Ginger Tract Day1

edge/edʒ/

n. 优势，优越之处

e.g.

英文释义：an advantage over other people

搭配短语：gain a competitive edge

out in front

遥遥领先

e.g.

例句: He is out in front in the opinion polls.

搭配短语：be out in front of sb.

percolate/ˈpɜːrkəleɪt/

v. 扩散，流传；渗透

e.g.

英文释义：to spread slowly

例句: Sea water percolates down through the rocks.

例句: The story has begun to percolate through the crowd.

look over one's shoulder(s)

焦虑不安

e.g.

例句：He may have escaped the police for now, but he'll spend every waking hour looking over his shoulder.

catch up

赶上，达到同样质量（或水平）

e.g.

英文释义： to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else

例句：He was off work for a while and is trying to catch up.

patent/ˈpætnt/

n. 专利

e.g.

英文释义：a licence covering an invention

top/tɑːp/

v. 为…之首；超过，胜过

e.g.

搭配短语：top the list

例句：Tourists from Northern Europe topped the list of visitors.

groom/ɡruːm/

v. 使（某人）做好准备，训练

e.g.

英文释义：to prepare someone for a special job or activity

搭配短语：groom sb. to do sth.

搭配短语：groom sb. for doing sth.

例句：He was groomed to run the family companies.

例句：He was groomed for running the family companies.

incubator/ˈɪŋkjubeɪtər/

n. 孵化器；鼓励或培养新的想法产生的地方

e.g.

相关词汇：incubate（v. 孵蛋）

搭配短语：business incubators

pie-in-the-sky/paɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ/

adj. 希望渺茫的；难以实现的

e.g.

例句： It's just pie-in-the-sky if you ask me.

game-changer/ɡeɪm ˈtʃeɪndʒər/

n. 游戏规则改变者；打破格局者

e.g.

例句：Huawei's new product might be a game-changer.

grant/ɡrænt/

n. 政府拨款，补助金

e.g.

词性拓展：grant (v.)

搭配短语：student grants (n.)

搭配短语：a research grant (n.)

stagnant/ˈstæɡnənt/

adj. 停滞不前的，无变化的

e.g.

英文释义：not growing or developing

搭配短语：a stagnant pond

搭配短语：a stagnant economy

in real terms

按实质计算，考虑通货膨胀影响计算

sit on one's laurels

满足于既得成就，不思进取

e.g.

相关词汇：laurel （n. 月桂树）

搭配短语：win/gain laurels

同义短语：rest on one's laurels

例句：He retired at the peak of his career and is sitting on his laurels.