leverage (n.) Leverage means to use something to do something else.
[`lɛvərɪdʒ]
1.影響力
OPEC has the kind of leverage a superpower might yearn for.
石油輸出國家組織具有超級強權冀望的那種影響力。
2.籌碼
The Yankees’ recent urgency gave him lever-age in negotiations.
洋基隊最近的迫切需求讓他有談判的籌碼。
The manufacturers seem to have most of the leverage.
這些廠商似乎有最多的籌碼。
leverage (vt)
1.運用
The United States does not know how to leverage its economic clout.
美國不知道如何運用它的經濟力量。
2.利用
He wants to leverage his threat of running for his own interests.
他想利用參選的威脅謀取私人利益。To reduce such stunning disparities, they must be able to leverage the new technologies into faster growth.
要縮減如此驚人的差距，他們必須能夠利用新的資訊科技達成更快的成長。
Emulating Beijing’s reforms, officials in Hanoi have leveraged their human capital by fostering the development of a booming light-manufacturing industry.
仿效北京的改革，河內的官員已經利用它們的人力資源促進欣欣向榮的輕工業發展。
3.促進
Developing countries are finding ways to leverage advances in information technology.
開發中國家正尋找方式促進資訊科技的升級。
4.推
Maoist-backed mass protests leveraged them into Nepal’s political mainstream.
毛派支持的民眾示威把他們推入尼波爾的政治主流裏。
cause (n.)
1.事業
An international crown means a year of traveling around the world, meeting with famous actors and leaders to promote charitable causes.
一頂全球后冠代表一年的周遊世界，晤見著名的演員和領袖提倡慈善事業。
It is an American rather than an Indian who is the largest donor to charitable causes in India.
印度慈善事業最大的贊助者是一名美國人而非印度人。
2.理想
He is a rebel with a cause. 他是一名有理想的叛逆份子。
He betrayed his party and betrayed the cause. 他背棄了黨，背棄了理想。
3.公益
You didn’t mention his dedication to social causes. 你未提及他對社會公益的奉獻。
4.信念
None seem able to find common cause. 似乎沒有人能夠找到共同的信念。
5.理念
They believe their fight is for a more grandiose cause. 他們相信他們的戰鬥是為了一個更崇高的理念。
Party unity is more important than your personal cause. 黨的團結比你個人的理念重要。
6.目標
Today we stand united in a common cause and that common cause is to defeat Bush. 今天我們團結在一個共同的目標之下，這個共同的目標就是打倒布希。
7.奮鬥目標
She is a symbol for protesters’ many causes. 她是抗議人士諸多奮鬥目標的象徵。
8.抗爭的事項
His causes ran the gamut from human rights to the price of gas. 他抗爭的事項從人權到油價都包括在內。
9. 運動
He is a champion of environment causes. 他支持環保運動。
10. 目標和理念
We would live to see the causes for which he stood —prosperity, freedom, justice and democracy. 我們將活著看到他所代表的目標和理念—繁榮、自由 、正義和民主。
11.訴求
He believes a silent majority supports his cause but is reluctant to speak publicly. 他相信沉默的多數支持他的訴求，只是不願公開表態。
12.聖戰
Rank-and-file officers may not ready to abandon the cause. 基層軍官可能還不打算放棄這場聖戰。
impressed with 跟impressed by的實際用法
1 impressed with sth
*I’m really impressed with the school’s performance. 我很喜歡學校的表現。
*We’re impressed with your attitude lately. 我們喜歡你最近的態度。
* He was impressed with how I dressed today. 他喜歡我今天這身穿著。
2 impressed by sb
* I’m impressed by you. 我喜歡妳。
* You’re impressed by Li, aren’t you? 妳喜歡小李，是不是？
* She was impressed by the teacher. 她喜歡老師。
3 not impressed with
* He was not impressed with my performance. 他不滿意我的表現。
* The boss's not impressed with either plan. 兩個方案老闆都不滿意。
4 not impressed by
* Israel officials said they were not impressed by the editorial. 以色列官員說他們不喜歡這篇社論。
impress/impressive/impressed是翻譯錯誤率最高的單字！！！
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完全被誤譯的英文單字----impress到底是甚麼意思？
1. She did not impress me at all. 她完全吸引不了我的興趣。
2. The Grand Canyon never fails to impress people.大峽谷總是能讓遊客嘆為觀止。
3. He uses big words to impress people.他講大話引人注目。
4. The speaker tried hard to impress the audience. 演講人努力想要取悅聽眾。
5. He borrowed his dad's sports car to impress his girlfriend.他借父親的跑車討女友的歡心。
6.He is slightly smarmy and eager to impress. 他有點卑屈逢迎，急著表現。
7. She played up her past achievements just to impress us.他搬出過去的成就讓我們刮目相看。
8. He wanted to impress a Harvard professor and some other big guns. 他想讓一位哈佛教授跟幾位大人物對他另眼相看。
9. It's important to impress your seniors if you want to be promoted. 如果你想升官，給長官好印象是很重要的。
10. Make the extra effort to impress the buyer and you will be rewarded with a quicker sale. 多一些努力讓顧客喜歡，東西就可以賣得更好。
1. My desire for a desirable house will come true in the near future.
我獲取一間理想住屋的「願望」不久就會實現。
2. It's difficult to reconcile the demands of my job and the desire to be a good father.
兼顧工作的要求跟良父的「期待」很難。
3. He apparently lacked the desire to learn.
他顯然缺少學習的「動力」。
4. Horses need to satisfy their desire for space and freedom.
馬匹需要滿足空間與自由的「需求」。
5. Men do not desire merely to be rich, but to be richer than other men.
人們不只是「希望」有錢，還希望比別人更有錢。
6. I have no desire to discuss the matter further.
我不「想」再討論這件事。
robust (adj)
1.強盛的
robust democracies. 強盛的民主國家。
2.亮眼的
Some economists believe serious problems are lurking behind that robust number. 有些經濟學家相信那亮眼的數字背後隱藏著嚴重的問題。
3.強大的
a robust military presence. 強大的兵力。
4.良好
The economy is picking up and corporate profits are robust. 經濟有起色，公司利潤良好。His health is robust. 他的健康良好。
5.強硬的
a robust stance. 強硬的立場。
6.健全的
to build a more robust defense system. 建立更健全的防護網。
1.景仰
For the next few years he was Taiwan’s most admired writer.接下來幾年他是台灣最受景仰的作家。
2.佩服
I admire his courage. 我佩服他的勇氣。
3.敬佩
Everybody admires what he has done for the country. 所有的人都敬佩他為這個國家所做的一切。We admire the tenacity and spirit he dis-plays. 我們敬佩他所展現的執著與士氣。
4.崇拜
I admire them because they have some quality that I don’t seem to have. 我崇拜他們是因為他們擁有一些我似乎不具備的氣質。
5.很欣賞
She admitted she admired her opponent’s style of play. 她承認自己很欣賞對手的打球風格。
6.愛戴
He became one of the most admired politicians in Taiwan. 他成為台灣最受愛戴的政治家。
I write this with sadness because I greatly admire him. 我寫這封信很難過， 因為我非常愛戴他。
7.讚賞
Even his adversaries had to admire his game. 連他的對手都不得不讚賞他的棋藝。
8.喜歡
We admire the view very much. 我們非常喜歡這裡的視野。
1.面對
Most politicians were failing to address the challenges posed by their aging populations.
大部分政治人物都無法面對人口老化帶來的挑戰。
2.改善
They are beginning to recognize that the situation must be ad-dressed.
他們開始認知這個情況必須改善。
3.顧到
We wonder if safety was sufficiently addressed.
我們不知道安全問題是否完全顧到。
4.回答
These two questions need to be addressed.
這兩個問題必須回答。
5.回應
Some of the students’ demands have been addressed.
學生的訴求有些已經得到回應。
He refused to address that particular accusation.
他拒絕回應那項指控。
6.解決
to address the issue of unemployment.
解決失業問題。
7.治
to address the cause, not the symptom.
治本，不要治標。
8.找出
Nor do they seem willing to address the true causes of the malaise.
他們似乎也不想找出這個病灶的真正原因。
9.受理
They still believe their complaints will be addressed.
他們仍然相信他們的陳情會被受理。
10.提及
He addresses the team’s shaky status and his own feelings.
他提及球隊不穩的狀況以及他自己的感受。
11.向…致意
She addressed the crowd and expressed her disappointment.
她向觀眾致意，表達她的失望。
12.碰觸
But that’s a hot-button issue few are as yet willing to address.
但那是一個很少人願意碰觸的棘手問題。
13.致
He did address his efforts last year to pass legislation that would have loosened immigration laws.
去年他確實致力於通過將移民法鬆綁的法案。
14.稱呼
They sometimes address the issue one another by their most recent tennis rankings.
他們有時候用他們最近的網球排名互相稱呼。
15.說明
Your article didn’t address why advisers say hourly workers should take cuts in pay and benefits when the automaker frequently touts the quality of its products.
你的文章沒有說明何以當汽車製造廠商屢屢讚美其產品的品質時，專家卻說計時工的待遇和福利應該減少。
16.肅
to address the graft. 肅貪。
17.處理
It's this sort of cavalier attitude that needs addressing, not inadvertent speeding.
要處理的是這種傲慢的態度，不是危險超速。
18. 商談
Envoys from the two nations were meeting with officials from Turkey to address its objections. 來自芬蘭與瑞典的特使與來自土耳其的官員會晤商談其異議
1.事業
An international crown means a year of traveling around the world, meeting with famous actors and leaders to promote charitable causes.
一頂全球后冠代表一年的周遊世界，晤見著名的演員和領袖提倡慈善事業。
It is an American rather than an Indian who is the largest donor to charitable causes in India.
印度慈善事業最大的贊助者是一名美國人而非印度人。
2.理想
He is a rebel with a cause. 他是一名有理想的叛逆份子。
He betrayed his party and betrayed the cause. 他背棄了黨， 背棄了理想。
3.公益
You didn’t mention his dedication to social causes. 你未提及他對社會公益的奉獻。
4.信念
None seem able to find common cause. 似乎沒有人能夠找到共同的信念。
5.理念
They believe their fight is for a more grandiose cause.
他們相信他們的戰鬥是為了一個更崇高的理念。
Party unity is more important than your personal cause.
黨的團結比你個人的理念重要。
6.目標
Today we stand united in a common cause and that common cause is to defeat Bush.
今天我們團結在一個共同的目標之下，這個共同的目標就是打倒布希。
7.奮鬥目標
She is a symbol for protesters’ many causes. 她是抗議人士諸多奮鬥目標的象徵。
8.抗爭的事項
His causes ran the gamut from human rights to the price of gas.
他抗爭的事項從人權到油價都包括在內。
9.運動
He is a champion of environment causes.
他支持環保運動。
10.目標和理念
We would live to see the causes for which he stood —prosperity, freedom, justice and democracy.
我們將活著看到他所代表的目標和理念—繁榮、自由 、正義和民主。
11.訴求
He believes a silent majority supports his cause but is reluctant to speak publicly.
他相信沉默的多數支持他的訴求，只是不願公開表態。
12.聖戰
Rank-and-file officers may not ready to abandon the cause.
基層軍官可能還不打算放棄這場聖戰。
