第466期-每天背單詞
grocer
英 [?ɡr??s?(r)] 美 [?ɡro?s?r]n. 雜貨店;食品商
例句:At the other end of the social scale was the grocer.
處于社會階層另一端的是雜貨商。
How can it be a violation of their privacy if a grocer sells their purchasing habits to a marketing firm?
如果一個雜貨商把他們的購買習(xí)慣賣給一家營銷公司,怎么可能侵犯他們的隱私呢?
It used to be that a paper route or an after-school job at the local grocer was viewed as a rite of passage for young people.
過去對年輕人來說,找一份送報紙的兼職或者放學(xué)后前往本地雜貨店打工,往往被視為人生必經(jīng)階段。
universally
英 [?ju?n??v??s?li] 美 [?ju?n??v??rs?li]adv. 普遍地;人人;到處
例句:The disadvantage is that it is not universally available.
不利之處是它并非到處都能找到。
Mr. Guber and Mr. Peters aren't universally loved in Hollywood but they are well-connected.
古貝爾先生和彼得斯先生在好萊塢并不普遍受人愛戴,但他們有著良好的社會關(guān)系。
Children universally prefer to live in peace and security, even if that means living with only one parent.
孩子們普遍愿意過平靜安寧的生活,即使那意味著只能和單親生活在一起。
minimum
英 [?m?n?m?m] 美 [?m?n?m?m]adj. 最小的;最低的;最低限額的
n. 最小值;最低限度;最小化;最小量
例句:Costs should be kept to a minimum.
成本應(yīng)保持在最低限度。
Some of them earn below the minimum wage.
他們中的一些人掙的錢低于最低工資。
In some cases there is a minimum age limit.
在某些情況下有最低年齡限制。
union
英 [?ju?ni?n] 美 [?ju?ni?n]n. 聯(lián)盟,協(xié)會;工會;聯(lián)合
security
英 [s??kj??r?ti] 美 [s??kj?r?ti]n. 安全,安全性;保證;證券;抵押品
adj. 安全的;保安的;保密的
例句:He was upgraded to security guard.
他被提升為保安。
She hasn't been cleared by security.
她尚未獲保安部門批準(zhǔn)做機要工作。
They had penetrated airport security.
他們已打入機場保安組織。
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