1. cognitive?[?k?gn?t?v] adj. 認(rèn)知的

?cognitive psychology 認(rèn)知心理學(xué)

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2.?mutual?[?mju:t?u?l] adj. ?共有的; 共同的

?mutual respect/trust/understanding 相互尊重/信任/理解???mutual friend/interest 共同的朋友/興趣

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3.?commitment?[k??m?tm?nt] n.承諾；〔對某一組織、某項活動等的〕投入，忠誠，奉獻(xiàn)

同義替換：a promise to do something; the hard work and loyalty

e.g. a long-term commitment 長久的承諾

Her commitment to work is beyond question. 她的敬業(yè)精神是不容置疑的。

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4. underprivileged?[??nd??pr?v?l?d?d] adj.貧困的；社會地位低下的

=very poor, with worse living conditions, educational opportunities etc than most people in society

e.g. underprivileged children 貧困兒童

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5. define?[d??fa?n] vi.（給詞、短語等）下定義

definition [def?'n??(?)n] n.定義，釋義

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6. clinical [?kl?n?kl] adj.臨床的??clinic診所

e.g. clinical experience/training 臨床經(jīng)驗/培訓(xùn)

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7. promotion?[pr??m???n] n.提升；晉升；促銷

e.g. good prospects for promotion 良好晉升機(jī)會

a winter?sales promotion?冬季促銷活動

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8.?vulnerable?[?v?ln?r?bl] adj.易受傷的=can be easily harmed or hurt

e.g. Children are most vulnerable to?abuse?within their own home.

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9. poverty?[?p?v?ti] n.貧窮

同義替換：extremely poor

e.g. the poverty line 貧困線

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10. obesity?[??'bi:s?t?] n.肥胖;肥胖癥

同義替換：when someone is very fat in a way that is unhealthy

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11. urge?[?:d?] vt.催促=strongly suggest

e.g. He urges you to study English.他極力勸你們學(xué)習(xí)英語。

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12. prevalent?[?prev?l?nt] adj.流行的，普遍的，盛行的

common 常見的，普遍的

prevalent 〔尤指疾病、問題或觀點〕盛行的，流行的

e.g. the prevalent belief?in astrology 對占星術(shù)的普遍相信

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13.?advocate?[??dv?ke?t] vt.提倡; 擁護(hù) [?dv?k?t] n.提倡者，擁護(hù)者

=publicly support?a particular way of doing something

e.g. She advocated higher salaries for doctors. 她主張醫(yī)生高薪。

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14. criticism?[?kr?t?s?z?m] n.批評，批判

反：praise

e.g. You must learn to accept criticism .

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15.?consultant?[k?n?s?lt?nt] n. 顧問=ask

e.g. She is a consultant to the government. 她是政府顧問。

consultancy??[k?n's?lt?nsi] n.咨詢公司，顧問公司

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16. physically?[?f?z?kli] adv.身體上

反：mentally

e.g. physical and mental health 身心健康

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17. beverage?[?bev?r?d?] n.飲料〔常用于菜單及招牌〕

e.g. the list of beverages 酒水單

drink

soft drink?軟飲料〔尤指汽水〕

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18. quantitative?[?kw?nt?t?t?v] adj.定量的; 數(shù)量（上）的

e.g. quantitative analysis 定量分析

quantity n. 量，數(shù)量

quantify vt. 量化；為…定量

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19.methodology?[?meθ??d?l?d?i] n. 方法學(xué); 方法論

e.g. teaching methodology ?教學(xué)方法

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20. complaint?[k?m?ple?nt] n.抱怨

e.g.make a complaint(=complain formally to someone) 提出投訴

receive a complaint 收到投訴

deal with/handle a complaint 處理投訴