1.turn upside down:with the top part at the bottom or lower than the bottom part
Eg:The car landed upside down in a ditch.
2.turbine:an engine or a machine that uses the pressure of liquid or gas on a wheel to get power
3.photovoltaic:producing a voltage when exposed to radiant energy (especially light)
4.blanket:to cover sth completely with a thick layer以厚层覆盖
Eg:Snow soon blanketed the frozen ground.冻土上很快就形成了一层厚厚的积雪。
5.manure:the waste matter from animals that is spread over or mixed with the soil to help plants and crops grow粪肥;肥料
6.handsome:a handsome amount of money is large
Eg:The company expects handsome profits from its phone business.
7.pocket:to earn or win an amount of money挣;赚下
Eg:Last year, she pocketed over $1 million in advertising contracts.去年,她从广告合同中赚了 100 多万元。
8.anathema:something that you strongly dislike or strongly disagree with
Eg:Conservatives have long regarded state intervention in the family as anathema.
anathema to:The idea of working late was complete anathema to him.
9.incumbent:necessary as part of sb's duties有责任;必须履行
Eg:It was incumbent on them to attend.他们必须出席。
10.perennial:continuing for a very long time; happening again and again长久的;持续的;反复出现的
◆the perennial problem of water shortage缺水这个老问题
11.glut:a situation in which there is more of sth than is needed or can be used供应过剩;供过于求
Eg:DVDs on the market市场上供过于求的廉价 DVD
12.stark:complete and total完全的;十足的
◆The children watched in stark terror.孩子们极端恐惧地看着。
13.slump:to fall in price, value, number, etc, suddenly and by a large amount(价格、价值、数量等)骤降,猛跌,锐减
◆Sales have slumped this year.今年销售量锐减。
14.marginal:small and not important小的;微不足道的;不重要的
◆a marginal improvement in weather conditions天气条件的略微好转
15.doldrum:a lack of activity or improvement无生气;停滞;萧条
Eg:Despite these measures, the economy remainsin the doldrums.尽管采取了这些措施,经济仍然停滞不前。
16.cling on:to stick to or fit very tightly on something
Eg:Gareth’s dripping clothes clung to his body.
17.insulate:to protect sb/sth from unpleasant experiences or influences使免除(不愉快的经历);使免受(不良影响);隔离
Eg:The president was insulated from the pressure of public opinion
18.cannibalise:(公司中一种产品)损害,冲击(其他产品的销量)If one of a company's productscannibalizesthe company's sales, people buy it instead of any of the company's other products.
Eg:A website need not cannibalise existing sales.网站并不妨碍目前的销售。
19.shy away:to avoid someone, or to be unwilling to do something, because you are nervous, afraid, or not confident
20.buck the trend:to resist or oppose sth抵制;反抗
◆One or two companies have managed tobuck the trendof the recession.有一两家公司顶住了经济滑坡的势头。
21.dry up:to stop being available
Eg:What will happen to the project when the money dries up?
22.eat into:消耗,耗费(时间或资源)If somethingeats intoyour time or your resources, it uses them, when they should be used for other things.
•Responsibilities at home and workeat intohis time...家庭和工作的双重负担耗费了他的时间。
23.precipitous:happening more quickly than expected
Eg:a precipitous decline in population