單字課 027

adhere to　動 - 遵守，堅持
v., to follow; to pay attention to

The chairman never adhered to his own rules.
主席從來都沒有遵守自己的規則。

The best committee members are those who adhere to the time limits and speak only when they have something important to add
最好的委員是那些遵守時間，不說廢話只說重要言論的委員。

詞組：

• 動 - adhere
  (The chairperson asked us to adhere to the items on the agenda.) 
• 名 - adherence
  (Your adherence to these guidelines would be appreciated.) 

agenda　[əˋdʒɛndə]　名 - 議程表，日常工作事項
n., a list of topics to be discussed

The board was able to cover fifteen items on the agenda.
板子可以容納15項議程。

The agenda was sent out three weeks ago so that everyone could prepare for the meeting.
議程三個禮拜前就寄出去了，讓與會者可以事先準備會議。



bring up　　動 - 談起
v., to introduce a topic

Just as the meeting was about to finish, the manager brought up a controversial issue.
就在會議要結束的時候，經理提起了一個具爭議性的議題。

No one brought up the resignation of the director.

沒人提起董事的辭職。


conclude　[kənˋklud]　動 - 結束，作出結論
v., to stop; to come to a decision

The committee members concluded the meeting early so that they could finish their budgets.
委員很早就做出會議結論，以免超出會議時間。

After long discussions, the board has concluded that the project has to be canceled.
經過了冗長的討論，董事會決議必須取消專案。

詞組：

• 動 - conclude
  (To conclude, we must all focus on the year ahead of us and the challenges that we will face.) 
• 名 - conclusion
  (Unfortunately, the conclusion of the meeting was that they needed to downsize their workforce.) 
• 形 - conclusive
  (There is no conclusive evidence to back up the report.) 

go ahead　　動 - 進行；名 - 許可
v., to proceed with; n., permission to do something

Five of the six members felt that they should go ahead with the plan.
5,6個成員認為他們應該跟著計劃進行。

The manager was just waiting for the go ahead from her boss before mailing the report.
經理一直等她老闆的許可，以寄出報告。



goal　[gol]　名 - 目標，目的
n., objective, purpose

Employees are expected to analyze and evaluate their annual goals.
員工被期待能夠分析並評價他們的年度目標。

The director had to report to the committee that his department would not reach its goal of 35 percent growth.
處長必須向委員會報告他的部門達不到35%成長率的目標。


lengthy　 [ˋlɛŋθɪ] 　形 - 長的
adj., long in time, duration, or distance

After lengthy discussions, the chairperson was reelected for another term.
經過冗長的討論，主席確定連任當選。

The report was so lengthy that members had to take it home and read it over the weekend.
報告實在太長了，成員必須週末帶回家閱讀。

詞組：

• 動 - lengthen
  (Ms. Greene decided to lengthen the time allotted to the meeting to allow each person a chance to speak.) 
• 名 - length
  (Because of its length, we decided not to read the entire report at the meeting.) 
• 形 - lengthy
  (A presentation that is too lengthy will only put the audience to sleep.) 

matter　 [ˋmætɚ] 　名 - 問題，事件
n., an item, issue, topic of interest

If there are no other matters to discuss, we will conclude the meeting.
如果沒有其他臨時動議，就要散會了。

This is not the place to bring up personal matters.
這裡不是討論私人議題的地方。


periodically　[pɪrɪˋɑdɪklɪ]　副 - 定期地
adv., from time to time

The group tried to meet periodically.
那團體試圖定期聚會。

Periodically, new members were nominated to the committee.
委員會會定期提名新成員。

詞組：

• 名 - period
  (The sales reports for the current period are excellent.) 
• 形 - periodic
  (They received periodic updates from the overseas licensees.) 
• 副 - periodically
  (The employee checked his messages periodically during the week-long seminar.) 

priority　 [praɪˋɔrətɪ]　名 - 優先，最重要的事
n., something of importance, something that should be done before other things

Since the remaining issues were not a priority, the group decided to move them to the next week's agenda.
由於剩下的議題並非優先事項，團隊決定把它們移到下週再討論。

The manager was ineffective because she was unable to set priorities.
那個經理做事很沒效率，沒辦法決定做事的優先順序。
詞組：

• 動 - prioritize
  (Once the team members learned to prioritize their work, they were much more productive.) 
• 名 - priority
  (The committee member has difficulties setting priorities for herself.) 
• 形 - prior
  (The director didi not give much attention to Ellen's proposal as he had several prior matters to attend to.) 

progress　[prəˋgrɛs]　名 - 進步；動 - 進步
n., a movement forward; v., to move forward on something, especially work or a project

The executive committee asked each group to present a report showing their progress for the year.
執行委員會要求各組提報年度執行進度報告。

Progress is being made on the annual report; we expect to see a finished product by next week.
年報裡面記載了最新的進度，我們希望下週能夠看到完成品。

詞組：

• 動 - progress
  (Everyone was surprised at how quickly the meeting had progressed.) 
• 名 - progression
  (The quick progression of events didn't surprise anyone.) 
• 形 - progressive
  (The new president is very progressive and is always looking for ways to improve the business.) 

waste　[west]　動 - 浪費；名 - 白費
v., not to use wisely; n., not worthwhile

Without a leader, the group members wasted time and energy trying to organize themselves.
沒有了隊長，團隊成員浪費很多時間跟精力在組織上。

The meeting wasn't a waste of time, but the members had hope to accomplish more than they did.
開會本身並不是件浪費時間的事，只是成員希望會議上能夠完成更多事情。