racket (n) a dishonest business or practice, especially one that obtains money through fraud or extortion 诈骗钱财
# o. x H* x7 h. g1 J8 \[例] They are making a good living by a smuggling and racket. + h# g. W4 S. o
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rally (n) a notable rise in stock market prices and trading volume after a decline 价格骤然回升
4 a$ D% ^& f D) r[例] a rally in share 3 S1 X; Q- q, U, o Y0 ]. J
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rate of return (n) the amount of profit ,dividend or interest received from an investment, expressed as a percentage of the original investment 收益率 + I) O1 w( z6 i- z3 Q. Y
[例] Your investment will absolutely receive a poor rate of return.
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0 w4 z0 f- O6 K7 Mrating (n)the popularity of a television or radio program as estimated by a poll of segments of the audience收视(听)率 1 y6 b+ {4 u6 l' l& s
[例] This radio programme has a very high rating among teenagers. 5 ]0 S- F- h. x y% r! Z' i
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R&D research and development研发
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raise [ reiz ] (n.) increase in salary涨薪水
% i3 H: N+ s# }0 z. K- ~8 R[例] She asked for a raise. , n: `$ Q" q# U3 W2 K
(v.) 1. increase增加
6 R; v j4 t0 p, f2 F5 g" z[例] We raised the dividend by 5%.
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" F" \6 f: B; ?5 j. r2 C; A[例] We are trying to raise $50,000 on the money market.
( M7 |2 s( K5 t3 G; s3. bring up in discussion提出 ) N6 J# n) z) n3 a( ^
[例] We raised the question of prices at the board meeting. |