Daily Vocabulary 1

adolescent (noun)

A young person in the transitional stage of development between childhood and adulthood, typically ranging from ages 10 to 19.

青少年

Many adolescents face unique challenges as they navigate the transition from childhood to adulthood.

adolescent (adjective) x2

1) being or relating to an adolescent

青春期的;青少年的

an adolescent boy

2) used to describe an adult or an adult's behaviour that is silly and like a child's

（成年人或其行为）孩子气的，幼稚的

adolescent humour/behaviour

negotiate (verb)

to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them

（就…）谈判，（就…）磋商

The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.

reputation (noun)

the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character

名誉;声望;名望

His reputation was destroyed when he was caught stealing some money.

discard (verb)

to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it

抛弃，扔掉

Discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets.

strangle (verb)

to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe

扼死，勒死，掐死

She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods.

tract (noun) [WRITING]

a short piece of writing, especially on a religious or political subject, that is intended to influence other people's opinions

（尤指有关宗教或政治主题的）短文，传单

Have you read John Milton's tracts on divorce?

tract (noun) [LAND]

a large area of land

大片土地

The house is surrounded by vast tracts of woodland.

tract (noun) [TUBE]

a system of connected tubes and organs with a particular function inside the body of a person or an animal

（人或动物体内的）管，道，束

the urinary/respiratory/digestive tract

allocate (verb)

to give something to someone as their share of a total amount, to use in a particular way

分配;分派;拨给，划拨

The government is allocating £10 million for health education.

capital (noun) [MONEY]

money and possessions, especially a large amount of money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business

资本，资金;本钱

She leaves her capital untouched in the bank and lives off the interest

pursue (verb) [FOLLOW]

to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it

追赶;追捕;追击

The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey.

pursue (verb) [TRY TO GET] *three meanings

1) to try very hard to persuade someone to accept a job

力劝（某人）接受聘用

The company has been pursuing Holton for some time, but so far he has rejected all their offers.

2) to try to discover information about a subject

追问，追查，追究

We will not be pursuing this matter any further.

3) to try very hard to persuade someone to have a relationship with you

追求（某人）

He's been pursuing her for months and yet she's so clearly not interested.

pursue (verb) [TRY TO DO]

If you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time.

追求，从事，实行

He decided to pursue a career in television.

ruthless (adjective)

not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel

无情的;冷酷的;残忍的

Some people believe that to succeed in this world you have to be ruthless.

merger (noun)

an occasion when two or more companies or organizations join together to make one larger company

（公司、企业等的）合并

Elon Musk believes a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is a good idea, he said on Tuesday (Oct 20), publicly backing an idea that would create one of the most valuable companies in the world, worth about US$3.5 trillion.

consolidate (verb) x2

1) to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain

（使）巩固；（使）加强

The success of their major product consolidated the firm's position in the market.

2) to combine several things, especially businesses, so that they become more effective, or to be combined in this way

（尤指企业）合并，联合

The two firms（公司）consolidated to form a single company.

primitive (adjective)

relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system

原始的，早期的，远古的

Primitive races colonized these islands 2,000 years ago.

diverse (adjective)

1) including many different types of people or things

多种多样的，形形色色的

Students from countries as diverse as Colombia and Lithuania use Cambridge textbooks.

2) very different from each other

不同的，相异的

We hold very diverse views on the topic.

broadly (adverb)

in a general way, without considering specific examples or all the details

概括地，大体上地

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

broadly (adverb) [SMILE]

If someone smiles broadly, they have a big smile.

咧着嘴（笑）地

He jumped up, grinning broadly.

statutory (noun)

decided or controlled by law

法定的

statutory obligations

outline (noun) [SHAPE]

the main shape or edge of something, without any details

轮廓，略图，外形

She drew the outline of the boat and then coloured it in.

outline (noun) [DESCRIPTION]

a description of the main facts about something

大纲，概要，提要

Some novelists start by writing an outline (= plan of the main points of the story).

outline (verb) [DRAW SHAPE]

to draw the main shape or edge of something

勾勒，描画…的轮廓

The area we're interested in is outlined in red on the map.

outline (verb) [DESCRIBE]

to give the main facts about something

略述，概括

At the interview she outlined what I would be doing.

comprise (verb)

to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of

包含;包括;构成，组成

The course comprises a class book, a practice book, and a CD.

consultation x2 (noun)

1) a meeting to discuss something or to get advice

协商会，磋商会;咨询会

After consultations with our accountants, we've decided how to cut costs within the company.

2) the process of discussing something with someone in order to get their advice or opinion about it

磋商;咨询;求教

He made the decision in consultation with his parents and teachers.

implement (verb)

to start using a plan or system

实施，贯彻

The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.

implement (noun)

a tool that works by being moved by hand or by being pulled across a surface

工具，器具

Shopkeepers are not supposed to sell knives and other sharp implements to children.