商务英语函电 YB_U2_WORD

SENTENCE
encounter
(L.12)
vt. to meet sb., or discover or experience sth., especially sb./sth. new, unusual or unexpected e.g. She was the most remarkable woman he had ever encountered.
Unit Two
Word Study
assignment
(L.1)
n. a task or piece of work that sb. is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies e.g. She gladly accepted the assignment. The English assignment is a book report.
许多事故都源于粗心。
rise (rose，risen)
vi. 上升；增涨 e.g. Soon steam can be seen rising from the wet clothes.
很快就看见水蒸气从湿衣服里冒出来。
The sun rose and bathed the earth in its glow.
2) to press sth. so hard that it breaks or is damaged
e.g. Several people were crushed to death by the falling rocks. His leg was crushed in the accident.
to try to get or win something
e.g. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dreams, no one will do it for you. (L.48)
你们离开学校后，如果自己不去追求梦想，那没 有人会帮你追求。
太阳升起，灿烂的阳光照遍了大地。
n. 上升，上涨 give rise to = lead to 引起
e.g. The food shortage gave rise to the serious problems.
食品的短缺引起了严重的问题。
raise
vt. 1)“举起” 2)“提出” raise one’s hand raise a question raise children = bring up children
(L.5)
vt.1) to bring up; to rear 抚养，养育
e.g. Stan’s dad died, leaving his mother to raise three sons alone.
2) to collect money that you can use to do a particular job or help people 筹集 e.g. The company hopes to raise $1 million to buy land.
SENTENCE
crush (L.10)
v. 1) to defeat or subdue sb. completely e.g. The revolution was crushed within days. Sara’s spirits had been crushed by rejection and failure.
Related Word arise (arose，arisen)
vi.1) occur 发生
e.g. Problems arose from the outset.
一开始就产生了很多问题。
2) arise from 起源于
e.g. Accidents always arise from the carelessness.
Related Word assign
v. to give sb. a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing
e.g. I’ve been assigned the task of looking after the new students. Jan’s been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau.
SENTENCE
go by
(L.11)
if time goes by, it passes
e.g. Things will get easier as time goes by.
As the weeks went by, I became more and more worried.
Relatedorming
assigned 1 The homework was ______________ by the teacher. assignment will take us two hours to finish. 2 This ______________
SENTENCE
raise
What do you deal with when you encounter accident?
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SENTENCE
behave
(L.17)
v. to act, or react, in a specified manner
3)“抚养”
4)“筹集”
raise funds
SENTENCE
pour one’s heart into (L.6)
全身心投入 e.g. The three groups pour their hearts into their music, each trying to be the best. The teacher, who poured her heart into teaching, gained respect from her students.