mickey-PTE-Listening FIB

for PTE exam

Equities

股票,股本; Equities often outperform bonds over the long term

head towards

朝着...方向前进,We're heading towards the city center.

Feasibility

可行性; We need to study the feasibility of the project

administrative

行政的,管理的; She works in an administrative role

approach

v.接近，靠近；着手处理；n.方法

arbitrated

仲裁的,调解的; The dispute was arbitrated by a neutral party

chamber

室,商会; The chamber of commerce promotes local businesses

circuit

电路,巡回; The judge travels on circuit

coercive

强制的,胁迫的; The use of coercive measures is not recommended

concussive

震荡的; The explosion had a concussive effect

conservative

保守的,守旧的; He has very conservative views on politics

deduction

推理,扣除; Sherlock Holmes is famous for his powers of deduction

instinct

n.本能,直觉,天性

intensive

密集的,强化的; She took an intensive language course

objective

a.客观的；n.目标

objects

物体,反对; He objects to the new policy

offspring

后代,子女; The lion and its offspring rested in the shade

overseas

a.外国的,海外的 ad.在海外

overseeing

监督,管理; She's overseeing the entire project

oyster

n 蚝，牡蛎

paddle

n 桨，桨状物；（轮船等的）蹼，桨板

partial

部分的,偏爱的; He has a partial view of the ocean from his window

particles

n. 粒子, 极小量

patriotism

n.爱国主义，爱国心

pattern

n.模式,式样;图案,图样 v.仿制,模仿

philosophy

哲学,人生观; His philosophy of life is to always stay positive

pollination

n. [农学] 授粉（作用）

ponds

池塘; The park has several small ponds

potent

强有力的,有效的; It's a potent drug that should be used carefully

predator

n. 食肉动物

predicament

困境,窘境; They found themselves in a difficult predicament

prerequisite

先决条件,前提; Math is a prerequisite for many science courses

principally

adv. 主要地，大抵

propose

提议,求婚; I propose we take a break and continue later

propulsion

推进,推动力; The rocket uses a new form of propulsion

prospective

预期的,未来的; She met with prospective clients(此处为 潜在的)

pseudo

假的,冒充的; The treatment is based on pseudo-science

radiative

辐射的,放射的; The sun provides radiative heat to Earth

rammer

撞击器; They used a rammer to compact the soil

ravel

纠缠,拆开; The threads began to ravel at the edge of the fabric

redact

编辑,删改; They had to redact sensitive information from the report

relevance

相关性,重要性; The relevance of his research is widely recognized

representatively

代表性地; The sample was chosen representatively

respondents

回答者,被告; The survey respondents provided valuable feedback

restrict

限制,约束; The government may restrict travel during the pandemic

rewinding

倒带,回溯; He kept rewinding the tape to hear the message again

rote

死记硬背的; Learning by rote is not always effective

rustic

乡村的,质朴的; They stayed in a rustic cabin in the mountains

scenario

情景,方案; We need to prepare for the worst-case scenario

secular

世俗的,非宗教的; The country has a secular government

shelter

n. 庇护；避难所；遮盖物
vt. 保护；使掩蔽
vi. 躲避，避难

shortfall

不足,差额; There's a shortfall in the budget that needs to be addressed

sociable

n. 联谊会
adj. 社交的；好交际的；友善的

speculate

推测,投机; It's unwise to speculate about the future of stock prices

spices

调料

spreading

传播,蔓延; The news was spreading quickly through the town

steadfast

坚定的,忠实的; He remained steadfast in his beliefs

stirring

搅拌

supplemental

补充的,追加的; She took supplemental vitamins

suppressed

压制的,抑制的; He suppressed a laugh during the serious meeting

surfer

n. 冲浪运动员，乘冲浪板冲浪的人；（互联网上）冲浪者，漫游者，网迷

tension

紧张,张力; There was tension in the room before the announcement

tentative

暂定的,犹豫的; We made tentative plans for the weekend

terrestrial

a.地球的；陆地的

validity

有效性,正确性; We need to check the validity of these claims

vernacular

adj.口头语的，俗语的

vogue

n. 时尚；流行，时髦
adj. 时髦的，流行的

Shakespeare

n.莎士比亚(1564-1616,英国剧作家,诗人)

faith

n.信任，信心；信仰

curing

治愈,固化; The new method is effective in curing the disease

confidential

机密的,保密的; This information is strictly confidential

forensic

法医的,犯罪的; Forensic evidence was crucial in solving the case

matchstick

n. 火柴杆

in real crisis

在真正的危机中, 在严重的危机中，The company found itself in real crisis when its main product was recalled.

blaming it on

把责任归咎于，He kept blaming it on the weather for his poor performance.

market forces

市场力量，The price of oil is largely determined by market forces.

took in

接纳，收留，The kind family took in the stray cat during the storm.

refugees

难民，The country took in thousands of refugees fleeing from war.

closures

关闭，停业，The economic downturn led to multiple store closures in the city center.

exacerbates

使恶化，加剧，Stress often exacerbates health problems.

not to put too fine a point on it

直截了当地说，坦白说，Not to put too fine a point on it, your work is simply not good enough.

get out

逃脱，摆脱，We need to get out of this situation before it gets worse.

informed assessments

明智的评估，The committee made informed assessments based on the available data.

infinitely more problematic

无限更加棘手的，The situation became infinitely more problematic when the negotiations broke down.

To one extent or another

在某种程度上，To one extent or another, everyone is influenced by their childhood experiences.

seduced

诱惑，被吸引，He was seduced by the promise of easy money.

face nature reveals

展现的面貌，本质，The crisis revealed the true face nature of the company's leadership.

first encountering

初次遇到，I still remember first encountering Shakespeare's works in high school.

More than simply

不仅仅是，The project was more than simply a way to make money; it was a passion.

putting flowers in a container

将花放入容器中，Ikebana is more than simply putting flowers in a container; it's an art form.

disciplined

有纪律的，受过训练的，She maintained a disciplined approach to her studies.

Contrary to

与...相反，Contrary to popular belief, bats are not blind.

govern

管理，统治，支配，The laws that govern international trade are complex.

implied meaning

隐含的意思，The poem's implied meaning was deeper than its surface narrative.

influx

涌入，The city experienced a large influx of tourists during the festival.

separatists

分裂分子，The government refused to negotiate with the separatists.

the lake stagnated

湖水停滞不动，Over time, the lake stagnated due to lack of fresh water inflow.

rotted

腐烂，The forgotten fruit rotted in the back of the refrigerator.

risked their lives

冒着生命危险，The firefighters risked their lives to save the trapped family.

seating six or fewer

可容纳六人或更少，The restaurant specialized in intimate dining, with most tables seating six or fewer.