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2011-02-05来源:和谐英语
1, predict


及物动词 vt. & 不及物动词 vi.
1.预言; 预测; 预示; 预告; 预报
They predicted great things for the boy.
他们预言这孩子有出息。
I predicted their getting into trouble.
我料到他们会倒霉。
I cannot predict when to meet her again.
我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。
She predicted that he would marry a doctor.
她预言他会同一位医生结婚。

2, deficit


名词 n.
1.不足额,缺款额,缺少
We raised £100, and we need £200; that's a deficit of £100.
我们筹措了100英镑, 而我们需要200英镑, 还缺100英镑。
2.赤字, 亏空, 亏损,逆差
The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.
董事们报告赤字为250万美元。

3, comeback


名词 n.
1.恢复,复原;还嘴;退货
He made a witty comeback to the insult.
他对别人的侮辱给予一个机智的反驳。

4, underemployed


形容词 adj.
1.未充分就业的,学非所用的
名词 n.
1.大材小用的人
And the public, which for years dismissed the underemployed lost generationas lazy kids who would grow up one day, is now starting to worry that they will become a permanent underemployed and unmarried burden on society.
民众多年来斥未充分就业的“失落的一代”是懒惰小子,他们有朝一日会长大,他们现在开始担心,他们会永远低度就业又不结婚,成为社会负担。