SECTION 24

apparently

apparently

adverb /əˈpærəntli/

be willing to do

willing

adjective /ˈwɪlɪŋ/

takeon

take

verb /teɪk/

noun

task

task

noun /tɑːsk $ tæsk/

verb

add to

add

verb /ˌæd/

noun /ˌeɪ diː ˈdiː/

burden

burden

noun /ˈbɜːdn $ ˈbɜːrdn/

verb

intend to do

intend

verb /ɪnˈtend/

takeout

take

verb /teɪk/

noun

work overtime

work

verb /wɜːk $ wɜːrk/

noun

overtime

noun /ˈəʊvətaɪm $ ˈoʊvər-/

estimate ~ (at A)

estimate

noun /ˈestəmət/

verb /ˈestɪmeɪt/

loss

loss

noun /lɒs $ lɒːs/

byat the latest

latest

adjective /ˈleɪtɪst/

noun

manage

manage

verb /ˈmænɪdʒ/

somehow (or other)

somehow

adverb /ˈsʌmhaʊ/

other

determiner, adjective, pronoun /ˈʌðə $ ˈʌðər/

count on

count

verb /kaʊnt/

noun

see to

see

verb /siː/

noun

appreciate

appreciate

verb /əˈpriːʃieɪt/

Don't mention it.

Don't

/dəʊnt $ doʊnt/

mention

verb /ˈmenʃən/

noun

pretend

pretend

verb /prɪˈtend/

adjective

enthusiastic

enthusiastic

adjective /ɪnˌθjuːziˈæstɪk◂ $ ɪnˌθuː-/

boss

boss

noun /bɒs $ bɒːs/

verb

adjective

be around

around

adverb, preposition /əˈraʊnd/

get promoted

get

verb /ɡet/

promoted

verb /prəˈməʊt $ -ˈmoʊt/

at the expense of

expense

noun /ɪkˈspens/

colleague

colleague

noun /ˈkɒliːɡ $ ˈkɑː-/

be ashamed of

ashamed

adjective /əˈʃeɪmd/

recession

recession

noun /rɪˈseʃən/

set in

set

verb /set/

noun

adjective

temporary

temporary

adjective /ˈtempərəri, -pəri $ -pəreri/

temporary employee

temporary

adjective /ˈtempərəri, -pəri $ -pəreri/

employee

noun /ɪmˈplɔɪ-iː, ˌemplɔɪˈiː/

layoff

lay

verb /leɪ/

verb

adjective

noun

one after another

one

number /wʌn/

pronoun

determiner

adjective

noun

after

preposition, conjunction, adverb /ˈɑːftə $ ˈæftər/

adjective

prefix /ɑːftə $ æftər/

another

determiner, pronoun /əˈnʌðə $ -ər/

nowadays

nowadays

adverb /ˈnaʊədeɪz/

be out of work

work

verb /wɜːk $ wɜːrk/

noun

against one's will

against

preposition /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/

will

modal verb /wɪl/

noun

verb

be responsible for

responsible

adjective /rɪˈspɒnsəbəl $ rɪˈspɑːn-/

pessimistic

pessimistic

adjective /ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk◂/

be worried about

worried

adjective /ˈwʌrid $ ˈwɜːrid/

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

be concerned about

concerned

adjective /kənˈsɜːnd $ -ɜːrnd/

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

white-collar

white

adjective /waɪt/

noun

verb

collar

noun /ˈkɒlə $ ˈkɑːlər/

verb

be confronted with

confronted

verb /kənˈfrʌnt/

hardship

hardship

noun /ˈhɑːdʃɪp $ ˈhɑːrd-/

authority(通例 the authorities)

authority

noun /ɔːˈθɒrəti, ə- $ ɒːˈθɑː-, əˈθɔː-/

authorities

noun /ɔːˈθɒrəti, ə- $ ɒːˈθɑː-, əˈθɔː-/

strive

strive

verb /straɪv/

in vain

vain

adjective /veɪn/

stabilize

stabilize

verb /ˈsteɪbəlaɪz/

currency

currency

noun /ˈkʌrənsi $ ˈkɜːr-/

come to[reach] the conclusion (that)~

come

verb /kʌm/

noun

reach

verb /riːtʃ/

noun

conclusion

noun /kənˈkluːʒən/

nothing is more A than doing

nothing

pronoun /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

adverb

more

adverb /mɔː $ mɔːr/

determiner, pronoun

than

conjunction, preposition /ðən; strong ðæn/

doing

noun /ˈduːɪŋ/

urgent

urgent

adjective /ˈɜːdʒənt $ ˈɜːr-/

reduce

reduce

verb /rɪˈdjuːs $ rɪˈduːs/

huge

huge

adjective /hjuːdʒ/

deficit

deficit

noun /ˈdefɪsɪt/