★¨ instant
adj. ①立即的，即刻的
∠The new book was an instant success.新书一出版就大获成功。
②紧急的，急迫的（同义 urgent, prompt, quick, immediate）
∠We are in instant need of help.我们急需要帮助。
③（食品）速溶的，方便的
∠instant coffee 速溶咖啡 （喝多勒对身体不好哟！）
n. 瞬间，时刻
∠Come here this instant.马上到这里来。
★¨ focus
v. (on) （使）聚集，（使）集中；聚焦
∠Many foreign firms are focusing on increasing their markets in China.许多外国公司都注重扩大在中国的市场。
n. ①焦点，焦距，聚焦
∠the principal focus主焦点
②（注意、活动等的）中心
∠The problem of pollution became the focus of public attention.污染问题成了公众关注的焦点。
★¨ fashion
n. ①方式，样子（同义 style, mode, trend）
∠She speaks in a very strange fashion.她说话的方式非常奇怪。
②流行款式，时新花样，时装
∠She always wears the latest fashion in Paris.她总是身着巴黎最新款式的服装。
★¨ expand
v. ①扩大，扩张，扩展
∠China and the United States should expand their contacts, enhance mutual understanding, and deal with bilateral matters in the spirit of respecting each other.
中美两国应该扩大接触，增进相互理解，在相互尊重的精神指导下处理双边问题。（我不敢用法国吖。。。）
②膨胀
∠Heat causes air to expand. 热使气体膨胀。
★¨ effective
adj.①有效的，生效的，起作用的
∠They delayed the effective date from June3 to June28.他们把生效日期从6月3日推迟到6月28日。
②给人印象深刻的
∠She has turned out to be an effective speaker.最终证明，她是位能够打动听众的演讲者。
③实际的，事实上
∠The number of effective wage earners in this city only takes up 23%.这个城市实际靠工资生活的人仅占23%。（工资啥时候涨啊%>_
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