【核心词汇】DAY 44

参考例句

1.The new sales director is still a bit of an unknown quantity .
新来的销售部主任大家还不大了解。

2.This company is more concerned with quality than with quantity .
这家公司对质量比对产量更重视。

prosper ['prɔspə]

vi. 繁盛，成功，兴旺

词根：pro前面+sper希望→希望在前面→繁荣

参考例句

1.With her at the wheel, the company began to prosper .
有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。

2.With the advent of the new chairman, the company began to prosper .
随著新主席的到来，公司也开始有了起色。

3.Cheats never prosper .
[谚]靠欺骗，难发财。

prompt [prɔmpt]

adj. 迅速的，敏捷的，立刻的
vt. 激起，促进，推动; 提示
vi. 提示
n. 提示; 提示的内容
n. [商]付款期限

参考例句

1.He is always prompt in answering letters.
他总是迅速回复来信。

2.She's always prompt to criticize other people's ideas.
她对别人想出的主意总是迫不及待地批评。

3.His evasive reply prompted me to ask him another question.
他的含糊其词的答复促使我提出又一个问题 。

pronounce [prə'nauns]

v. 发音，宣告，断言，发表意见

词根：pro在前+nounce=speak讲话，说出→在[嘴]前讲话→发音；宣告

参考例句

1.The dinner was pronounced excellent by all the guests.
所有的客人都说这顿饭好极了。

2.The court pronounced against my claim to the land.
法庭宣判不承认我对这片土地的权益。

3.I don't know how to pronounce this word.
我不知道这个单词怎么发音。

pursue [pə'sju:]

v. 追捕，追求，继续从事

词根：有了purpose才会有pursue

参考例句

1.She is pursuing her studies at the university.
她在大学继续深造。

2.The government is pursuing a policy of non-intervention.
政府正奉行不干预政策。

3.The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.
警方正在追捕一名越狱的逃犯。