liveable宜居的

deterioration惡化

rebound回升

index 指數(shù)

liveability index 宜居指數(shù)

Dow Jones?index

rate 評(píng)估

category N-COUNT?種類;類別

If people or things are divided into?categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.

hardship 困難，艱苦

allowance津貼

tolerable 可忍受的

by-product附帶結(jié)果

snapshot快照，簡(jiǎn)況

desirable吸引人的

expat外籍人士

fixture 1.N-COUNT?(房間等建筑物內(nèi)的)固定裝置，固定設(shè)施

1.Fixtures?are pieces of furniture or equipment, for example baths and sinks, which are fixed inside a house or other building and which stay there if you move.

2.N-COUNT?(定期舉行的)體育活動(dòng)，體育賽事

A?fixture?is a sports event which takes place on a particular date.

3.N-COUNT?(…的)常客;(…的)固定事物

If you describe someone or something as?a?fixture?in?a particular place or occasion, you mean that they always seem to be there.

congestion 擁堵

fare1.N-COUNT?旅費(fèi);路費(fèi);車費(fèi)

A?fare?is the money that you pay for a journey that you make, for example, in a bus, train, or taxi.

2.N-UNCOUNT?(飯店或咖啡店的)餐點(diǎn)，飲食，飯菜

The?fare?at a restaurant or caff is the type of food that is served there.

3.VERB?進(jìn)展;進(jìn)行

If you say that someone or something?fares?well or badly, you are referring to the degree of success they achieve in a particular situation or activity.