2021-10

*contingency - 突發事件

*predetermined - 預定的

*social etiquette - 社交禮節

*Unsolicited - 不請自來

*coveted - 覬覦

*divulge - 洩漏

*complacent - 自滿

*plausibly - 似是而非

*soaring - 飆升

*proximity - 接近

*precipitation - 降水

jaw-dropping - 跌破眼鏡

echo chamber - 同溫層 (Nowadays, due to the fact that people are more addicted to social media, we tend to be restricted to our echo chambers.)

liquidate - 清算

Topped in - reach the top (price)

Derivative market - 次級商品市場

Retention rate - 留任率

Turnover rate - 離職率

Rally - a period of sustained increases in the prices of stocks

Good Usages

  • You asked for it - 活該
  • party pooper - 掃興的人
  • What a steal - 物超所值
  • get stood up - 放鴿子
  • give somebody the cold shoulder - 冷落

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