vocabulary and expressions
1. overdraw v. BANKING to take moremoneyout of abankaccountthan it contained: 透支
overdraw sth by $20/$200 etc. Eg. I overdrew myaccountby £50.
overdraw on sthEg. It is not possible for children to overdraw on theiraccounts.
2. unscathed adj [after verb]/ʌnˈskeɪðd/ withoutinjuriesordamagebeingcaused: 未受伤的
Eg. Herhusbanddiedin theaccidentbut she,amazingly,escapedunscathed.
3. incumbent
(1) adj.officiallyhaving thenamedposition现任的；在职的
Eg. The incumbentpresidentfacesproblemswhichbeganmanyyearsbefore he tookoffice.
be incumbent on/upon sb:to benecessaryfor someone（某人）义不容辞；（某人）必须履行
Shefeltit incumbent upon/on her toraisethesubjectattheirmeeting.
(2) noun :thepersonwho has or had aparticularofficialposition现任者，在职者
the first/last/previousincumbent 第一任／上一任／前任
Eg. Thepresentincumbent (of thepost) isduetoretirenextmonth.
4. resilient adj:abletoquicklyreturnto apreviousgoodcondition有弹性的；有复原力的；适应性强的
Eg. Thisrubberballis very resilient andimmediatelyspringsback intoshape.
Eg. She's a resilientgirl- she won't beunhappyforlong.
5. cumbersome: adj awkwardbecause of beinglarge,heavy, or noteffective
笨重的；累赘的；低效的 Eg.cumbersomeequipment
6. kick-start
v. (1)to make theengineof amotor cyclestartby forcefullypushingdown ametalbarwithyourfoot 用脚踏启动（摩托车）
(2）to make somethingstarttohappen 促使…开始
Eg .Taxes were drasticallycutin anattemptto kick-start theeconomy.
7.rock-bottomn. (1)thelowestpossiblelevel 最低点；最低水平
Eg. Confidence in thegovernmentis at rockbottom.
(2) the mostunhappythat someone haseverbeen intheirlife
（生活中的）最低点，最不愉快的时刻
Dan had justleftme and I was atrockbottom.伊恩刚刚离我而去，我心情糟到了极点。
8. water sth down:
(1) toaddwaterto adrink, usually analcoholicdrink, inorderto make it lessstrong在（酒精饮料）中掺水，稀释
(2) todeliberatelymake anideaoropinionlessextreme, usually so that otherpeoplewillacceptit 使（观点等）弱化；使缓和
Eg. Thepartyhaswatereddownitsidealsinordertoappealto thecentreground.
9. invoice noun[C]
alistof thingsprovidedorworkdone together withtheircost, forpaymentat alatertime
发票；费用清单
Eg. Invoices must besubmittedby the 24th of everymonth.
(2) invoice verb[T] to supplyan invoice 给…开发票
We'll invoice you forpartsandlabour.零件和人工费用我们将给你开发票。
10. entrant noun[C]
a person who becomes a member of a group or organization. 新成员；新会员；新职员
Eg. new entrants to theschool/company学校新生／公司新职员
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