1071017-2 Taipei Times學習筆記

Nanya Technology Corp (南亞科技) yesterday said it plans to pare down capital spending by 12.5 percent for this year as an ongoing US-China trade dispute and supply constraints of PC processors from Intel Corp dampen demand.

0001	pare down (v[t]	to reduce something, especially by a large amount （尤指大量地）削減，減少	The three-hour play has been pared (down/back) to two hours. 這齣三個小時的戲被縮短成兩小時。	20181017
0002	capital (n[u])	money and possessions, especially a large amount of money used for producing more wealth or for starting a new business 資本，資金；本錢	She leaves her capital untouched in the bank and lives off the interest. 她不動用銀行裡的本金，靠利息生活。	20181017
0003	ongoing (adj)	continuing to exist or develop, or happening at the present moment 持續存在的；不斷發展的；繼續進行的；進行中的	an ongoing investigation/process/project 持續進行的調查／持續的過程／正在實施的工程	20181017
0004	constraint (n[c])	something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits 限制；束縛；約束	The constraints of politeness wouldn't allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking. 出於禮貌，她不會說出自己對他的廚藝的真實看法。	20181017
0005	dampen (v[t])	to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment, less strong 使（尤指興奮或喜悅之情）平靜下來；穩定（情緒）；對…潑冷水	Nothing you can say will dampen her enthusiasm. 不管你說甚麼，她的熱情仍絲毫不減。	20181017
0006	live off (ph v)	to use someone or something to provide the money or food that you need to live 依靠…生活	All his life he had lived off his father. 他一輩子都靠父親生活。 They had learned to live off the land (= grow or find their own food). 他們學會了靠土地吃飯。	20181017