剑桥Book3ThemeE基础词汇表

Unit 251.corporation n. (abbr. Corp.) a large business company (大) 公司考点一：同义词辨析company, corporation, firm这些名词均可表示“公司”之意。

company：多指生产或销售产品的公司、商号，也可指经办服务性项目的公司。

corporation：多指一个人拥有或多人联办的大公司，也指在其它地区或国家拥有分公司的公司。

firm：含义广泛，可指公司、商行或商号。

规模可大可小，经营、管理的人员可多可少。

考点二：词形转换corporate adj. 法人的；共同的，全体的；社团的Eg: Therefore, Business and IT should form a corporate strategy together.因此，业务和IT必须一起组成公司的战略。

2.quality n. the standard of sth. when it is compared to other things like it :how good or bad sth. is质量，品质考点一：同义词辨析quality, property, feature, characteristic, peculiarity, trait, attribute, character这些名词均有“特性，特点，品质”之意。

quality：最普通用词，既可指有形或无形的特性，又可指个性或共性的特征。

properity：多指同类事物所共有的特性，一般不用于指人。

feature：指事物突出引人注目的特点。

多用来说明人的容貌特征或地理特征。

characteristic：指某人或某物天生有别于他人或他物的内部特质或外表特征。

peculiarity：指人或事物独具的或奇怪的特点，常带感情色彩。

trait：多指人的性格、心情的特征，尤指先天秉赋的持久的行为模式或性格特征。

attribute：通常指人主观赋予某事物的属性，可指典型事物。

character：多指一类人或事物所具有的独特的典型的特征。

考点二：词形转换qualification n. 资格，授权；条件，限制；合格证书Eg；Jack has obtained a medical qualification.杰克取得了行医资格证书。

qualified adj. 合格的；有资格的Eg: He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。

mercial adj. (of TV or radio) financed by broadcast advertisements （指电视或无线电广播）靠广告收入的, 商业性的Eg: Sport is being debased by commercial sponsorship.考点一：词形变换commerce n.商业；商务；贸易Eg: During the war, they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.commercialize vt. 使商业化；使商品化Eg: It seems such a pity that a distinguished and honored name should be commercialized in this way.考点二：拓展广告：advertisement传单：leaflet小册子：pamphlet4.licence (US license) n [C] official document showing that permission has been given to own, useor do sth 执照; 许可证:television licence/license 【英】电视机许可证考点一：词形转换licensee n. 持牌人；执照持有者；获许可的人；领到执照的人Eg: If so, what terms did you agree to as a licensee?licenser n. 认可者；发许可证者Eg: Everyone has potentially a licenser within himself, and so there's no need - there's no logical need for a state licenser.考点二：拓展驾照：driving licence5.auntie: “大婶”，是英国人对BBC的戏称。

因BBC系英国国家电视台，它的经济来源不靠广告，而是每年每户必须交付的109英镑的收视费。

它既不须讨好广告商，也不必与其它频道竞争收视率，因此，BBC一向以衣冠楚楚和保守严肃的形象著称。

6.operation n. [c] a business company involving many parts（包括许多部分的）企业，公司e.g. a huge multinational electronics operation一家大规模的跨国电子公司考点一：同义词辨析act, action, deed, operation, performance这些名词均含“行为，行动”之意。

act：一般指具体的、短暂的或个别的行为，强调行为的完成及其效果。

action：普通用词，着重行动的过程。

deed：较庄重用词，除泛指各种行为外，还可用于指某种高尚或伟大的行为，故常译作"功绩，业绩"。

operation：多指一连串行动或行为的完成方式。

performance：主要指行动的方式方法。

考点二：词形转换operate vi. 运转；动手术；起作用vt. 操作；经营；引起；对…开刀Eg: Our model is easy to operate and maintain.operational adj. 操作的；运作的Eg: The whole system will be fully operational by December.operator n. 经营者；操作员；话务员；行家Eg: What the number I gave you，operator?work n. a closely connected group of people, companies, etc. that exchange information 关系网，网络考点一：词形转换netted adj. 网状的；用网捕获的netn.网，网状织物；网络；罗网，陷阱；净利vt.用网捕；（巧妙地）捕获；净赚；击（球）入网Eg: . Day had broken, and he cast his net for the last time.考点二：拓展电脑：computer微软：Microsoft在线：on line8.correspondent n person who contributes news or comments regularly to a newspaper, radiostation, etc, esp from abroad （报刊﹑广播电台等的）通讯员, 记者（尤指派驻国外的）Eg: He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.考点一：词形转换correspondence n. 通信；一致；相当Eg: The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.考点二：拓展记者：journalist报纸：newspaper杂志社：periodical office编辑：editor9.annual[usually before noun] happening or done once every year 每年的考点一：词形辨析anniversary n.周年纪念日Eg: A series of movies will be shown to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death.annals n.编年史；历史记载；（学会等的）活动年报Eg: It was the first large-scale airborne attack in the annals of war.考点二：拓展Biannual adj.一年两次的Eg: . Our school doctor recommends a biannual visit to the dentist.10.budget n.the money that is available to a person or an organization and a plan of how it willbe spent over a perios of time 预算考点一：短语词组on a budget 花钱不多Eg: we're travelling on a budget.annual budget. 年度预算government budget政府预算；国家预算考点二：词形变换budgetary adj. 预算的Eg: For budgetary reasons, the redevelopment of these systems from scratch can be a poor option. 考点三：拓展负债：liability赤字：deficit盈利：profit收入：earning支出：expense11.present v. introduce (a performance) to an audience in the theatre or (a programme) on radio ortelevision （在剧院中）主持上演（节目）; （在广播或电视中）主持播出（节目）考点一：词形变换presentational adj. 表象的；演出的；上演的；直觉的Eg: Examples of presentational sites are news or product documentation pages.考点二：短语词组present itself 呈现，出现；(主意等)浮现脑中present oneself 出席(会议等)，参加(考试等)；出现(在听众面前等)；到场present someone to 向(主教)推荐某人任圣职present something at someone 举枪对准某人靠点三：拓展主持人：emcee观众：audience12.current adj. [only before noun] happening now; of the present time 现时发生的；当前的考点一：同义词辨析modern, contemporary, current, recent, present, up-to-date这些形容词均有“现代的，当代的”之意。