Part 1 Chapter 3 快乐工作_Unit 1 职场新人

advertise [ˈædvətaɪz]
【释】v. 通告，宣传；使…变得显眼（to make something generally or publicly known）
【例】It might be better not to advertise your presence. 不让别人知道你将出席可能更好。

advise [ədˈvaɪz]

【释】v. 通知，告知（FORMAL: to tell someone facts or information that they need to know）

【用】advise of 通知，通告

【例】We’ll advise you of the dispatch of the goods by e-mail. 我们会写电子邮件通知你货物配送的情况。

anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs]

【释】a. 焦虑的（feeling worried or nervous）

【用】be anxious about/for 为…焦虑，为…担忧

【例】I'm very anxious about my grandma's health. 我非常担心奶奶的健康状况。

applicant [ˈæplɪkənt]

【释】n. 申请人

application [ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃn]

【释】n. 申请，申请表

【例】Please fill in this application form first. 请先填写这份申请表。

apply [əˈplaɪ]

【释】v. 请求，申请

【例】I’ve applied for the postion of Project Manager two months ago. 我两个月前已经申请了项目经理一职。

ask [ɑːsk]

【释】v. 问，询问（try to get information）

【用】ask after 问候；询问；ask for 请求，要求，寻求；ask over 邀请去（家、办公室等）

assessment [əˈsesmənt]

【释】n. 估价，评定

candidate [ˈkændɪdət]

【释】n. 候选人

【例】The suitable candidates will get a second interview. 合适的候选人将会得到复试的机会。

certificate [səˈtɪfɪkət]

【释】n. 证（明）书；执照

compliment [ˈkɒmplɪment]

【释】v. 赞美，致意（to say something nice to or about someone）

【用】compliment...on 因…赞扬

【例】John complimented Jean on her beautiful new dress. 约翰夸赞了琼漂亮的新裙子。

confident [ˈkɒnfɪdənt]

【释】a. 有信心的，自信的

contact [ˈkɒntækt]

【释】n./v. 联系

【例】We’ll contact you within a week if anything comes up. 如果有消息，我们会在一周内和您联系。

describe [dɪˈskraɪb]

【释】v. 描写，描述（to give details about what someone or something is like）

【用】describe...to/for 向…描述；describe...as 将…描述成，把…称作

【例】I don't think that's the word to describe my feelings exactly. 我认为那个词不能准确地描述我的感受。

ease [iːz]

【释】v. 减轻；安心

employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ]

【释】v. 雇用（to give someone a job to do for payment）

【用】employ...as 雇用…作为；employ...to do 雇用…做

【例】Bill was employed by the company as programmer. 比尔被这家公司雇用当程序员。

engage [ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ]

【释】v. 雇用，聘（FORMAL: to arrange to pay someone to do a job）

【用】engage...to do 雇用…做

【例】Andy was engaged to decorate the house. 安迪被雇来装修这栋房子。

feedback [ˈfiːdbæk]

【释】n. 反馈，反馈信息

【例】What's the latest feeback you got from the users? 你从用户那里得到的最新反馈是什么？

flatter [ˈflætə(r)]

【释】v. 奉承，过分夸奖（to say nice things about someone, often in a way that is not sincere, because you want them to do something for you or you want to please them）

【用】flatter oneself 自吹自擂，自以为是

【例】Ken flattered her about her cooking. 肯恭维了她的厨艺。

give notice

【释】通知

【例】Mark gave two weeks’ notice of resignation. 马克提前两周提出了辞职。

harsh [hɑːʃ]

【释】a. 严厉的，严酷的（extremely severe or exacting）

【用】be harsh on 对…严格

【例】The law has been harsher on politicians than it has on civilians. 法律对政界人士比对普通百姓严厉得多。

hesitate [ˈhezɪteɪt]

【释】v. 犹豫，踌躇（to hold back from something in doubt or uncertainty）

【用】hesitate at/over/about 在…上犹豫不决

high-strung [ˈhaɪ-ˈstrʌŋ]

【释】a. 高度紧张的（having an extremely nervous or sensitive temperament）

【例】A high-strung person becomes angry or emotional very easily. 一个高度紧张的人很容易生气或激动。

hire [ˈhaɪə(r)]

【释】v. 雇用（to give someone a job）

【用】hire...to do 雇用…做

【例】We should hire someone to paint the house. 我们应该雇人来粉刷房子。

inform [ɪnˈfɔːm]

【释】v. 通知，报告（to officially tell someone something or give them information about something）

【用】inform of/about 通知，报告

【例】Parents were informed that the school would be closed for one day next week. 家长得到通知，学校下周会关闭一天。

inquire [ɪn'kwaɪə(r)]

【释】v. 打听，询问（to ask someone for information about something）

【用】inquire into 调查，探究；inquire of/about 询问，打听

【例】The buyer inquired about the prices of those cell phones. 买家询问了那些手机的价格。

instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt]

【释】v. 通知（to inform someone of something, especially in law）

【例】We are instructed by our clients as you owe them 1,000 dollars. 委托方通知我们，你欠他们1000美金。

interview [ˈɪntəvjuː]

【释】n./v. 面试

【例】I’ve got an interview tomorrow morning, so I have to be prepared. 我明早有个面试，所以我得做好准备。

job-hopping [ˈdʒɒb-ˌhɒpɪŋ]

【释】n. 跳槽

job-hunt [ˈdʒɒb-ˌhʌnt]

【释】v. 找工作

【例】I heard that John has been job-hunting lately. 我听说约翰最近在找工作。

laud [lɔːd]

【释】v. 赞美，称赞（to praise someone or something）

【例】The child was lauded for his achievement in playing the piano. 那个孩子因在演奏钢琴方面的成就而受到称赞。

nervous [ˈnɜːvəs]

【释】a. 神经紧张的（anxious about or afraid of something）

【用】be nervous about 为…担心

【例】Driving on icy mountain roads makes me nervous. 在冰雪覆盖的山路上开车使我颇感紧张。

notify [ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ]

【释】v. 通知，报告（to give formal notice to）

【用】notify of 正式通知

【例】We’ve notified our clients of the changes of the policies. 我们将政策的变化通知了客户。

panel [ˈpænl]

【释】n. 专门小组

participate [pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt]

【释】v.（in）参与，参加（to take part in an activity or event）

【例】What kind of social activities have you participated in a college? 你在大学期间都参加过哪些社交活动？

presentation [ˌpreznˈteɪʃn]

【释】n. 陈述，介绍

question [ˈkwestʃən]

【释】v. 询问，审问（to ask someone questions about something, especially officially）

【例】The teacher questioned the students about what had happened. 老师问学生们发生了什么事。

recommendation [ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn]

【释】n. 推荐；推荐信

recruit [rɪˈkruːt]

【释】v. 招聘；征募

【例】Our company is planning to recruit more salespeople. 我们公司打算招聘更多的销售人员。

relax [rɪˈlæks]

【释】v. 放松

résumé [ˈrezjumeɪ]

【释】n. 简历

【例】Please send your résumé to this address if you’re interested in this postion. 如果你对此职位感兴趣，请把简历发到这个地址。

rigorous [ˈrɪɡərəs]

【释】a. 严格的，严厉的（very strict or severe）

【例】The training involved rigorous exercises. 培训内容包括严格的训练。

severe [sɪˈvɪə(r)]

【释】a. 严厉的，严格的（very strict or extreme）

【用】be severe on/with 对…严厉

【例】Our teacher was equally severe on students who were late for class. 我们老师对迟到的学生都是一样的严厉。

stern [stɜːn]

【释】a. 严厉的，严格的（serious and severe）

【例】Frank is much too stern with his son. 弗兰克对儿子过于严格。

stressed [strest]

【释】a. 紧张的（too anxious and tired to be able to relax）

【例】I’ve been really stressed out at work recently. 我最近感觉工作压力很大。

strict [strɪkt]

【释】a. 严格的，严厉的（demanding that rules, especially rules about behaviour, should be obeyed）

【用】be strict with 对…严格

【例】Dad's very strict with us about table manners. 对于用餐礼仪，父亲对我们非常严格。

take on

【释】雇用，聘用

【例】Dean was taken on as a graduate trainee. 迪安被作为实习生聘用。

uneasy [ʌnˈiːzi]

【释】a. 心神不安的（feeling worried or unhappy about a particular situation, especially because you think that something bad or unpleasant may happen or because you are not sure what you are doing is right）

【用】be uneasy about/at 对…感到不安，对…感到忧虑

【例】They were watching the match in an uneasy silence. 他们怀着不安的心情，安静地观看比赛。

want ad

【释】招聘广告，征求广告

cross-examine [ˌkrɒs-ɪɡˈzæmɪn]

【释】v. 反复询问；追问（to ask a witness questions during a trial after another lawyer has already asked them questions）

【例】The police cross-examined all the suspects. 警方反复询问了所有嫌疑人。

extol [ɪkˈstəʊl]

【释】v. 赞颂，赞美（to praise something in an enthusiastic way）

【用】extol...as 把…称颂为

【例】The man was extolled as a hero. 该男子被赞颂为英雄。

apprise [əˈpraɪz]

【释】v. 通知，告诉（FORMAL: to tell someone about something）

【用】apprise sb. of sth. 通知某人某事

【例】I haven't been apprised of the committee's decision. 还没有人通知我委员会的决定。

interrogate [ɪnˈterəɡeɪt]

【释】v. 审问，询问（to ask someone a lot of questions over a long period, in an angry or threatening way）

【用】interrogate sb. about sth. 询问某人某事

【例】The police had interrogated the criminal three times but they still got nothing. 警方对此犯罪事件已审讯了三次，但仍然一无所获。

jumpy [ˈdʒʌmpi]

【释】a. 紧张不安的（jittery）

【例】I got very jumpy waiting for my turn to be called. 在等待被叫到名字时，我感到紧张不安。

query [ˈkwɪəri]

【释】v. 质问，询问（to ask a question about something because you have doubts about it）

【用】query...about 向…提出关于…的问题

【例】I queried whether his words could be relied on. 我质疑他的话是否可信。