Fortune vol. 158 I

最近被金融風暴弄的好久沒學單字了．:P

perennial: 不斷的，一再的，lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring; perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent. 可以當形容詞及名詞．

例句：Politicians are perennial favorites when it comes to Halloween guise. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p28)

ancillary: 補助的, 補充的, auxiliary; assisting

例 句：It is just one of the ancillary ways the 2008 presidential campaign contributes to the overall economy. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p28)

blistering: 極度的, 猛烈的; very fast or rapid. 可以當形容詞及名詞．

例句：US growth 1.8% is not blistering, but still the fastest growth of all the G-7 countries. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p36)

swoon: 昏了頭; 昏倒; to faint; lose consciousness. 可以當動詞及名詞

例 句：the lack of confidence in financial institutions and market swoons that have eaten into investors' portfolios. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p36)

insidious: 陰險的;狡詐的;隱伏的, stealthily treacherous or deceitful, operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect

altruism: 利他主義;利他行為

例句：Don't mistake the savings-oriented ads for altruism on the part of banks. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p38)

vex: 使生氣;使痛苦;使煩惱;使困惑, to irritate; annoy; provoke, to torment; trouble; distress; plague; worry

例句：Global economic turmoil vexes both presidential candidates. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p40)

bolster: 援助;支持, to support with or as with a pillow or cushion. to add to, support, or uphold. 可以當動詞及名詞

例句：Obama bolsters the middle class. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p40)

lurk: 潛伏,埋伏; to exist unperceived or unsuspected. 可以當動詞及名詞

例句：the danger lurks beyond. (出自Fortune Vol. 158, p40)