代理人,代替的人,代用品,代用物 The manager was unable to attend but sent his secretary as a substitute 经理不能出席,但派了他的秘书代替他出席 The teacher's ill, so a substitute is teaching today 那位教师生病了,因此今天由一位代课教师在上课 3. confidence n.1)[ U] feeling of certainty; trust in ones own ability信心,自信 confident adj - --He answered the questions with confidence 他很自信地回答了问题 ---She lacks confidence. I've never known anyone so shy and unsure of themselves.她缺少自信。我从未见过如此胆怯和对自己没有信心的人。 2)[U] trust(in sb., in sb. ' s ability, or in what is said, reported, etc. 信赖,信任,相信 confidential ad j Don' t put too much confidence in what the papers say 不要过分相信报纸上所说的 I have every confidence in her. She'll be perfect for the job 我对她充满信心。她干这项工作完全合适。 4. characteristic a representative特有的,独特的 Such honesty is characteristic of him 这种诚实是他的典型作风。 ith the friendly and generous care so characteristic of these people, they opened their house to over fifty guests 这些人由于本性乐善好施,在家里接待了五十多个客人 n.C] special quality特点,特征 What characteristics separate Americans from Canadians 美国人和加拿大人的性格特点有什么不同? 5. approval on approval(idm):(of goods) supplied to a customer on condition that they may be returned if they are not satisfactory(指货物不满意可退的) 6. reserve n.1)[ U] the habit of not showing one's feelings or thoughts矜持,拘谨 ---He was a man of such reserve that not even his closest friends really understood him 他是一个如此拘谨的人,甚至他最亲密的朋友都不能真正理解他。 --A few drinks broke through his reserve 几杯酒下肚他就打开了话匣子。 2)[C,U] thing kept for later use留待以后用的东西,储备量 -I have a reserve of food in case of emergencies 我储备了些粮食,以防万 vt1) keep sth. for a particular purpose or time保留,留出,储备 I reserve Mondays for cleaning up my desk and answering letters 我留出周一来清理书桌,答复信件。 Reserve your strength for the climb 留点力气爬山吧 2)order(seats, accommodation, etc. )for use by a particular person at a future time firEEX 保留(座位、席位),登记 --.I rang the hotel to reserve a double room for a week 我打电话给旅馆预定一个双人房间为期一周 If you get there early, please reserve a seat for me 如果你先到达那里,请给我预定一个座位 7. specific a.l) detailed and exact具体的,明确的 .I asked you a specific question Please give me a specific answer 我问你一个具体的问题,请你给我明确的回答。 Are you doing anything specific this weekend? 这个周末你有什么特别的事要做?5 代理人，代替的人，代用品，代用物 ---The manager was unable to attend but sent his secretary as a substitute. 经理不能出席，但派了他的秘书代替他出席。 ---The teacher's ill, so a substitute is teaching today. 那位教师生病了，因此今天由一位代课教师在上课。 3. confidence n.1) [U] feeling of certainty; trust in one's own ability 信心，自信 confident adj ---He answered the questions with confidence. 他很自信地回答了问题。 ---She lacks confidence. I've never known anyone so shy and unsure of themselves. 她缺少自信。我从未见过如此胆怯和对自己没有信心的人。 2) [U] trust (in sb., in sb.'s ability, or in what is said, reported, etc.) 信赖，信任，相信 confidential adj. ----Don't put too much confidence in what the papers say. 不要过分相信报纸上所说的。 ---I have every confidence in her. She'll be perfect for the job. 我对她充满信心。她干这项工作完全合适。 4. characteristic a.representative 特有的，独特的 ---Such honesty is characteristic of him. 这种诚实是他的典型作风。 ---With the friendly and generous care so characteristic of these people, they opened their house to over fifty guests. 这些人由于本性乐善好施，在家里接待了五十多个客人。 n.[C] special quality 特点，特征 ---What characteristics separate Americans from Canadians? 美国人和加拿大人的性格特点有什么不同？ 5. approval: on approval(idm): (of goods) supplied to a customer on condition that they may be returned if they are not satisfactory （指货物不满意可退的） 6. reserve n.1) [U] the habit of not showing one's feelings or thoughts 矜持，拘谨 ---He was a man of such reserve that not even his closest friends really understood him. 他是一个如此拘谨的人，甚至他最亲密的朋友都不能真正理解他。 ---A few drinks broke through his reserve. 几杯酒下肚他就打开了话匣子。 2) [C, U] thing kept for later use 留待以后用的东西，储备量 ---I have a reserve of food in case of emergencies. 我储备了些粮食，以防万一。 vt.1) keep sth. for a particular purpose or time 保留，留出，储备 ---I reserve Mondays for cleaning up my desk and answering letters. 我留出周一来清理书桌，答复信件。 ---Reserve your strength for the climb. 留点力气爬山吧。 2) order (seats, accommodation, etc.) for use by a particular person at a future time 预定或 保留（座位、席位），登记 ---I rang the hotel to reserve a double room for a week. 我打电话给旅馆预定一个双人房间为期一周。 ---If you get there early, please reserve a seat for me. 如果你先到达那里，请给我预定一个座位。 7. specific a.1)detailed and exact具体的，明确的 ---I asked you a specific question. Please give me a specific answer. 我问你一个具体的问题 ，请你给我明确的回答。 ---Are you doing anything specific this weekend? 这个周末你有什么特别的事要做？