Words and Expressions

aspirational adj.（of a person）having strong hopes of moving to a higher social status（指人）有雄心壮志的；（of a product）bought or enjoyed by people who have strong hopes of moving to a higher social class（指产品）让有抱负的人所欣赏的

get by v.manage to live or do things in a satisfactory way勉强过活；勉强对付过去；（境况）还过得去

thrive n.～（on sth）grow or develop well and vigorously；prosper茁壮成长；蓬勃发展；繁荣

end user n.the ultimate user for which something is intended最终用户

visibility n.quality or fact or degree of being visible；perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye；degree of exposure to public notice能见度；透明度

vendor n.someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money小贩，卖主

respond v.take the necessary or appropriate action when confronted with a need，crisis，or challenge应对

maturation n.coming to full development；becoming mature；ripening成熟

in collaboration with:in cooperation with；in league with与……合作；与……勾结

respondent n.a person who replies to something such as a survey or set of questions被调查人

recommend v.praise sth as suitable for a purpose；praise sb as suitable for a post，etc；speak favourably of sb/sth推许某事物；推荐某人；赞许某人（某事物）

massive adj.substantial；very large可观的；巨大的；大量的

detractor n.one who disparages or belittles the worth of something；someone who says bad things about someone or something，in order to make them seem less good than they really are贬低者；贬损者；诽谤者

discrepancy n.difference；failure to agree差异；不符；不一致

cite v.mention（sth）as an example or to support an argument；refer to引证（某事物）（为例或以支持一论点）

frustration n.a feeling of annoyance or disappointment at being hindered or criticized；厌烦，失望，失意

availability n.the quality of being at hand when needed；accessibility有效性；可用性，可得性，利用（或获得）的可能性

competence n.the ability to do something well or effectively能力

installation n.the act of installing something（as equipment）安装

integration n.the act of combining into an integral whole整合，综合，集成

clunky adj.heavy and awkward to wear or use笨重的，不方便使用的

interface n.（computer science）a program that controls a display for the user（usually on a computer monitor）and that allows the user to interact with the system（计算机）界面；electrical circuit linking one device with another and enabling data coded in one format to be transmitted in another接口（连接两装置的电路，可使数据从一种代码转换成另一种代码）

relentlessly adv.ceaselessly；continually；unremittingly不断地，持续地，不懈地

vision n.a vivid mental image；the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses想象，幻想，憧憬

substantial adj.large in amount or degree大量的；很大程度的

upfront adv.in advance，ahead of time，beforehand事先，预先，提前

procurement n.act of obtaining or purchasing something such as supplies for an army or other organization获得（军需品等的）行为；采购

across the board adj.＆ adv.in its entirety，including all，as a whole，altogether全部的（地），整个的（地），全面的（地）

transparent adj.（approv褒）easily understood；clear易懂的；清楚的

sophisticated adj.having or showing much worldly experience and knowledge of fashionable life（显得）世故的，老练的

rigorous adj.demanding strict attention to rules and procedures；stringent严格的，严厉的

mature v.develop and reach maturity；undergo maturation成熟adj.having reached full natural growth or development成熟的

sustain v.lengthen or extend in duration or space；prolong；keep up保持，继续

amount to v.equal；come up to；add up to等同于，达到；总计为

version n.something a little different from others of the same type；special or variant form of sth made（某制造物的具体的或改变的）种，类，版本

savvy adj.well informed and perceptive；shrewd见多识广的，知觉敏锐的，精明的，机灵的

incumbent n.someone who holds an official post at a particular time；person holding an official position，esp.in the church现任者，在职者（尤指神职）

stem v.restrain or stop（the flow of liquid，etc）遏制，阻止（液体流动等）

attrition n.process of gradually weakening sb's strength and confidence or reducing the number or amount of（for example，the decrease in the number of students or employees caused by people leaving and not being replaced损耗，逐渐消耗；减少（如学生或雇员人数逐渐减少等）

overhaul v.examine（sth）carefully and thoroughly and make any necessary repairs；make repairs，renovations，revisions or adjustments to彻底检修（修正、调整）

spur v.incite；stimulate；boost刺激，激励；促进

reignite v.ignite anew，as of something burning再次点燃；重新激起……；再点火

adjacent adj.～（to sth）situated near or next to sth；close or touching与某物邻近的；毗邻的；接近的；相接触的

advocacy n.active support of an idea or cause etc积极支持，拥护

segment v.divide or split up分割

laggard n.someone who takes more time than necessary；someone who lags behind迟 钝者；落后者

outlier n.an extreme deviation from the mean；exceptional cases or examples异常值；平均偏差；例外

transparency n.the quality of being clear and transparent透明，透明度

benchmark v.to use a company's good performance as a standard by which to judge the performance of other companies of the same type；judge by a certain standard以……为衡量基准

transformation n.the act of changing in form or shape or appearance转变

boost v.increase or raise；push or shove upward，as if from below or behind增加，提高，推动

engage v.（fml）occupy or attract（sb's thoughts，time，etc）占用（某人的时间）；吸引（某人的注意力等）

filter v.remove by passing through a filter过滤，滤除

mindset n.a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations；someone's general attitude，and the way in which they think about things and make decisions心态；倾向；思维模式；思想倾向

instill v.impart gradually；infuse；inculcate；teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions逐渐灌输

lip service n.an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction；verbal expression of willingness to offer help or give support but no real action to be expected空口的应酬话，口头上说得好听的话

commit v.give entirely to a specific person，activity，or cause致力于，全力去做，全身心为了……

in line with:in alignment with；in accordance with和……一致；按照，依照，符合