The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
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n. 罪行,犯罪;罪恶;
v. 指控犯罪;判定犯罪;处罚军事犯;
💡 crim 表”法律裁定”
"He is interested in the issues of crime and criminology."
他对犯罪及犯罪学方面的问题感兴趣.
近义:shame, pity, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, offence
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记:反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成,五人反对,两人弃权。
近义:athwart, agin
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 公司,商号;作伴,伴侣,客人;连队,中队;(社交)集会,聚会;
💡 com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名词后缀)→交谊;伙伴
"He absconded with the company funds."
他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。
近义:institution, merging, partnership, pool, society, trust
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt.& vi. 运转;操作;经营;管理;
vi. 开刀;(对…)动手术;动手术;(在某地)采取军事行动;
vt. 操作,控制,使运行;
💡 oper工作 + ate 表示做、造成 → vi.操作;施行手术
"The unit is comparatively easy to install and cheap to operate."
这种设备比较容易安装而且用起来便宜。
近义:manage, run, control, direct, perform, work
反义:perish, quit, spoil, stop, wrack, wreck
n. 收益,得益;利润;红利;净值利润率;
vt. 有益于…,对…有益的;得益;创利润;
vi. 有益;获利;
💡 pro很多…+fit做→做很多→做得好→利润,收益
"What level of profit do you envisage?"
你预计会有什么样的利润水平?
近义:reap, usufruct, benefit, improve, avail, advantage
反义:loss