Welcome dinner：歡送宴會

愿為您效逸!At your service! | 歡送宴會Welcome dinner | 即宴Informal dinner

disown disinfect disconnect disbud：做相反動作

dis- 不 dislike dishonest disagree disabled disaccord disappear | 做相反動作 disown disinfect disconnect disbud | in- 不 informal inaccurate inconvenient inability inacceptable

global downturn：全球經(jīng)濟放緩

downturn n.低迷時期 | global downturn 全球經(jīng)濟放緩 | informal meeting 非正式會議

edify, enlighten, improve：陶冶

信條:belief, creed, principle, faith | 陶冶:edify, enlighten, improve | 休閑的:casual, informal

To evict; expel：趕出;使搬走

Informal To get out of bed.[非正式用語] 起床 | To evict; expel:趕出;使搬走: | The tenants were turned out.房客都被趕走了

exclamation mark：嘆號

請當我們寫一些非公事性或非正規(guī)的文章(informal essay)時,我commas)、"感嘆號"(exclamation mark)和"大寫"(capital letter)為分段而分段. 分段的目的是把文章內(nèi)不同大意(main idea)的部分分看,編排意念的次序(order of ideas)不算是最重要.

look favourably on：表示贊同

informal 不正式的 | look favourably on 表示贊同 | exotic 異國情調(diào)的

I waited for ages：我等了好長時間

a very long time 很長時問 plural informal especially British English | I waited for ages. 我等了好長時間. | It'll probably take ages to find a parking space. 大概得老半天才能找到停車位.

formal road system：規(guī)整式道路系統(tǒng)

2.0267 自然式道路系統(tǒng)informal road system | 2.0268 規(guī)整式道路系統(tǒng)formal road system | 2.0269 混合式道路系統(tǒng)mixed style road system

formal：正式的

在國外,人們在收到宴會請柬時,經(jīng)常在請柬的左下角看到注有"正式的(formal)非正式的(informal)"或"小禮服(black Tie)"等字樣. 有時也寫著"隨意(casual)". 這些都說明宴會主人對著裝的要求. 如果是比較正式的宴會(晚宴等),