subvention（subsidy：補(bǔ)貼
a grant, aid, or subsidy, as from a government to an educational institution
advert：廣告
An advert is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job
circumvent：規(guī)避
If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way
convene：召開
If someone convenes a meeting or conference, they arrange for it to take place. You can aslo say that people convene or that a meeting convenes
contravene：違反
To contravene a law or rule means to do something that is forbidden by the law of rule
intervene：干預(yù)

1. If you intervene in a situation, you become involved in it and try to change it
2. If you intervene, you interrupt a conversation in order to add something to it
3. If an event intervenes, it happens suddenly in a way that stops, delays, or prevents something from happening

revenue：收入）
Revenue is money that a company, organization, or government receives from people
kickback：回扣
A kickback is a sum of money that is paid to someone illegally, for example money which a company pays someone to arrange for the company to be chosen to do an important job

bounty：賞金

1. You can refer to something that is provide in large amounts as bounty
2. A bounty is money that is offered as a reward for doing something, especially for finding or killing a particular person
   commission：傭金
3. If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you
4. A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for
5. Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on commission, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell
6. If a bank or other company charges commission, they charge a fee for providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance a policy.
7. A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something
8. If a member of the armed forces receives a commission, he or she becomes an officer
   alimony：贍養(yǎng)費(fèi)
   Alimony is a money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced
   ailment：疾病
   An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious
   aliment：養(yǎng)料
   something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind
   premium：保費(fèi)
9. remium is a sum of money that you pay regularly to an insurance company for an insurance policy
10. remium is a sum of money that you have to pay for something in addition to the normal cost
11. Premium products are of a higher than usual quaty and are often expensive
12. If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve
    dividend：股利）
13. A dividend is the part of a company’s profits which is paid to people who own shares in the company
14. If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date

sully（sullen：慍怒

1. If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value
2. If someone sullies something, they make it dirty
   sole：單獨(dú)）
3. The sole thing or person of a particular type is the only one of that type
4. If you have sole charge or ownership of something, you are the only person in charge of it or who owns it
5. The sole of your foot or of a shoe or sock is the underneath surface of it

swagger（stagger：錯(cuò)開
If you swagger, you walk in a very proud, confident way, holding your body upright and swinging your hips
overwhelming：鋪天蓋地

1. If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it
2. You can use overwhelming to emphasize that an amount or quantity is much greater than other amounts or quantities
   strut：支撐
3. Someone who struts walks in a proud way, with their head held high and their chest out, as if they are very important
4. A strut is a piece of wood or metal which holds the weight of other pieces in a building or other structure
   street：街道）
5. A street is a road in a city, town, or village, usually with houses along it
6. You can use street or streets when talking about activities that happen out of doors in a city or town rather than inside a building

sway（swing：擺動(dòng)

1. When people or things sway, they lean or swing slowly from one side to the other
2. If you are swayed by someone or something, you are influenced by them
3. If someone or something holds sway, they have great power or influence over a particular place or activity
   waver：動(dòng)搖
4. If you waver, you cannot decide about something or you consider changing your mind about something
5. If something wavers, ti shakes with very slight movements or changes
   dangle：懸）
6. If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely
7. If you say that someone is dangling something attractive before you, you mean they are offering it to you in order to try to influence you in some way

swelter（sweat：汗
If you swelter, you are very uncomfortable because the weather is extremely hot
sultry：悶熱的）

1. Sultry weather is hot and damp
2. Someone who is sultry is attractive in a way that suggests hidden passion

synchronous（symmetry：對稱
occurring at the same time; contemporaneous
synchronize：同步
If you synchronize two activities, processes, or movements, or if you synchronize on activity, process, or movement with another, you cause them to happen at the same time and speed as each other
chronic：慢性

1. A chronic illness or disability lasts for a very long time
2. You can describe someone’s bad habits or behavior as chronic when they have behaved like that for a long time and do not seem to be able to stop themselves
3. A chronic situation or problem is very severe and unpleasant
   chronological：按時(shí)間順序
   If things are described or shown in chronological order, they are described or shown in the order in which they happend
   spatial：空間
4. Spatial is used to describe things relating to areas
5. Your spatial ability is your ability to see and understand the relationships between shapes, spaces, and areas
   chronometer：天文臺(tái)表
   A chronometer is an extremely accurate clock that is used especially by sailors at sea
   chronology：年代學(xué)
6. The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened
7. A chronology is an account or record of the times and the order in which a series of past events took place
   simultaneous：同時(shí)）
   Things which are simultaneous happen or exists at the same time