每天背单词 第020期

consumption

英 [kənˈsʌmpʃn] 美 [kənˈsʌmpʃn]

n. 消费；消耗；肺痨

例句：

Energy consumption rises as countries industrialize.
能源消耗随着各国工业化而增加。

In the developing world cigarette consumption is increasing.
在发展中国家香烟消费正在增长。

This food is not fit for human consumption.
这种食物不适合人食用。

sampling

英 [ˈsɑːmplɪŋ] 美 [ˈsæmplɪŋ]

n. 取样；抽样

v. 取样；抽样（sample的ing形式）

例句：

Time sampling means that researchers choose various time intervals for their observation.
时间采样是指研究人员选择不同的时间间隔进行观察。

These include hand collecting, using baits to attract the ants, ground litter sampling, and the use of pitfall traps.
这些包括人工收集，使用诱饵吸引蚂蚁，地面垃圾取样，以及使用陷阱诱捕。

As with the bees, the broad sampling of options before a decision is made will usually result in a compromise acceptable to all.
就像蜂群一样，在做决定之前先进行广泛的抽样调查，通常能找到所有人都能接受的折中决策。

broker

英 [ˈbrəʊkə(r)] 美 [ˈbroʊkər]

n. 经纪人，掮客

vi. 作为权力经纪人进行谈判

vt. 以中间人等身分安排...

n. (Broker)人名；(英)布罗克；(俄)布罗克尔

例句：

He was a high-earning broker with money to burn.
他是一个收入高得花不完的经纪人。

Jackson had been a major power broker in the presidential elections.
杰克逊曾是总统竞选中一名主要的权力经纪人。

The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker.
卖方经纪人则被要求分给买方经纪人一部分佣金。

marriage

英 [ˈmærɪdʒ] 美 [ˈmærɪdʒ]

n. 结婚；婚姻生活；密切结合，合并

n. (Marriage)人名；(英)马里奇

例句：

Their marriage had gone stale.
他们的婚姻已了无热情。

Their marriage has broken up.
他们的婚姻已经破裂。

His first marriage broke up.
他的第一次婚姻破裂了。

steadily

英 [ˈstedəli] 美 [ˈstedəli]

adv. 稳定地；稳固地；有规则地

例句：

The company's exports have been increasing steadily.
公司的出口量一直稳步增长。

The rain was falling steadily.
雨不停地下着。

The situation got steadily worse.
局势逐渐恶化。

回顾

1. consumption
2. sampling
3. broker
4. marriage
5. steadily