2009年5月30日 星期六

black-and-white mindset
rigid ideological stances
rave reviews

outreach adjective [before noun]
when an organization brings medical or similar services to people at home or to where they spend time:
an outreach worker/centre
An AIDS outreach program for prostitutes on the streets.

lump together

hegemony noun [U] FORMAL(especially of countries)
the position of being the strongest and most powerful and therefore able to control others:
The three nations competed for regional hegemony.

Appeasement of dictators, said the president, led to wide scale bloodshed.

hit the road
to leave a place or begin a journey:I'd love to stay longer but I must be hitting the road.

blast furnace noun [C]
a container in which iron is produced by blowing extremely hot air through a mixture of iron ore,
coke and limestone

in sight (adj.)

oust verb [T]
to force someone to leave a position of power, job, place or competition:
The president was ousted (from power) in a military coup in January 1987.Police are trying to oust drug dealers from the city centre.The champions were defeated by Arsenal and ousted from the League Cup.

eligible adjective
1 having the necessary qualities or fulfilling the necessary conditions:
Are you eligible for early retirement/maternity leave?You might be eligible for a grant.Only people over 18 are eligible to vote.
2 describes someone who is not married and is desirable as a marriage partner, especially because they are rich and attractive:
I can think of several eligible bachelors of my acquaintance.

poverty trap noun [U] UK
a situation in which someone would be even poorer or not noticeably richer if they had a job because they would no longer receive financial help from the government:
He's caught in the poverty trap and will only be five pounds a week better off if he accepts the job.

a swarm of

revitalize, UK USUALLY revitalise Hide phoneticsverb [T] to give new life, energy, activity or success to something:Japanese investment has revitalized this part of Britain.

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