidiary [səbˈsɪdieri]

原句:The subsidiary company is in France but the parent company is in America.

解釋:

 1.connected with something but less important than it

ex.I'm taking History as a subsidiary subject

2.owned or controlled by another company

deficit [ˈdefɪsɪt ]

原句:My account had a deficit over a hundred dollars.

解釋:

1.the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than money earned in a particular period of time

ex.The trade balance has been in deficit for the past five years.

2.the amount by which something, especially an amount of money, is too small or smaller than something else

ex.There's a deficit of $3 million in the total needed to complete the project.

fluctuate [ˈflʌktʃueɪt]

原句:All of last year's fluctuations in her budget

解釋:to change frequently in size, amount, quality, etc, especially from one extreme to another

synonym:vary

1.The documentary follows the fluctuating fortunes of one marketing company.

2.Temperatures can fluctuate by as much as 10 degrees.

 fluctuatation wild fluctuations in interest rates

overdraft  [ˈoʊvərdræft]

原句:Janne is noticed account had an overdraft.

解釋:the amount of money that you owe to a bank when you have spent more money than is in your bank account; an arrangement that allows you to do this

ex.I had to arrange an overdraft to pay for the car.

ex.The savings account has no overdraft facility.