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partnership
n. the state of being a partner or partners, esp. in a business; a group of two or more people working, playing, etc. together as partners; a business with two or more owners 合伙（關系）；伙伴（關系）；合伙企業

common sense
n. practical good sense gained from experience of life, not by special study 常識；（由實際生活經驗得來的）判斷力

commonsense
a. having or showing practical good sense; sensible; practical; clear 有常識的；明白事理的；注重實際的；清楚明白的

revealing
a. 有啟迪作用的，發人深省的

reveal
vt. make (facts, etc.) known 揭示，揭露；透露

enterprise
n. a business company or firm 企業單位，公司

overuse
vt. use (sth.) too much or too often 使用…過多；使用…過度

teamwork
n. organized effort as a team 協同工作，配合

scoreboard
n. a board on which a score is shown 記分牌，示分牌；（商業活動等的）記錄牌

commandment
n. 1. command; order 戒律；命令
2. (in the Bible) any of the Ten Commandments, ten laws given by God to the Jews （基督教十誡中的）一誡

maverick
n. a person with independent or unusual views 持不同意見者；持異議者

pack
n. a gang or band of people 一幫人，一伙人

partner
n. a person who takes part in an activity with another or others, esp. one of the owners of a business 合伙人，股東；伙伴，同伙

discount
n. amount of money taken off the cost of sth. （價格等的）折扣
v. 打折扣出售（商品等）

bet
n. an arrangement to risk money, etc. on an event of which the result is doubtful 打賭

outrageous
a. very shocking and unacceptable; very unusual and quite shocking 驚人的；肆無忌憚的，毫無節制

payoff
n. a deserved reward or punishment 報償；懲罰

stale
a. no longer interesting or exciting because of having been heard, done, etc. too often before; not new 因陳舊而乏味的，過時的；沒有新意的

cross-pollinate
v. fertilize a plant with pollen from a different type of plant （使）異花傳粉

predictable
a. (of a person) behaving in a way that can be predicted 可預言的；可預料的，可預計的；（貶）按老一套辦事的

empower
vt. give (sb.) the power or authority to act 授權給

offset
v. compensate for (sth.); balance (sth.) 補償，抵消

competitor
n. a person or an organization that competes against others, esp. in business 競爭者；比賽者；對手；敵手

loyalty
n. the quality of being true and faithful in one's support of sb./sth. 忠誠，忠心耿耿

well-chosen
a. carefully selected (used esp. of words) 仔細斟酌過的，合適的，恰當的

well-timed
a. done, said, etc. at the right time or at an appropriate time 適時的，不早不晚的，及時的

hula
n. Hawaiian performance that includes dance, gesture, and chanting （美國夏威夷的波利尼西亞女子跳的一種動作類似啞劇的）呼拉舞，草裙舞

stunt
n. an unusual act designed to attract attention 驚人的表演，絕技；驚險動作

cornball
n. (U.S. Slang) an unsophisticated person；rube；hick （美俚）頭腦簡單的人；鄉巴佬；土包子

retailer
n. a person who sells goods to the general public 零售商

ratio
n. a relation between two amounts, which shows how many times one contains the other 比；比率；比例