21世纪大学英语读写教程第四册07

New Words

partnership
n. the state of being a partner or partners, esp. in a business; a group of two or more people working, playing, etc. together as partners; a business with two or more owners 合伙（关系）；伙伴（关系）；合伙企业

common sense
n. practical good sense gained from experience of life, not by special study 常识；（由实际生活经验得来的）判断力

commonsense
a. having or showing practical good sense; sensible; practical; clear 有常识的；明白事理的；注重实际的；清楚明白的

revealing
a. 有启迪作用的，发人深省的

reveal
vt. make (facts, etc.) known 揭示，揭露；透露

enterprise
n. a business company or firm 企业单位，公司

overuse
vt. use (sth.) too much or too often 使用…过多；使用…过度

teamwork
n. organized effort as a team 协同工作，配合

scoreboard
n. a board on which a score is shown 记分牌，示分牌；（商业活动等的）记录牌

commandment
n. 1. command; order 戒律；命令
2. (in the Bible) any of the Ten Commandments, ten laws given by God to the Jews （基督教十诫中的）一诫

maverick
n. a person with independent or unusual views 持不同意见者；持异议者

pack
n. a gang or band of people 一帮人，一伙人

partner
n. a person who takes part in an activity with another or others, esp. one of the owners of a business 合伙人，股东；伙伴，同伙

discount
n. amount of money taken off the cost of sth. （价格等的）折扣
v. 打折扣出售（商品等）

bet
n. an arrangement to risk money, etc. on an event of which the result is doubtful 打赌

outrageous
a. very shocking and unacceptable; very unusual and quite shocking 惊人的；肆无忌惮的，毫无节制

payoff
n. a deserved reward or punishment 报偿；惩罚

stale
a. no longer interesting or exciting because of having been heard, done, etc. too often before; not new 因陈旧而乏味的，过时的；没有新意的

cross-pollinate
v. fertilize a plant with pollen from a different type of plant （使）异花传粉

predictable
a. (of a person) behaving in a way that can be predicted 可预言的；可预料的，可预计的；（贬）按老一套办事的

empower
vt. give (sb.) the power or authority to act 授权给

offset
v. compensate for (sth.); balance (sth.) 补偿，抵消

competitor
n. a person or an organization that competes against others, esp. in business 竞争者；比赛者；对手；敌手

loyalty
n. the quality of being true and faithful in one's support of sb./sth. 忠诚，忠心耿耿

well-chosen
a. carefully selected (used esp. of words) 仔细斟酌过的，合适的，恰当的

well-timed
a. done, said, etc. at the right time or at an appropriate time 适时的，不早不晚的，及时的

hula
n. Hawaiian performance that includes dance, gesture, and chanting （美国夏威夷的波利尼西亚女子跳的一种动作类似哑剧的）呼拉舞，草裙舞

stunt
n. an unusual act designed to attract attention 惊人的表演，绝技；惊险动作

cornball
n. (U.S. Slang) an unsophisticated person；rube；hick （美俚）头脑简单的人；乡巴佬；土包子

retailer
n. a person who sells goods to the general public 零售商

ratio
n. a relation between two amounts, which shows how many times one contains the other 比；比率；比例

inefficient
a. (of a person or an organization) failing to make the best use of the available time and resources 无效率的

upstream
ad. & a. in the direction from which a river, etc. flows; against the current 逆流（的）；往上游（的）

conventional wisdom
the opinion that most people consider to be normal and right 一般人的意见，流行的看法

niche
n. a suitable position, place, job, etc. 合适的位置（或地方、职务等）

simplistic
a. making difficult problems, issues, ideas, etc. seem much simpler than they really are, e.g. in order to conceal sth. （把复杂问题）过分简单化的；被过分简单化的

execute
vt. do or perform (what one is asked or told to do) 实行，实施；执行，履行

execution
n. 实行；执行，履行

Phrases and Expressions

come up with
find or produce (an answer, etc.) 提出，想出

single out
choose (sb./sth.) from a group, e.g. for special attention 选出，挑出

at one time or another
在某个时候

go without saying
be very obvious or natural 不用说，不言而喻

put...through
make (sb.) experience (sth. very difficult or unpleasant) 使…经受

pride oneself on
be proud of 以…自豪

in the end
at last；finally 最终；最后

commit to
devote oneself to (a certain cause, position, opinion, or course of action) 献身于

loosen up
relax （使）放松

think up
produce (an idea or a plan): invent or devise (sth.) 想出；设计出，发明

figure out
come up with; come to understand or discover by thinking （美口）想出；理解，明白

bubble up
move upward in or as if in bubbles; emerge from below 往上冒泡；涌现

stand behind
be responsible for 对…负责

go out of business
become bankrupt 破产；倒闭；歇业

wave down
signal to (a vehicle or its driver) to stop, by waving one's hand 挥手示意（车辆、司机）停下

Proper Names

Sam Walton
萨姆·沃尔顿（1918—1922，美国企业家）

Wal-Mart
沃尔 — 玛特商场（由萨姆·沃尔顿于1962年开办）

Wall Street
华尔街（美国纽约市曼哈顿区南部的一条街道，是美国金融机构的集中地，现常作美国金融市场或金融界的代名词）