negotiation [nɪ,ɡoʃɪ'eʃən] 词频3 词根: neg

n. 协商，谈判;转让;通过;

💡 negoti谈判+at动词后缀+ion名词后缀→谈判；转让；顺利的通过

"The way forward in this situation is by diplomacy and negotiation."

近义：management, trade, traffic, transaction, undertaking, biz

contract ['kɑntrækt] 词频1 词根: con

n. 合同;契约;协议;

💡 con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收缩；对大家都有制约→合同

"The offers for the contract were all in the same ballpark ."

近义：narrow, retrench, shorten, shrink, straiten, compress 反义：broaden, sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier

hope [hop] 词频1

n. 希望，期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由; vt.& vi. 希望，期望; vt. [俚语]相信，认为; vi. 希望，盼望，期待;

💡 侯补”对员有 希望成为正式队员

"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."

近义：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy 反义：hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency

next [nɛkst] 词频1

adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的; adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的; n. 下一位;下一个; prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;

"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."

近义：oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming 反义：prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently

last [læst] 词频1 词根: /lə/

n. 末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦（做鞋的模型）; vt. 经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持（尤指某段时间）; adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的; vi. 持续; adv. 上一次，最近一次;最后;

"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."

近义：live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost 反义：part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire