商务英语综合教程 1 第二单元知识点

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2、discriminate(infavourofsomebody)practicesthatdiscriminateagainstwomenandinfavourofmendiscriminate(onthegroundsofsomething)Itisillegaltodiscriminateongroundsofrac

3、e,sexorreligion.torecognizethatthereisadifferencebetweenpeopleorthings;toshowadifferencebetweenpeopleorthingsdiscriminate(betweenAandB)Thecomputerprogramwasunabletodiscriminatebetweenlettersandnumbers.discriminatesomethingWhendobabieslearntodiscriminatevoices?discriminateAfromBAn

4、umberoffeaturesdiscriminatethisspeciesfromothers.2recoil:rɪˈkɔɪltomoveyourbodyquicklyawayfromsomebody/somethingbecauseyoufindthemoritfrighteningorunpleasantrecoil(fromsomebody/something)Sherecoiledfromhistouch.recoil(atsomething)Herecoiledinhorroratthesightofthecorpserecoil(froms

5、omething/fromdoingsomething)

6、recoil(atsomething)toreacttoanideaorasituationwithstrongdislikeorfearSherecoiledfromtheideaofbetrayingherownbrother.3blendinblendin(withsomething/somebody)ifsomethingblendsin,itissimilartoitssurroundingsormatchesitssurroundingsChoosecurtainsthatblendi

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8、ghttobetheonlypersontomake,useorsellaproductoraninvention;adocumentthatprovesthistoapplyfor/obtainapatentonaninventionThedevicewasprotectedbypatent.6philanthropist:/fɪˈlænθrəpɪst/n.arichpersonwhohelpsthepoorandthoseinneed,especiallybygivingmoneyHewasawealthybusinessmanandphilanth

9、ropist.ThetrustwassetupbyanAmericanphilanthropist7freelanceadj./ˈfriːlɑːns/adv.earningmoneybysellingyourworkorservicestoseveraldifferentorganizationsratherthanbeingemployedbyoneparticularorganizationafreelancejournalistfreelanceworkTextA1barn.bar(tosomething)athingthatstopssomebo

10、dyfromdoingsomethingAtthattimebeingawoma