[ 例句] Your right hand is the counte rpar t of your left hand.
deem6 [di..m] v.认为，相信，想，判断，以为
[ 同义] as sume ，believe ，consider ，judge ，rega rd ，suppose，think
[ 例句] I deem it my duty to help my needy friends.
diligent6 [..dilid..nt ] ad j.勤勉的，用功的，细心而继续不断的
[ 同义] indust rious
[ 反义] idle ，lazy
[ 考点] diligent in sth ./ doing sth.做某事很用功
[ 例句] The boy is more diligent than anybody else.
economist * [ i..k..n..mist ] n.①经济学者，经济家② (古) 节俭的人，节约者
[ 例句] Some economists st rongly believe in pr ivate enterprise.
eligible6 [..elid....bl ] ad j.符合条件的，合格的
[ 同义] qualified ，suitable
[ 考点] eligible for sth ./ to do sth.有资格做.
[ 例句] His younger brother will become eligible to vote on his next birthday.
fashionable4 [..f ....n..bl ] ad j.时髦的，流行的，有钱人常去的
[ 反义] old fashioned ，unfashionable
[ 考点] a fashionable dr essmaker/ hotel/ summer resor t 有钱人光顾的裁缝/ 常去的旅馆/ 避暑胜地
[ 例句] Shor t skir ts ar e fashionable now.
formality* [f......m .. liti ] n.拘谨，礼节，仪式，正式手续，拘泥形式
[ 考点] a mer e formality = just a formality 仅仅是形式而已
[ 例句] The written pa r t of the examination is just a formality，very few eve r fail it.
fray [ frei] n.冲突，打架，争论，(织物等) 磨损处
vt.使磨，使烦恼；扰乱
vi.被磨损
[ 同义] bat tle ，clash ，conflict ，fight ，quarrel ，st ruggle
[ 例句] 1 ) Long wea r had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old ski rt.
2 ) Her nerves were frayed by the noisy children.
hospitable [..h..spit..bl ] adj.好客的，殷勤招待的
[ 反义] inhospitable
[ 考点] hospitable to/ towa rd sb.殷勤招待
[ 例句] The hospitable host had his spar e room emptied very quickly for the honor ed guest.
industrious [ in..d..stri..s ] ad j.勤勉的，刻苦的
[ 同义] diligent ，hard working
[ 反义] idle ，indolent ，lazy
[ 例句] Though he’s not clever he’s a indust rious worker and has of ten done well in the examinations.
insular [..insjul..] adj.海岛的，岛民的，岛特有的，孤立的，超然物外的，心胸狭窄的
[ 反义] continental
[ 考点] an insular climate 海岛气候
insular habits 偏狭之根性
insular pr ejudices 偏狭之见
lucidity [ lu....siditi] n.明朗，清晰，透明
mult inational * [..m..lti..n ......nl ] ad j.多国的，跨国公司的，多民族的
n.多国籍公司，跨国公司
[ 例句] Some people believe that the multinationals have too much powe r.
paradoxically* [..p .. r....d..ksik..li ] adv.反常地，自相矛盾地
pigeonhole [..pid..inh..ul ] n.鸽巢，分类架，文件架
v t.分类，归档，分类记存，置于文件格中，贮存
[ 同义] classify ，categor ize
[ 例句] The desk must be pigeonholed for all my papers.
prospective6 [ pr....spektiv] adj.预期的，未来的，盼望中的
[ 同义] coming ，future
[ 反义] ret ros pective
[ 考点] prospective wealth/ benefits 预期的财富、利益
punctuality * [..p....ktju.... liti ] n.准时，守时
relegate [..reli..eit ] v.转移，归入，提交，降级
[ 考点] relegate sth ./ sb.to sth.委托，贬谪
[ 例句] I have been relegated to the role of a mer e as sistant.
reserved* [ ri..z....vd] adj.保留的，包租的，缄默的，话不多的，预定的，预约的
[ 反义] communicative
[ 考点] rese rved seats 保留席
[ 例句] He is too r ese rved to be popular.
shrewd6 [..ru..d] adj.精明的，明智的，有理的，可能正确的
[ 同义] clever ，smar t ，discriminating ，cunning
[ 反义] dull
[ 考点] a shr ewd busines s men/ financie r/ dealer/ politician 精明的商人/ 金融家/ 商人/ 政客
[ 例句] He is a shrewd busines s man.
speculate4 [..spekjuleit ] vi.①推测，思索②做投机买卖
[ 同义] conjecture ，contemplate ，gues s，risk ，venture
[ 考点] speculate about/ on/ upon sth.推测、思考speculate in sth.投机
[ 例句] The philosopher speculated about time and space.
[ 辨析] speculate；guess
speculate 思考、讨论某事，猜测可能的原因和结果，如I wouldn’t like to speculate about the out - come of the meeting.guess 形成关于某事的看法，但是由于没有了解全部事实而不能确定看法的正确性，如It ’s impossible to guess the outcome of these negotiations.
tenaciously [ ti..nei....sli ] adv.顽强地，紧紧地，执着地
[ 例句] Though seriously ill ，he still clings tenaciously to life.
trustworthy [..t r..stw......i ] adj.可信赖的，可靠的
[ 同义] reliable ，dependable
[ 反义] deceit ful
[ 例句] The class chose a t rustwor thy boy for t reasur er.
turnover6 [..t....n..uv..] n.翻覆，翻折，半圆卷饼，流通量，营业额，周转，翻过去，翻倒，销售量，人员调整，人员更新，卷饼，卷酥
ad j.有一部分翻转的，可翻转的
[ 例句] 1 ) The firm has an annual turnover of ＄75 million.
2 ) Why does your company has such a r apid turnover of staff？
unanimous6 [ ju....n .. nim..s ] adj.意见一致的，无异议的，一致通过的
[ 考点] unanimous in sth.对某事持相同意见
[ 例句] The count ry is unanimous in its suppor t of the government’s policy.
undisciplined* [..n..disiplind ] a dj.不遵守纪律的，无训练的，训练不足的，无修养的，任性的
[ 反义] disciplinary
[ 考点] an undisciplined mob 乌合之众
on one’s own ini tiative 主动地，自发地
[ 例句] In the absence of my commanding office r ，I acted on my own initiative.
on the dot 准时，在指定的时间
[ 例句] He’s very punctual-always arrives on the dot.
pay off 成功
[ 例句] Did your da ring plan pay off？
roll up (尤指姗姗来迟地或以某种不当的方式) 抵达，到达
[ 例句] Bill finally rolled up two hours late.
spell out 清楚地说明，详细地解释
[ 例句] Get a lawyer to s pell out the cont ract for you ，so that you under stand your r esponsibilities if you sign it.sweep the board (轻易地) 大获全胜
[ 例句] He swept the board in the election.
vice versa 反之亦然，反过来(也是这样)
[ 例句] We gossip about them and vice versa.
Passage Ⅱ The Japanese Approach
to Management
词汇精解
agreeable6 [......ri....bl ] ad j.① 使人愉快的，惬意的② 适合的，符合的
[ 反义] disagreeable
[ 考点] agr eeable weathe r 宜人的天气
[ 例句] We a re all agreeable to do what you suggest.
alongside4 [....l......said ] adv.在旁，沿着，傍着
prep.横靠，和.在一起
[ 考点] to sit alongside of a pe rson 与某人并肩而坐
[ 例句] We brought our boat alongside.
coherent6 [ k..u..hi..r..nt ] adj.①粘在一起的，一致的② 连贯的，条理清楚的
[ 同义] consistant
[ 例句] 1 ) A sentence tha t is not coher ent is ha rd to understand .
2 ) The government lacks a cohe rent economic policy.
consensus6 [ k..n..sens..s] n.一致同意，多数人的意见，舆论
[ 例句] Wha t is the consensus of opinion at the af ternoon meeting？
coordinat ion* [ k..u......di..nei....n] n.同等，调和，配合，(动作) 协调
[ 考点] coordination with sb ./ sth.
[ 例句] These dance rs have poor coordination.
direct ive* [ di..r ektiv ，dai- ] n.指示，指令，调令
[ 例句] Which is bet ter ，the pe rmis sive or the dir ective method of teaching？
emphasis4 [..emf..sis] n.强调，重点
[ 同义] st ress
[ 考点] 复数为emphases
[ 例句] Some schools put/ lay/ place grea t emphasis on language study.
endorse [ in..d....s] v.①在(票据) 背面签名，签注(文件) ，签署，(在驾驶执照上) 注明违章记录②认可，赞同