1. 这是个什么词?
词:robust
英英释义:a robust system, organization etc is strong and not likely to have problems
例句:China's economy has begun to slow after years of robust growth.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“robust”是形容词,有多个意思,我们今天学习它表示“强劲的、坚固的、健康的”的用法。很多人其实很早就见过这个词了,矿泉水品牌“乐百氏”的英文名就是 Robust。我们可以用 robust 来替换 strong,在口语和写作中都可以使用。下面我们通过几个例子掌握它的用法。
中国经济在经历了多年的强劲增长之后增速开始放缓了,可以说:
China's economy has begun to slow after years of robust growth.
在纳德拉接任微软 CEO 后,微软开始恢复强劲的增长,可以说:
After Mr Nadella took the helm of Microsoft, the company started to restore robust growth.
国家的政治体系非常健康,这确保了顺利的权利交替,就可以说:
The country's robust political system ensures smooth transition of power.
下面来看《经济学人》中的几个例子:
1)Retail sales were also robust, rising 9.8% in June compared with a year earlier, up from 8.6% in May.
2)Even the world’s oil colossus, Saudi Aramco, is making a bet on petrochemicals and refining, demand for which should remain robust even if a global carbon price one day depressed that for crude.
3)When Mr Bolsonaro took office in January investors thought he might let Mr Guedes, a free marketeer, reform the unaffordable pensions system, liberalise the economy and restore robust growth.
4) Between 2010 and 2018 two of the three fastest-growing metro areas in America were in Texas: greater Dallas and Houston each gained more than 1m people. The state has a robust oil and gas industry and has succeeded in diversifying its economy.
3. 怎样学会使用这个词?
1)翻译下面的句子: 班加罗尔(Bangalore)有一个非常健康的 IT 产业。
(参考翻译:Bangalore has a robust IT industry. 或 Bangalore boasts a robust IT industry. 或 Bangalore is home to a robust IT industry.)
2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
例子:
场景: