商务英语综合教程 1 第二单元知识点.doc

1 discriminate /d??skr?m?ne?t/ v. to treat one person or group worse/better than another in an unfair way discriminate (against somebody)| discriminate (in favour of somebody) practices that discriminate against women and in favour of men discriminate (on the grounds of something) It is illegal to discriminate on grounds of race, sex or religion. to recognize that there is a difference between people or things; to show a difference between people or things discriminate (between A and B) The computer program was unable to discriminate between letters and numbers .discriminate something When do babies learn to discriminate voices? discriminate A from B A number of features discriminate this species from others. 2 recoil: r??k??l to move your body quickly away from somebody/something because you find them or it frightening or unpleasant recoil (from somebody/something) She recoiled from his touch .recoil (at something) He recoiled in horror at the sight of the corpse recoil (from something/from doing something)| recoil (at something) to react to an idea or a situation with strong dislike or fear She recoiled from the idea of betraying her own brother. 3 blend in blend in (with something/somebody) if something blends in, it is similar to its surroundings or matches its surroundings Choose curtains that blend in with your decor. The thieves soon blended in with the crowd and got away 4 err v. ??(r) ,old-fashioned formal To make a mistake Idioms: err on the side of something to show too much of a good quality I thought it was better to err on the side of caution (= to be too careful rather than take a risk). 5 patent: /?p?tnt / or / ?pe?tnt/ an official right to be the only person to make, use or sell a product or an invention; a document that proves this to apply for/obtain a patent on an invention The device was protected by patent. 6 philanthropist: /f??l?nθr?p?st/n. a rich person who helps the poor and those in need, especially by giving money He wa