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 ."
本合同的所有开价均在同一范围内。
近义:narrow, retrench, shorten, shrink, straiten, compress
反义:broaden, sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
n. 签名;署名;识别标志,鲜明特征;[医]药的用法说明;
💡 signa=sign记号 + ture表名词→签名
"On further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine."
经过进一步的调查发现签名不是真的.
近义:peculiar, typic, typical, vintage, characteristic, distinctive
n. 邮件,邮政;邮政(制度);邮务员,邮递员;〈古〉袋,旅行包;
vt. 邮寄;给…穿盔甲;
vi. 投邮;
💡 邮件要买(mai)一张(l) 邮票
"Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting."
由于削减成本,邮件的递送可能会延迟。
近义:post, remit, send, ship, issue, letters