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sub·sid·i·ar·y  /səbˈsɪdiˌɛri/

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–adjective 輔助的, 附帶的; 次要的
1. serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
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Public transportation played a subsidiary role. 公共交通起輔助的作用。
2. subordinate or secondary: subsidiary issues.
–noun 輔助者;子公司
4. a subsidiary thing or person.
5. subsidiary company.
The subsidiary is in France but the parent company is in America. 子公司在法國, 但母公司在美國。

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trans·act  /trænˈsækt, -ˈzækt/

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–verb (used with object) 辦理, 處理
1. to carry on or conduct (business, negotiations, activities, etc.) to a conclusion or settlement.
–verb (used without object) 交易; 談判
2. to carry on or conduct business, negotiations, etc.: He was ordered to transact only with the highest authorities.

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bank·rupt·cy /ˈbæŋkrʌptsi, -rəpsi/

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–noun 破產, 倒閉
1. the state of being or becoming bankrupt.
The firm went into bankruptcy. 那家公司宣告破產了。
2. utter ruin, failure, depletion, or the like.

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wealth·y /ˈwɛlθi/

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–adjective, wealth·i·er, wealth·i·est. 富的; 富裕的; 豐富的
1. having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
He was the eldest son of a wealthy family. 他是個有錢人家的長子。
2. characterized by, pertaining to, or suggestive of wealth: a wealthy appearance.
3. rich in character, quality, or amount; abundant or ample: a novel that is wealthy in its psychological insights.

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phi·lan·thro·py  /fɪˈlænθrəpi/

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–noun. 博愛; 仁慈
1. altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
2. the activity of donating to such persons or purposes in this way: to devote one's later years to philanthropy.
3. a particular act, form, or instance of this activity: The art museum was their favorite philanthropy.
4. a philanthropic organization.

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tex·tile  /ˈtɛkstaɪl, -tɪl/

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–noun 紡織品; 紡織原料
1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting.
The designers have created a new textile. 設計人員創造了一種新織物。
2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile.
–adjective 紡織的
3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics.
4. of or pertaining to weaving.
The textile industry employs many women workers. 紡織工業雇許多女工人。

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spec·u·late /ˈspɛkyəˌleɪt/

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–verb (used without object) 思索; 沈思; 推測
1. to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often fol. by on, upon, or a clause).
She speculated about her friend's motives. 她猜測她朋友的動機。
2. to indulge in conjectural thought.
3. to engage in any business transaction involving considerable risk or the chance of large gains, esp. to buy and sell commodities, stocks, etc., in the expectation of a quick or very large profit.
He speculated successfully in mining shares. 他做礦業股票投機獲得成功。