11/29英文(A)五個單字(看電影---The Great Gastsby)

11/29
spouse noun \ˈspau̇s also ˈspau̇z\
someone who is married : a husband or wife
subsidy noun \ˈsəb-sə-dē, -zə-\
money that is paid usually by a government to keep the price of a product or service low or to help a business or organization to continue to function
target noun, often attributive \ˈtär-gət\
something that you are trying to do or achieve
teller noun \ˈte-lər\ 
a person who tells something (such as a story) to someone else
transaction noun \tran-ˈzak-shən, tran(t)-ˈsak-\
a business deal : an occurrence in which goods, services, or money are passed from one person, account, etc., to another
12/2
transfer verb \tran(t)s-ˈfər, ˈtran(t)s-ˌ\
to convey from one person, place, or situation to another:  move, shift

typically adverb \ˈti-pi-k(ə-)lē\
in a typical manner <typically American>

voucher noun \ˈvau̇-chər\ 
an act of vouching
wire noun, often attributive \ˈwī(-ə)r\
a thin, flexible thread of metal
withdraw verb \with-ˈdrȯ, with-\
to remove (money) from a bank account
12/3
withhold verb \with-ˈhōld, with-\
to hold (something) back
yield verb \ˈyēld\
 to produce or provide (something, such as a plant or crop)
arena noun \ə-ˈrē-nə\
a building for sports and other forms of entertainment that has a large central area surrounded by seats

bankruptcy noun \ˈbaŋk-(ˌ)rəp(t)-sē\
the condition of being bankrupt : a condition of financial failure caused by not having the money that you need to pay your debts
boast noun \ˈbōst\
a statement in which you express too much pride in yourself or in something you have, have done, or are connected to in some way
12/4
branch noun, often attributive \ˈbranch\
a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk
breakthrough noun, often attributive \ˈbrāk-ˌthrü\
a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc. : an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something
brochure noun \brō-ˈshu̇r, British especiallyˈbrō-ˌ\
 a small, thin book or magazine that usually has many pictures and information about a product, a place, etc.
competent adjective \ˈkäm-pə-tənt\
having the necessary ability or skills : able to do something well or well enough to meet a standard
comprehensive adjective \ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-siv, -prē-\
 including many, most, or all things
12/5
conglomerate adjective \kən-ˈgläm-rət, -ˈglä-mə-\
made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
contribution noun \ˌkän-trə-ˈbyü-shən\
a payment (as a levy or tax) imposed by military, civil, or ecclesiastical authorities usually for a special or extraordinary purpose
corporation noun \ˌkȯr-pə-ˈrā-shən\
 a large business or organization that under the law has the rights and duties of an individual and follows a specific purpose
counselor noun \ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər\
a person who provides advice as a job : a person who counsels people
delegate noun \ˈde-li-gət, -ˌgāt\
 a person who is chosen or elected to vote or act for others

11/22英文(A)上課筆記+五個單字

11/22
note:
foresight
fore-: before, stay ahead of
forehead
re-: back, again
revise, review, rehearsal
be associated with = link to = relate to = connect
vocabulary
fund noun \ˈfənd\
 an amount of money that is used for a special purpose
gross adjective \ˈgrōs\
 very obvious or noticeable
interest noun \ˈin-t(ə-)rəst; ˈin-tə-ˌrest, -ˌtrest;ˈin-tərst\
a feeling of wanting to learn more about something or to be involved in something
invest transitive verb \in-ˈvest\
a feeling of wanting to learn more about something or to be involved in something
loan noun \ˈlōn\ 
an amount of money that is given to someone for a period of time with a promise that it will be paid back : an amount of money that is borrowed
11/25
mature adjective \mə-ˈtu̇r, -ˈtyu̇r also -ˈchu̇r\ 
having or showing the mental and emotional qualities of an adult
minimum noun \ˈmi-nə-məm\
the lowest number or amount that is possible or allowed

occur intransitive verb \ə-ˈkər\
to happen
outstandingadjective \au̇t-ˈstan-diŋ, ˈau̇t-ˌ\
extremely good or excellent
overall adverb \ˌō-vər-ˈȯl\
with everyone or everything included
11/26
overdraw verb \ˌō-vər-ˈdrȯ\
to withdraw more money from (an account) than is available
owe verb \ˈō\
to need to pay or repay money to a person, bank, business, etc.
penalty noun \ˈpe-n^əl-tē\
 punishment for breaking a rule or law

profit noun, often attributive \ˈprä-fət\
 money that is made in a business, through investing, etc., after all the costs and expenses are paid : a financial gain
project noun \ˈprä-ˌjekt, -jikt also ˈprō-\
a planned piece of work that has a specific purpose (such as to find information or to make something new) and that usually requires a lot of time
11/27
quota noun \ˈkwō-tə\
an official limit on the number or amount of people or things that are allowed
realism noun \ˈrē-ə-ˌli-zəm\
the quality of a person who understands what is real and possible in a particular situation and is able to deal with problems in an effective and practical way

recession noun \ri-ˈse-shən\
 the act or action of receding :  withdrawal
reconcile verb \ˈre-kən-ˌsī(-ə)l\ 
to find a way of making (two different ideas, facts, etc.) exist or be true at the same time
reimburse transitive verb \ˌrē-əm-ˈbərs\
to pay someone an amount of money equal to an amount that person has spent
11/28
remittance noun \ri-ˈmi-t^ən(t)s\
an amount of money that is sent as a payment for something
require verb \ri-ˈkwī(-ə)r\
to need (something)
restricted adjective \ri-ˈstrik-təd\
 having a set limit
return verb \ri-ˈtərn\
to come or go to a place again : to come back or go back again
revenue noun, often attributive \ˈre-və-ˌnü, -ˌnyü\ 
money that is made by or paid to a business or an organization

11/15英文(A)上課筆記+五個單字

11/15
note:
dw-: dwell, dwarf
期末考: The Great Gatsby, lyrics, L7~12
 Great Gatsby: If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him.
vocabulary
bullish adjective \ˈbu̇-lish also ˈbə-\
hopeful or confident that something or someone will be successful : optimistic about the future of something or someone
calculate verb \ˈkal-kyə-ˌlāt\
to find (a number, answer, etc.) by using mathematical processes
capital noun \ˈka-pə-t^əl, ˈkap-t^əl\
 the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature — see column illustration
cautious adjective \ˈkȯ-shəs\
 careful about avoiding danger or risk
check noun \ˈchek\
 exposure of a chess king to an attack from which he must be protected or moved to safety
11/18
client noun \ˈklī-ənt\
a person who pays a professional person or organization for services
collateral adjective \kə-ˈla-t(ə-)rəl\
 related but not in a direct or close way
commission noun \kə-ˈmi-shən\
to do (something that is illegal or harmful)
commit verb \kə-ˈmit\
a person who pays a professional person or organization for services
conservative adjective \kən-ˈsər-və-tiv\
believing in the value of established and traditional practices in politics and society : relating to or supporting political conservatism
11/19
convert verb \kən-ˈvərt\
 to change (something) into a different form or so that it can be used in a different way
currency noun \ˈkər-ən(t)-sē, ˈkə-rən(t)-\
the money that a country uses : a specific kind of money
debt noun \ˈdet\
an amount of money that you owe to a person, bank, company, etc.
deduct transitive verb \di-ˈdəkt, dē-\
to take away (something, especially an amount of money) from a total
deposit verb \di-ˈpä-zət\
to put (money) in a bank account
11/20
depression noun \di-ˈpre-shən, dē-\
a period of time in which there is little economic activity and many people do not have jobs
desire verb \di-ˈzī(-ə)r, dē-\
 to want or wish for (something) : to feel desire for (something)
detail noun \di-ˈtāl, ˈdē-ˌtāl\
 a small part of something
donation noun \dō-ˈnā-shən\
something (such as money, food, clothes, etc.) that you give in order to help a person or organization
endorse transitive verb \in-ˈdȯrs, en-\
to publicly or officially say that you support or approve of (someone or something)
11/21
exceed verb \ik-ˈsēd\
to be greater or more than (something) : to be better than (something)
exchange noun, often attributive \iks-ˈchānj,ˈeks-ˌ\
an occurrence in which people give things of similar value to each other : the act of giving or taking one thing in return for another thing
expenditure noun \ik-ˈspen-di-chər, -də-\


an amount of money that is spent on something
file noun \ˈfī(-ə)l\
 a tool usually of hardened steel with cutting ridges for forming or smoothing surfaces especially of metal
forecast verb \-ˌkast; fȯr-ˈkast\
to say that (something) will happen in the future : to predict (something, such as weather) after looking at the information that is available

11/8五個單字(期中考)

11/8
subcontract noun \ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrakt\
a legal agreement by which you hire another person or company to do part of a job you have been hired to do
substance noun \ˈsəb-stən(t)s\
a material of a particular kind
sufficiently adjective \sə-ˈfi-shənt\
having or providing as much as is needed
supervisor noun \ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər\
 a person who supervises someone or something
surplus noun \ˈsər-(ˌ)pləs\
an amount (such as an amount of money) that is more than the amount that is needed
11/11
systematically
using a careful system or method : done according to a system
uniformly
 not varying or changing : staying the same at all times, in all places, or for all parts or members
warehouse
a large building used for storing goods
waste
loss of something valuable that occurs because too much of it is being used or because it is being used in a way that is not necessary or effective
widget
any small mechanical or electronic device
11/12
accept
to receive or take (something offered)
account
 a record of money that has been paid and money that has been received
accounting
 the skill, system, or job of keeping the financial records of a business or person
accumulate
to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes
activate
 to make active or more active
11/13
aggressively
 ready and willing to fight, argue, etc. : feeling or showing aggression
allowance
an amount of money that is given to someone regularly or for a specific purpose
asset
a valuable person or thing
audit
 a complete and careful examination of the financial records of a business or person
balance
the state of having your weight spread equally so that you do not fall
11/14
bankbook
a book in which a bank customer keeps a record of the money added to and taken from a bank account
bond
something (such as an idea, interest, experience, or feeling) that is shared between people or groups and forms a connection between them
borrow
to take and use (something that belongs to someone else) for a period of time before returning it
bounce
 to cause (a ball, rock, etc.) to hit against a surface and quickly move in a different and usually opposite direction
budget
an amount of money available for spending that is based on a plan for how it will be spent