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expatriate [countable] someone who lives in a foreign country
ￚexpatriate adjective [only before noun]移居国外的；
expatriate workers
British expatriates living in Spain
sales staff 销售人员 （sales force）
force noun
▶MILITARY◀军队
air force空军
armed forces 武装部队
▶MILITARY ACTION◀
[uncountable] military action used as a way of achieving your aims 武力
Peace cannot be imposed by force. 和平是不可能靠武力来强制实现的。
▶PHYSICAL POWER◀
[uncountable]the amount of physical power with which something moves or hits another thing 力量
force of
The force of the explosion blew out all the windows. 爆炸的力量将所有玻璃都冲击碎了。
▶NATURAL POWER◀
[uncountable and countable] a natural power or event
the force of gravity 地心引力
▶ORGANIZED GROUP◀
[countable usually singular] a group of people who have been trained and organized to do a particular job 一群人
the company's sales force 公司的销售人员
the quality of the teaching force 高水平的教师队伍
task force
▶STRONG INFLUENCE◀
[countable] something or someone who is powerful and has a lot of influence on the way things happen 强势人物或事情
the driving force (behind something/somebody) (=the person or thing that makes something happen) 驱动力
Betty Coward was the driving force behind the project. 贝迪是这个项目的发起人。
a force for change/peace/democracy etc (=someone or something that makes change, peace etc more likely to happen) 主张改变/和平/民主的力量
consultant [countable]咨询人员
1 someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject
a management consultant
consultancy noun
plural consultancies
1 [countable] a company that gives advice on a particular subject 咨询公司
a management consultancy
a consultancy firm
2 [uncountable] advice that a company is paid to provide 咨询公司的建议
consultancy fees
work on somebody/something phrasal verb
1 to spend time working in order to produce or repair something 做某事
He has spent the last two years working on a book about childcare. 他用了两年的时间撰写了一本关于育儿的书籍。
Every weekend you see him working on his car. 每个周末你可以看见他修理自己的汽车。
2 to try very hard to improve or achieve something 努力改善或取得成绩
A trainer has been brought in to work on her fitness. 她请来了一个培训师，帮她锻炼身体。
work on doing something
We need to work on ensuring that the children feel safe and confident. 我们需要不断努力确保孩子们感到安全和自信。
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participant n. 参加者
*participate in sth. 参加
electric adjective惊人的；令人兴奋的
making people feel very excited
The atmosphere in the courtroom was electric. 法庭里的气氛令人振奋。
come up with something phrasal verb
1 to think of an idea, answer etc产生；发现（解决办法；答案）
We've been asked to come up with some new ideas. 领导让我们想出新主意。
2 informal to produce an amount of money 筹措钱
We wanted to buy the house but we couldn't come up with the cash. 我们想要买这栋房子，但是我们已是筹措不到这笔钱。
throw light on something
to make something easier to understand by providing new information帮助说明某事物；供给新知识
Recent investigations have thrown new light on how the two men died. 最近的调查给解释这两个人的死因带了新说法。
*light n.见解
profit noun
[uncountable and countable]money that you gain by selling things or doing business, after your costs have been paid 利润
ￚopposite loss
They sold their house at a healthy profit. 他们的房子卖了个高价钱。
The property company made a huge profit on the deal. 这家房地产公司在这次交易中赚了一大笔钱。
sell sth. at a profit (at a loss) 赚钱（赔本）出售某物
put somebody/something on phrasal verb
▶CLOTHES◀
put something ↔ on 穿衣服
to put a piece of clothing on your body
ￚopposite take off
▶ON SKIN◀ 化妆
put something ↔ on
to put make-up, cream etc on your skin
I've got to put this cream on twice a day.
▶MUSIC◀播放音乐
put something ↔ on
to put a record, tape, or CD into a machine and start playing it
She put on some music while they ate.
put on weight/12 lbs/4 kg etc
to become fatter and heavier 增重
ￚsynonym gain
Rosie's put on five kilos since she quit smoking.
▶EVENT/CONCERT/PLAY ETC◀
put something ↔ on
to arrange for a concert, play etc to take place, or to perform in it 上演
One summer the children put on a play.
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workplace n. 工作场所[countable] the room, building etc where you work
in the workplace
a report into discrimination in the workplace 一份关于工作场所歧视问题的报告
marketplace noun [countable]
1 the marketplace
the part of business activity that is concerned with buying and selling goods in competition with other companies 交流或竞争的场所
Some retailers worry that new regulations will hurt their ability to compete in the marketplace. 一些零售商担忧新的法规颁布后会损害它们在市场上的竞争力。
2 an open area in a town where a market is held 集市
positive adj. 积极的；肯定的
accommodation n.
1 [uncountable] also accommodations American English a place for someone to stay, live, or work 住宿
The price for the holiday includes flights and accommodation.这个度假的价格包括机票钱和住宿费。
Universities have to provide student accommodation for first-year students.
return n. 收益=pay-off
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