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2011/06/08 (Wed)
1. expenditure noun [uncountable/countable]
原句: They talk about capital expenditures and regularly budget for replacing furniture in offices and machines in factories.
意思:
a. the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent
b. the use of energy, time, materials, etc
字源: mid 18th cent.: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor ‘officer in charge of expenditure’, from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’.
例句:
a. The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
b. This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.
2. intensity noun
原句: Life expectancies of home components depend on the quality of the appliance and its installation, as well as intensity of use.
意思:
a. the state or quality of being intense
b. the strength of sth, for example light, that can be measured
例句:
a. He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving.
b. The sun beat down with fierce intensity.
3. appliance noun
原句: Life expectancies of home components depend on the quality of the appliance and its installation, as well as intensity of use.
意思: a machine that is designed to do a particular thing in the home, such as preparing food, heating or cleaning
例句: They sell a wide range of domestic appliances —washing machines, dishwashers and so on.
4. generalization noun [countable/uncountable]
原句: Another generalization from Consumer Reports: Skip the repair and buy new if your appliance costs less than $150.
意思: a general statement that is based on only a few facts or examples; the act of making such statements
字源: mid 18th cent.: from French généralisation, from généraliser ‘generalize’.
例句: Try to avoid generalization.
5. wear out phrase
原句: Business folks know stuff wears out.
意思: to become, or make sth become, thin or no longer able to be used, usually because it has been used too much
例句: He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.
原句: They talk about capital expenditures and regularly budget for replacing furniture in offices and machines in factories.
意思:
a. the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent
b. the use of energy, time, materials, etc
字源: mid 18th cent.: from expend, suggested by obsolete expenditor ‘officer in charge of expenditure’, from medieval Latin, from expenditus, irregular past participle of Latin expendere, from ex- ‘out’ + pendere ‘weigh, pay’.
例句:
a. The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
b. This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.
2. intensity noun
原句: Life expectancies of home components depend on the quality of the appliance and its installation, as well as intensity of use.
意思:
a. the state or quality of being intense
b. the strength of sth, for example light, that can be measured
例句:
a. He was watching her with an intensity that was unnerving.
b. The sun beat down with fierce intensity.
3. appliance noun
原句: Life expectancies of home components depend on the quality of the appliance and its installation, as well as intensity of use.
意思: a machine that is designed to do a particular thing in the home, such as preparing food, heating or cleaning
例句: They sell a wide range of domestic appliances —washing machines, dishwashers and so on.
4. generalization noun [countable/uncountable]
原句: Another generalization from Consumer Reports: Skip the repair and buy new if your appliance costs less than $150.
意思: a general statement that is based on only a few facts or examples; the act of making such statements
字源: mid 18th cent.: from French généralisation, from généraliser ‘generalize’.
例句: Try to avoid generalization.
5. wear out phrase
原句: Business folks know stuff wears out.
意思: to become, or make sth become, thin or no longer able to be used, usually because it has been used too much
例句: He wore out two pairs of shoes last year.
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