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1 recession-proof 抗衰退
2 desperate 拼命的，急切的，极度渴望的 e.g. Desperate with anxiety,Bob and Hans searched the whole house.焦急万分的鲍勃和汉斯把整座房子找了个遍
3 vary 变化，使不同v e.g. The levels of tolerable pain vary greatly from individual to individual.对疼痛的耐受程度因人而异，差别很大
4 enjoyable 愉快的adj e.g. It was much more enjoyable than I had expected.这比我预期的有趣得多
5 a fast food chain一家快餐连锁店 e.g. He started a fast food chain.他开创了一家快餐连锁店
6 especially if 特别是如果，尤其是 e.g. Hollywood is nothing if not creative,especially if someone else will pick up the bills.好莱坞是极有创造力的地方，尤其是如果有人肯埋单的话
7 rendezvous 约会n，v afterwards 后来地adv shortly afterwards不久之后
e.g. She wondered where they were going to rendezvous afterwards.她想知道之后他们要去哪里约会
8 once in a while 偶尔
9 make it a point 对某事十分注重，强调 e.g. As you travel and try new things,make it point to meet people.在旅途中、在新的尝试中，一定要记得与不同的人的交往。
10 starve to death饿死 die of死于
11 on the rise在上升 e.g. Crudeness is on the rise in all fields of entertainment.所有娱乐领域都日益粗俗化。
12 dine out出去吃饭
13 expense费用n，花费v at the expense of以..为代价 e.g. They are worth having but not at the expense of better services.它们值得拥有，但是不能因此放弃更好的服务
14 crude 天然的 eg. Last night a cargo ship collided with a tanker carrying crude oil.昨晚一艘货轮与一艘载着原油的油轮相撞。
粗俗的，粗糙的，简陋的eg.The cottage wears a very crude appearance.那幢农舍外观颇为简陋。
15 intimacy 亲密，性关系 eg.He claims to an intimacy with the president are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切，这有点言过其实
16 hardly ever几乎从不 almost always几乎总是
17 needless不需要的 needless to say不用说 mealtime吃饭时间
18 anywhere 根本，几乎adv eg. There weren't anywhere near enough empty boxes.空箱子数量远远不够
毫无进展n eg. The conversation did not seem to be getting anywhere.会谈好像没有取得任何进展
19 in a rut墨守成规，无聊 eg. I don't like being in a rut.—— I like to keep moving on. 我不喜欢一成不变的生活——我喜欢不断进取
20 go out of one's way 不厌其烦 eg. She always goes out of her way to please her guests.她总是不怕麻烦地使客人称心如意
21 elsewhere 其他地方adv eg. They were living rather well,in comparsion with people elsewhere in the world.和世界上其他地方的人相比，他们生活得相当好
22 ambience 气氛，周围环境 rotate旋转，轮流
23 ferret out查明 dietary饮食的 sample 样品，取样
24 dress up打扮 limousine豪华轿车 specialty专长，招牌菜
25 extended family 大家庭 prospective 预期的，有希望的 eg. The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用