Amazon' empire

[Word & Phrase]

Extraordinary :adj.  very unusual; very different from what is normal or ordinary; extremely good or impress (非凡的，特别的，非常奇特的）

Cable: noun.  a thick, strong rope made of wires that are twisted together (绳索）

              transitive verb  to send a message by telegraph(发电报）

              intransitive verb  to communicate by a submarine cable（海底电缆）

Cable channel -----------------------------------------------

HBO: Home Box Office（是总部位于美国纽约的有线电视网络媒体公司，其母公司为时代华纳集团                Time Warner Inc）

Almond: noun a nut that has a sweet flavor; also; the tree that produces almonds(杏树，杏仁/杏仁制的，杏色的）

Link to: 与...连接，联系

Virtual: adj very close to being something without actually being it; existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet (实质上的，事实上的；（计算机）虚拟的，虚像的）

Voice-activated 声控的

Sprinkle : transitive verb to drop or spread small pieces or amounts of something over something; to put small drops of liquid on (someone or something); to rain lightlym

                       Intransitive verb  to scatter at intervals in or among; to wet lightly

Sprinkler 洒水器  喷洒器 （建筑物内的）自动喷水灭火装置

Shareholder: noun  someone who owns shares in a company or business (股东，股票持有者）

Premise: noun  a building and the area of land that it is on; a statement or idea that is accepted as being true and that is used as the basis of an argument (前提， 房屋）

Capitalize:  transitive verb  to use a capital letter to write, print, or type; to being (a word or name)with a capital letter(用大写字母写或印刷）；to provide the money that is needed to start or develop(a business )(利用，积累资本，使资本化）

Capitalisation: noun  the act or process of capitalizing 资本化

Anticipate: transitive verb  to think of(something that will or might happen in the future); to expect or look ahead to (something)with pleasure: to look forward to(something); to do something before someone else（预感，预见，先于...行动，预言，预测）

Revenue: noun money that is made by or paid to a business or an organization; money that is collected for public use by a government through taxes（国家的）税收（土地，财产等的）收入，收益，所得，（个人）固定收入，<美俚>税务局，税务官）

Scepticism: 怀疑态度 ，怀疑论，怀疑主义=skepticism

Fertile: adj producing many plants or crops; able to support the growth of many plants; producing a large amount of something; producing many ideas (肥沃的，可繁殖的，想象力丰富的）

Tick off: 用记号勾出，列举，简单地描述   （英口）责备

Pitfall : noun  a danger or problem that is hidden or not obvious at first  (陷阱，圈套，诱惑）

Nudging: tansitive verb  to touch or push( someone or something) gently; to push（someone)gently with your elbow in order to get that person's attention; to encourage(someone) to do something

                    Intransitive verb  to give a nudge

Beef up: 加强，补充

Unprecedented: adj  not done or experienced before前所未有的，空前的，史无前例的，崭新的

basket-case-------------------------------------

Dimension: noun  the length,width,height,or depth of something; a measurement in one direction(such as the distance from the ceiling to the floor in a room) ; the amount or number of things that something affects or influences; a part of something(尺寸，面积，范围

Principal: adj  most important

                      noun  the person in charge of a public school; the person in charge of a university or college; an amount of money that is put in a bank or lent to someone and that can earn interest (最重要的，主要的，资本的/首长 校长，负责人，委托人，本金）

Entice: tansitive verb  to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire(诱惑，怂恿）

Virtuous: adj  morally good; having or showing virtue 有道德的，有德行的，善良的

Prophecy: noun  a statement that something will happen in the future; the power or ability to know what will happen in the future 预言，预言能力

Sustain:transitive verb  to provide what is needed for(something or someone)to exist, continue,etc; to hold up the weight of (something); to deal with or experience (something bad or unpleasyre) 维持 支撑 遭受 忍受 供养

Crank out 制成

Crank up 用曲柄开动，加快，做好准备

Conglomerate: adj  made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds联合大企业，合成物，组合物，成团的，使聚结的

Warehouse:noun  a large building used for storing goods 仓库，货栈

Freight: noun  goods that are carried by ships,trains,trucks,or airplanes; the system by which goods are carried from one place to another; the amount of money paid for carrying goods货物 货运 运费 货运列车）

             Transitive verb to send (goods)from one place to another; to copause (something)to have or carry many things; to load or burden(something)

Presumably:adv  very likely 可能 据推测

Antitrust: adj  law:protecting against unfair business practices that limit competition to control prices 反垄断的

Pristine: adj.  in perfect condition; completely clean ,fresh,nest,etc. not changed by people;left in its natural state 太古的，原始状态的，纯洁的，新鲜的

Adjacent: adj  close or near; sharing a border,wall,or point

Predatory:adj  living by killing and eating other animals;wrongly harming or using others for pleasure or profit 掠夺成性的，食肉的，捕食生物的

Utility:noun  the quality or state of being useful; a service(such as a supply of electricity  or water)that is provided to the public; a company that provides electricity,water,etc.功用，效用，公用事业

               adj  designed for general use sports;able to be used in several different positions or roles;made to be useful rather than decorative多种用途的