words from the economist

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nest egg

n.

(informal) a sum of money that you save to use in the future

 

dismiss  
/ dɪsˈmɪs; dɪsˋmɪs/ v
[Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (from sth)  remove sb (esp an employee) from a position
 (a)[Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (from sth) put (thoughts, feelings, etc) out of one's mind
     (b) [Tn, Cn.n/a] ~ sb/sth (as sth) consider sb/sth not worth thinking or talking about
[Tn] (law 律) reject (a case, an appeal, etc) 驳回(讼案﹑ 上诉等)
despise  
/ dɪˈspaɪz; dɪˋspaɪz/ v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (for sth) feel contempt for sb/sth; consider sb/sth as worthless
contempt  
/ kənˈtempt; kənˋtɛmpt/ n [U]
 ~ (for sb/sth) feeling that sb/sth is completely worthless and cannot be respected
~ of/for sth disregard (of rules, danger, etc) 藐视, 不顾(规则﹑ 危险等)contempt of danger
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