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endorse   [ɪnˈdɔːrs]

原句:She has already endorsed the check.

解釋:

 1. endorse something to say publicly that you support a person, statement or course of action

ex.I wholeheartedly endorse his remarks.

ex.Members of all parties endorsed a ban on land mines.

2. endorse something to say in an advertisement that you use and like a particular product so that other people will want to buy it

ex.I wonder how many celebrities actually use the products they endorse.

3. endorse something to write your name on the back of a cheque so that it can be paid into a bank account

4.[usually passive] endorse something (British English) to write details of a driving offence on somebody's driving licence

ex.You risk having your licence endorsed.

deduction  [dɪˈdʌkʃn]

原句:Deductions form pay for insurance and pension.

解釋:

 1 [uncountable, countable] the process of using information you have in order to understand a particular situation or to find the answer to a problem

ex.He arrived at the solution by a simple process of deduction.

ex.If my deductions are correct, I can tell you who the killer was.We can examine the bones of dinosaurs and make deductions about how they lived.

expenditure [ɪkˈspendɪtʃər]

原句:My expenditures this week amount to $100.

解釋:

  the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent

ex.Savings have been disposed of in order to meet the growing gap between income and expenditure.

2 the use of energy, time, materials, etc

ex.the expenditure of emotion

ex.This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.

overdue [ˌoʊvərˈduː]

原句:Due to six overdue credit card payments, we will be unable to pocess your loan request until you can improve your credit rating.

解釋:

1.not paid, done, returned, etc. by the required or expected time

ex.This car is overdue for a service.

2.that should have happened or been done before now

ex.A book like this is long overdue.

cutback

原句:London Underground said it may have to axe 500 signaling jobs because of government cutbacks in its investment.

解釋:a reduction in something

ex.cutbacks in public spending