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| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| Authenticate | 鉴别（动词） | (verb) To confirm that something is genuine by a formal process that often involves careful analysis or an expert's opinion | EXAMPLE: The bank has a complicated process it
uses to authenticate the signature of customers on checks. 银行有一个复杂的程序来鉴别客户在支票上的签名。 |
| beef | 牢骚（名词，非正式用语） | (noun, INFORMAL) A complaint; often, a complaint regarding one's job, such as the difficult conditions, low salary, or unnecessary restrictions (NOTE: the plural form of beef in this particular sense is "beefs", not "beeves") |
EXAMPLE: So, explain your beef to me', the boss said patiently to the angry
employee, "and maybe I can do something about it. |
| cull |
拣选（动词） | (verb) To select and reject the lowest quality items from a group of similar items | EXAMPLE: Alert employees cull bruised fruit as
it is being harvested so all the fruit that comes from our orchard looks good. 机警的员工在摘水果的时候，会把碰坏了的水果都挑出去，所以从我们果园出去的水果看上去都很好。 |
| dutiable |
需要纳税的（形容词） | (adjective) Goods on which custom taxes must be paid when imported into a country |
EXAMPLE: To encourage literacy the government of the small country declared
that imported books were not dutiable, which reduced their price. |
| handful | 1.少数（名词） 2. 难控制的个人或团体（名词） |
1. (noun) A few; a small number of any similar things 2. (noun) An individual or a group that is difficult to control or organize |
EXAMPLE: Only a handful of new young companies
succeed while many more fail in business each year. 每年都有大量新公司倒闭，只有少数取得了成功。 EXAMPLE: My very energetic five-year-old son can be
quite a handful at times. |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| open question | 未知数 | An unresolved issue; any matter involving contrasting opinions that has not been decided | EXAMPLE: Competition is fierce between the two
rivals, and who will win is still completely an open question. 两个对手之间的竞争非常激烈，谁能获胜还完全是个未知数。 |
| reproducible asset | 可再生资产 | An asset that can be duplicated or fully replaced | EXAMPLE: The insurance company agreed to pay
the cost of replacing all reproducible assets lost in the great fire. 保险公司同意支付重置这次大火中损失的所有可再生资产的花费。 |
| run size | 生产批量 | The number of a particular item manufactured in one order (NOTE: often plural "run sizes") | EXAMPLE: By installing modern equipment in its
factory the company was able to triple its average run size. 通过在工厂中安装现代化的设备，这家公司的平均生产批量增加到原来的三倍。 |
| to burn through money | 烧钱 | To spend large amounts of money quickly, usually without intending to do so |
EXAMPLE: Because our expenses are much greater than we expected, we are
really starting to burn through money. |
| to give it one's best shot | 尽最大努力 | An expression of encouragement while acknowledging the difficulty of what is being attempted; similar to "to try one's best!" | EXAMPLE: Despite having little money and no
experience in business, the young woman decided to give it her best shot and
open a small shop anyway. 虽然没有多少钱，也没有从商的经验，但这个年轻的姑娘还是决定尽最大努力，无论如何要开一间小店。 |