商务英语综合教程第4册第8单元词汇表-周杏英.docVIP

Unit 8 Globalization Vocabulary Words assimilation [(((((((((((((] n. [U] The act or process of fully understanding an idea or some information so that one is able to use it yourself 同化 E.g. the rapid assimilation of new ideas coin [((((] vt. invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use 设计（新单词或短语） E.g. The term “cardboard” was coined to describe communities of homeless people living in a cardboard boxes. contentious [((((((((((] adj. 1) likely to cause disagreement between people 有异议的 E.g. Both views are highly contentious. 2) likely to argue, involving a lot of arguing 好争吵的 E.g. a contentious meeting degradation [((((((((((((] n. [U] 1) a situation in which one has lost all self-respect and the respect of other people 落泊 E.g. the degradation of being sent to prison 2) the process of something being damaged or made worse 毁坏 E.g. environmental degradation diffusion [((((((((] n. spreading over a wide area扩散, 传播 disparate[(((((((((] adj. made up of parts or people that are very different from each other 由不同的人或事物组成的 E.g. a disparate group of individuals disruption [((((((((((]n. [U,C] making it difficult for something to continue in the normal way 中断, 分裂, 瓦解, 破坏 E.g. The strike caused serious disruptions for several days. dissolve [(((((((] vt. vi. 1) mix with a liquid and become part of it 使溶解 E.g. Salt dissolves in water. 2) make a solid part of a liquid 使液化 E.g. Dissolve the tablet in water. 3) officially end a marriage, business agreement or parliament 使终止，结束 E.g. 1) The election was announced and parliament was dissolved. ecological [((((((((((((] adj. connected with the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment 生态学的, 社会生态学的 E.g. We risk upsetting the ecological balance of the area. ecology [(((((((((] n [U] the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their environment生态, 社会生态学 E.g. Oil pollution could damage the ecology of the coral reefs. encompass [(((