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close to=

in proximity to

near The trees were planted in close proximity to the building.

（因勞動(dòng)力過(guò)剩而造成的）裁員，解雇the situation when sb has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them

redundancy

Thousands of factory workers are facing redundancy.

數(shù)千名工廠工人面臨裁汰。

to accept/take voluntary redundancy(= to offer to leave your job)

接受自愿裁汰

the threat of compulsory redundancies

強(qiáng)制裁員的威脅

redundancy payments

裁員補(bǔ)償

相關(guān)說(shuō)法：dismissal, severance, lay off, axe sb, let go of sb, job cuts

英國(guó)財(cái)政大臣

chancellor

US [?t??ns?l?r]

UK [?t?ɑ?ns?l?(r)]

to make something become lower

force down

~ sb (to sth).~ sb to do sth

to order sb to come to you召喚

summon

1688 年 5 月，他被緊急召往倫敦。

In May 1688 he was urgently summoned to London.

她召喚服務(wù)員過(guò)來(lái)。

She summoned the waiter.

n.反攻

counter-offensive

n.調(diào)查

UK [?n?kwa??ri]

inquiry

so large or good that it amazes you令人大驚失色的；令人咂舌的

jaw-dropping

a jaw-dropping 5 million dollars

令人吃驚的 500 萬(wàn)巨款

The production is absolutely jaw dropping.

這部作品真是令人叫絕。

adj. having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died喪失親友的

bereaved

recently bereaved families

剛剛痛失親人的家庭