经济学人下载:电影商业:MoviePass的金融恐怖秀(2)

1.profess 公开表示；声称
She professed to hate her nickname.
她声称讨厌她的绰号。
2.abate 减轻
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
暴风在他们绕过好望角时已经减弱了。
3.sign up 报名参加
He saw the song's potential, and persuaded the company to sign her up.
他看到了这首歌的潜力，就说服公司和她签约。
4.defray 支付；支出
The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.
政府已许诺用数亿万美元来支付战争的费用。