Online Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

freight (n): goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting these goods
货物；货运
The ship carries both freight and passengers.
这艘船既载货又载客。
a freight company
货运公司
Will the goods be sent by air or sea freight?
这些货物要空运还是海运？
freight trains
货运列车
US The escaped prisoner made his getaway in a freight car on a train.
逃犯躲在火车的载货车厢里逃脱了。

severance (n): the act of ending a connection, relationship, etc. or of being separated from a person, place, etc.
（联系、关系等的）断绝，中断；分离
The minister announced the severance of aid to the country.
部长宣布中断对该国的援助。
The hardest thing to cope with was the severance from his family.
对他来说最难应对的事情是与家人分离。

sever (v): to break or separate, especially by cutting
弄断；分开；（尤指）切断，割断
The knife severed an artery and he bled to death.
刀子割断了动脉，他流血过多而死。
Her foot was severed from her leg in a car accident.
在一次车祸中，她的脚与腿断开了。
Electricity cables have been severed by the storm.
风暴弄断了电缆。

severance (n): money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end
解雇费，遣散费
The management have offered employees one week’s severance (pay) for each six months they have worked at the company.
资方向雇员们发放了遣散费，标准是每六个月工龄可获得相当于一星期工资的数额。
a severance agreement/deal/package
遣散费协议

dune (n): a hill of sand near a beach or in a desert
（海滩或沙漠的）沙丘

nail polish (n): a coloured liquid that is painted on fingernails or toenails
指甲油；趾甲油