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♥competent /'kompitant/: a. competence n.能力having enoughskills or knowledge to do sth. to a satisfactory standard合格的；能干的

词汇应用

他是一位敬业、优秀而且非常称职的公务员。

意群提示 (civil servant)

He was a loyal, distinguished and very competent civil servant.

He is competent to teach mathematics.他有能力教数学。

♥downturn: n. [C, usu.sing.] a process in which business activity,production,etc. is reduced and conditions become worse 衰退；下降

a downturn in sales/trade/business 销量 贸易 营业额下降词汇应用

汽车业的衰退影响了整个经济。

The downturn in the auto industry affected the entire economy

♥recession1.CU] a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people areunemployed经济衰退；经济萎缩

The economy is in deep recession.

经济正处于严重的衰退之中。

2.[U](formal) the movement backwards of sth from a previous position退后；撤回

• the gradual recession of the floodwater洪水的渐渐消退

♥jerky l'd33:kil: a.

moving roughly with many starts and stops(在行进中)不平稳的，颠簸的

词汇应用

他坐在颠簸的公共汽车上，感到很不舒服。

意群提示(feel unwell)

He felt quite unwell sitting in the jerky bus.

♥out of curiosity / kjueri psatil: because of curiosity出于好奇

短语应用

她出于好奇决定打电话给他。

She decided to call him out of curiosity.

♥curious"kjoerias/:adj.好奇的

be curious about..对..好奇

♥function/ fAnk[n/: n. [C, U]

the purpose that sth. has, or the job that sb. or sth. does （事物的）功能，作用；（某人的）职责

词汇应用

在新的工作岗位上，你将要履行许多不同的职责。

In your new job you will perform a variety of functions.

♥span/spaenl:n.[c]

a period of time between two dates or events(两个日期或事件之间的)时距，期间

词汇应用

仅仅3年的时间，新政府已经使该国的经济前景出现了改观。

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