1.distressing adj.使人痛苦的,令人苦恼的
Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety.
镇静剂有助于缓解焦虑所带来的不安症状 。
2.boost vt.促进,提高
Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale.
尽你所能让她树立信心,提高士气 。
3.trigger vt.引发,触发
The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending…
目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的 。
4.handle vt.处理或负责
Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appoint-ments.
我们的计划是分派一位职员处理预约事宜 。
5.psychological adj.心理的;精神上的
Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
心理转折使原本老套的故事情节变得生动有趣 。
6.traumatic adj.<医>外伤的损伤的;创伤的
He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report.
他急忙向我保证没有什么不快的事情要说 。
7.decrease n.减少,减小
Bank base rates have fallen from 10 per cent to 6 per cent — a decrease of 40 per cent.
银行的基本利率已从10%降到了 6%,降幅高达40% 。