2012年5月5日 星期六

English Note 7


mand=order;entrust
command  
n.
an order given to a person or an animal:
You must obey the captain's commands.
control and authority over a situation or a group of people:
For the first time in years, she felt in command of her life.
your knowledge of something; your ability to do or use something, especially a language:
Applicants will be expected to have (a) good command of English.
v.
of somebody in a position of authority:
The commission intervened and commanded that work on the building cease.
to deserve and get something because of the special qualities you have:
As a top lawyer, he can expect to command a six-figure salary.
to have control of something; to have something available for use:
the power and finances commanded by the police

demand   
n.
a very firm request for something; something that somebody needs:
demands that the law on gun ownership should be changed
the desire or need of customers for goods or services which they want to buy or use:
There's an increased demand for organic produce these days.
things that somebody/something makes you do, especially things that are difficult, make you tired, worried, etc:
Flying makes enormous demands on pilots.   

journ=day

journal 
n.   
a written record of the things you do, see, etc. every day:
He kept a journal of his travels across Asia.

sojourn   
v. 
temporary stay in a place away from your home 




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