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spoilage (noun)

products or supplies that have been damaged or that are of poor quality and therefore must be discarded or sold at a greatly reduced price

EXAMPLE: The manufacturer's transportation services were unreliable and every shipment from them contained a great deal of spoilage that had to be sold for practically nothing.



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[face=黑体]robust (adjective) [/face]

1. financially strong, dynamic;

2. COMPUTER USAGE able to work well under demanding conditions (describing the operations of a system)

EXAMPLE:

1. The robust American economy of the 1990's has weakened in recent years.

2. The robust search engine could assist thousands of simultaneous users on the Internet without crashing.


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[face=黑体]peruse (verb) [/face]

to read very carefully

EXAMPLE: Before you make any major decisions, be sure to peruse the report of our advisors.

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[face=黑体]subvention (noun)[/face]

financial aid; subsidy

EXAMPLES: The economy of the poor rural town was strengthened by the subvention of the national government.

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    [face=Arial Black]comer (noun)[/face]

INFORMAL someone or something with exceptional potential; someone who shows great promise for the future

EXAMPLE: The new salesman was very young, but his exceptional verbal skills and confidence convinced the boss he was a real comer.




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30/9/2004:

    upend (verb)


to defeat or change completely; to overthrow

EXAMPLE: If successful, our new sales strategy will upend our main competitors and we will dominate our whole industry.




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