每天背單詞 第020期

consumption

英 [k?n?s?mp?n] 美 [k?n?s?mp?n]

n. 消費(fèi)；消耗；肺癆

例句：

Energy consumption rises as countries industrialize.
能源消耗隨著各國(guó)工業(yè)化而增加。

In the developing world cigarette consumption is increasing.
在發(fā)展中國(guó)家香煙消費(fèi)正在增長(zhǎng)。

This food is not fit for human consumption.
這種食物不適合人食用。

sampling

英 [?sɑ?mpl??] 美 [?s?mpl??]

n. 取樣；抽樣

v. 取樣；抽樣（sample的ing形式）

例句：

Time sampling means that researchers choose various time intervals for their observation.
時(shí)間采樣是指研究人員選擇不同的時(shí)間間隔進(jìn)行觀察。

These include hand collecting, using baits to attract the ants, ground litter sampling, and the use of pitfall traps.
這些包括人工收集，使用誘餌吸引螞蟻，地面垃圾取樣，以及使用陷阱誘捕。

As with the bees, the broad sampling of options before a decision is made will usually result in a compromise acceptable to all.
就像蜂群一樣，在做決定之前先進(jìn)行廣泛的抽樣調(diào)查，通常能找到所有人都能接受的折中決策。

broker

英 [?br??k?(r)] 美 [?bro?k?r]

n. 經(jīng)紀(jì)人，掮客

vi. 作為權(quán)力經(jīng)紀(jì)人進(jìn)行談判

vt. 以中間人等身分安排...

n. (Broker)人名；(英)布羅克；(俄)布羅克爾

例句：

He was a high-earning broker with money to burn.
他是一個(gè)收入高得花不完的經(jīng)紀(jì)人。

Jackson had been a major power broker in the presidential elections.
杰克遜曾是總統(tǒng)競(jìng)選中一名主要的權(quán)力經(jīng)紀(jì)人。

The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker.
賣方經(jīng)紀(jì)人則被要求分給買(mǎi)方經(jīng)紀(jì)人一部分傭金。

marriage

英 [?m?r?d?] 美 [?m?r?d?]

n. 結(jié)婚；婚姻生活；密切結(jié)合，合并

n. (Marriage)人名；(英)馬里奇

例句：

Their marriage had gone stale.
他們的婚姻已了無(wú)熱情。

Their marriage has broken up.
他們的婚姻已經(jīng)破裂。

His first marriage broke up.
他的第一次婚姻破裂了。

steadily

英 [?sted?li] 美 [?sted?li]

adv. 穩(wěn)定地；穩(wěn)固地；有規(guī)則地

例句：

The company's exports have been increasing steadily.
公司的出口量一直穩(wěn)步增長(zhǎng)。

The rain was falling steadily.
雨不停地下著。

The situation got steadily worse.
局勢(shì)逐漸惡化。

回顧

1. consumption
2. sampling
3. broker
4. marriage
5. steadily