Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Day3 Mavis的無敵英文教室---來學商用單字吧

1. disadvantage
(n) 不利條件.缺點
(v) 使處於不利
(n) His lack of education was a disadvantage when he looked for a job.
他缺少教育,這在找工作時是一個不利條件


2. advantage
(n) 優點.優勢
(v) 獲利
(n) He had the advantage of a good education.
他具備受過良好教育的優勢


3. procedure (n) 程序.步驟
The chairman was quite familiar with the procedure for conducting a meeting.
主席對開會的程序很熟悉


4. investment (n) 投資
He made a large investment in the business enterprise.
他對那個企業作了大量投資

5. profit
(n) 利潤.利益
(v) 獲益.有益於
(n) He made a profit of fifty thousand US dollars on his house.

他賣掉房子獲利五萬美元
(v) He learned to profit by his mistakes.
他學會了從自己的錯誤中獲益


6. estimate
(n) 估計.估價單.評價
(v) 評價.估計
(n) The expert's estimate is that the painting is worth one million.
專家估計這幅畫值一百萬元
(v) The medicare cost is estimated to be one billion dollars.
老年醫療保健費用估計為十億美元

7. potenial
(a) 潛在的.可能的
(n) 潛力
(a) The dispute has scared away potential investors.
這一爭端嚇走了潛在的投資者

(n) She has acting potential, but she needs training.
她有表演潛力,但需要訓練


8. benefit
(n) 利益
(v) 對..有益.受惠
(n) The new hospital will be a great benefit to the town.
新建成的醫院將給全城帶來莫大好處

(v) We benefited greatly by this frank talk.
這次坦率的談話使我們獲益匪淺


9. inventory
(n) 存貨.目錄清單
(v) 把...盤存
(n) The store was closed for inventory all week.
那家商店因盤貨暫停營業一星期


10. adviser (n) 顧問.指導教授
He is one of the advisers to the President.
他是總統的顧問之一

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