友课教育英语晨读2020-10-13

1.*exaggerate [ɪg'zædʒəreɪt]
v. 夸大，夸张
The media exaggerated the risks and benefits of research findings. 
媒体夸大了研究成果的风险和收益。

2.overblow [ˌəʊvə'bləʊ]
vt. 吹散；夸张
to overblow one’s experience 
过分渲染一段经历

3.*boast [bəʊst]
v. 吹嘘，夸耀
Parents enjoy boasting about their children’s achievements.
父母喜欢夸耀子女所取得的成绩。

4.*hire ['haɪə]
vt./n. 雇用
the power to hire and fire 
聘用和解雇的权力
Employers hire skilled people on fixed-term contracts. 
雇主以签订固定期限的合同来雇用有技能的人。

5.*employ [ɪm'plɒɪ]
vt. 雇用；使用 
Jacob employs this phrase repeatedly. 
雅各布反复使用这个短语。
The number of people employed by the company has risen from 50 to 200 in three years. 
这家公司雇佣的员工人数3年内从50人增加到了200人。

6.*engage [ɪn'geɪdʒ]
v. 参与；从事；吸引；雇用；订婚
I have engaged a secretary to deal with all my paperwork.
我雇用了一名秘书来处理我全部的文书工作。
The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.
关于食品安全的争论引起了全国关注。
Only 10% of American adults engage in regular exercise. 
只有10%的美国成年人定期进行锻炼。

7.*shed [ʃed]
v. 落，脱；去除；解雇 
n. 棚屋，小屋
She shed a few tears at her daughter’s wedding. 
她在女儿的婚礼上流下了眼泪。
900 jobs will be shed over the next few months. 
接下来几个月中要裁减900个职位。

8.*layoff ['leɪɒf]
n. 解雇；失业 
lay off   解雇，下岗 
Her parents are both laid off. 
她父母都下岗了。

9.*staff [stɑːf]
n. 全体员工，全体雇员
There are over a hundred staff in the company. 
公司有100多名员工。
stuff   n. 东西，事物，事情