未來的工作The future of work Unit4a--劍橋商務英語高級詞匯

Unit4a The future of work

breeze: n. a light wind;v. to move in a cheerful and confident way in a particular direction;

paradise: n. 1、(in some religions) a perfect place where people are said to go when they die;2、a place that is extremely beautiful and that seems perfect, like heaven;3、a perfect place for a particular activity or kind of person;4、a state of perfect happiness

terrace: n.1、 (often in the names of streets) a continuous row of similar houses that are joined together in one block;2、a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun;

hums: v. to sing a tune with your lips closed;n. a low continuous sound;

flicker: v.1、 (of a light or a flame) to keep going on and off as it shines or burns;2、(of an emotion, a thought, etc.) to be expressed or appear somewhere for a short time;3、to move with small quick movements; n.1、a light that shines in an unsteady way;2、a feeling or an emotion that lasts for only a very short time;

submitting: v. 1、to give a document, proposal, etc. to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it;2、to accept the authority, control or greater strength of sb/sth; to agree to sth because of this;

lapping: n.1、the top part of your legs that forms a flat surface when you are sitting down;2、one journey from the beginning to the end of a track used for running, etc. ;3、a section of a journey, or of a piece of work, etc;

dramatic：adj. (of a change, an event, etc.) sudden, very great and often surprising;

dramatically: adv.

overtax: v. 1、to do more than you are able or want to do; to make sb/sth do more than they are able or want to do;2、to make a person or an organization pay too much tax;

obligation:n. 1、the state of being forced to do sth because it is your duty, or because of a law, etc;2、something which you must do because you have promised, because of a law, etc;

courtesy: n.1、polite behaviour that shows respect for other people;2、a polite thing that you say or do when you meet people in formal situations;v. (also by courtesy of sb/sth) with the official permission of sb/sth and as a favour;2、given as a prize or provided free by a person or an organization;3、as the result of a particular thing or situation;

taxation: n.money that has to be paid as taxes; 2、the system of collecting money by taxes;

erosion: n. the erosion of the coastline by the sea Ç soil erosion Ç the erosion of her confidence;

centralise: v. to give the control of a country or an organization to a group of people in one particular place;

vacate:v. 1、to leave a building, seat, etc., especially so that sb else can use it;2、to leave a job, position of authority, etc. so that it is available for sb else;

obtain:v. 1、to get sth, especially by making an effort;2、(not used in the progressive tenses) (formal) (of rules, systems, customs, etc.) to exist;

adequate: adj. enough in quantity, or good enough in quality, for a particular purpose or need;

refreshing：adj.涼爽的，宜人的

pager：n.傳呼機

access：vt.&n.獲取

pinpoint：vt.確切描述

briefing：n.情況通報會

hotdesking：n.辦公桌輪用

overtax：vt.使…負擔過重

self-employeed：adj.&n. 個體經(jīng)營者

facility：n.場所

flat monitor：純平顯示器

portable：n.可攜式電腦

dumb terminal：n.簡易終端機