well-being noun [uncountable]
1 a feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy 健康，幸福
well-being of
We are responsible for the care and well-being of all our patients. 我们要对所有病人的照料和健康负责。
a sense/feeling of well-being
A good meal promotes a feeling of well-being. 一顿可口的饭菜会提升人们的幸福感。
physical/psychological/material etc well-being
the physical and emotional well-being of the children 孩子的身体和情感健康
2 the well-being of a country is the state in which it is strong and doing well 国家的强大和欣欣向荣
We are now concerned for the economic well-being of the country. 我们现在担心这个国家的经济实力。
emotive adjective making people have strong feelings 激起(或表现、诉诸)感情的，情绪的
ￚsynonym emotional
emotive issue/subject/word etc 激起人们高涨情绪的问题/话题/话语
Child abuse is an emotive subject. 虐待孩子是个令人情绪激动的话题。
ￚemotively adverb
underlying adjective
underlying cause/principle/problem etc
the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed 重要的原因，重要的想法
the underlying causes of her depression 他精神抑郁的重要原因
There is an underlying assumption that younger workers are easier to train. 年轻人易被培训是一条重要的观点。
prerequisite noun [countable] formal something that is necessary before something else can happen or be done先决条件，前提
prerequisite for/of/to
A reasonable proficiency in English is a prerequisite for the course. 上这门课的前提条件就是要英语流利。
dilemma noun [countable]
a situation in which it is very difficult to decide what to do, because all the choices seem equally good or equally bad 进退两难的局面
a moral dilemma 一个感情上进退两难的局面
in a dilemma
I’m in a dilemma about this job offer. 我对于这份工作邀请感到进退两难。
This placed Robert Kennedy in a dilemma. 这让罗伯特·肯尼迪处于进退两难的处境。
Many women are faced with the dilemma of choosing between work and family commitments. 许多妇女都面临着在工作和奉献家庭两者之间作选择的两难处境。
scenario noun[countable]
plural scenarios
1 a situation that could possibly happen 设想可能会发生的局面
Imagine a scenario where only 20% of people have a job. 设想这样一个情景：只有20%的人有工作。
possible/likely/plausible scenario
Under a likely scenario, world population will double by 2050. 在2050年前可能会有这样一种情况，即世界人口将会翻一番。
a possible scenario 可能的情况
worst-case/nightmare scenario (=the worst possible situation) 最坏的/噩梦般的情况
The worst-case scenario was that he would have to have an operation. 最坏的情况就是他将接受一次手术。
2 technical a written description of the characters, place, and things that will happen in a film, play etc(小说情节梗概)剧本提纲;电影脚本;分镜头
centre verb[transitive]
center American English
to move something to a position at the centre of something else 位于中央
The title isn’t quite centred on the page, is it? 文章的标题并不在纸的正中央，是吗?
centre around/round something phrasal verb
if your thoughts, activities etc centre around something or are centred around it, it is the main thing that you are concerned with or interested in 担忧或感兴趣
In the 16th century, village life centred around religion. 在16世纪，生活在村庄里的人们主要对宗教感兴趣。
centre on/upon something phrasal verb
if your attention centres on something or someone, or is centred on them, you pay more attention to them than anything else 关注
The debate centred on funding for health services. 这次辩论主要集中讨论医疗服务的资金问题。
Much of their work is centred on local development projects. 他们做的许多工作都跟当地发展的项目有关。
respondent noun [countable] formal someone who answers questions, especially in a survey 被试着
Only 62 percent of respondents said they were satisfied. 只有62%的被调查者说他们很幸福。
reasoning noun [uncountable]
a process of thinking carefully about something in order to make a judgment 推论，推理
scientific/logical/legal reasoning 科学/逻辑/法律推理
reasoning behind
What is the reasoning behind this decision? 这个决定背后的理由是什么?
plot verb
past tense and past participle plotted present participle plotting
1 [intransitive and transitive] to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization, especially a political leader or government 密谋伤害某人或组织，尤指政治领导人和政府组织
plot to do something
They had plotted to blow up the White House. 他们密谋引爆白宫。
plot against
He suspected that the military were secretly plotting against him. 他怀疑军队正在密谋推翻他。
The minister was found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government. 这位部长涉嫌阴谋推翻政府。
the story of a woman who plots revenge 一个关于一位妇女密谋报复的报道
2 [transitive] also plot out
to draw marks or a line to represent facts, numbers etc绘图
We plotted a graph to show the increase in sales figures this year. 我们将今年销售额的增长绘制在一幅图上。
plot something on something
You can plot all these numbers on one diagram for comparison. 你可以将这些数字绘制在一幅图上用作对比。
