1. decade /‘dekeid/ n. a period of ten years; 十年；十年期间；
2. exponential /,eksp?‘nen??/ adj. technical using a sign that shows how many times a number is to be multiplied by itself. （术语）指数的；含有指数的；
3. compelling /k?m‘peli?/ adj. extremely interesting or exciting; 极为有趣的；令人激动的；
4. dissemination /disemi?‘nei??n/ n. formal to spread information, ideas etc to as many people as possible, especially in order to influence them (正式)（尤指为了影响他人而）散布，广泛传播（消息，观点等）；
5. delivery /di‘liv?ri/ n. the act or process of bringing goods, letters etc to the person or place they have been sent to 送货；送信；交付；
6. ubiquitous/ju:‘bikwi?t?s/ adj. formal or humorous seeming to be everywhere (正式或幽默) 普遍存在的，无处不在的；
7. potential /p?‘ten??l/ n. the possibility that something will develop in a certain way, or have a particular effect. 可能性；潜在的；
8. deploy/di‘pl?i/ vt. to organize people or things, especially soldiers, military equipment etc, so that they are in the right place and ready to be used. 部署， 调动（尤指士兵、军事装备）
9. innovative /‘in?,veitiv/ adj. @ an innovative process, method, plan etc is new, different, and better than those that existed before (程序、方法、计划)新颖的，有创新精神的。 @ using clever new ideas and method 运用新观念和新方法的；
10. strategic /str?‘ti:d?ik/ adj. done as part of a plane, especially in a military, bussinesss, or political situation 战略上的；策略上的；
11. trancend /træn‘send/ v. formal to go above or beyond the limits of thing. (正式)超越；越过；超出；
12. root /ru:t/ n. = cause of problem 问题的起因= the main cause of a problem. (问题的根源和起因)；
13. medium /‘midi?m/ adj. a way of communicating information and news to people. 传播媒件（如报纸、电视等）；
14. pace /peis/ n. keep pace (with) to move or chang as fast as someone or something else. 与...并驾齐驱；齐头并进；跟上；
15. unprecedented /?n‘presi?denti?d/ adj. never having happening before, or never having so much 空前的，前所未有的；
16. formidable /‘f?:mi?d?l/ [email protected] a formidable person etc. is one that you feel respect for because they are very powerful, or impressive, 令人敬畏的；令人惊叹的；杰出的；@ difficult to deal with and needing a lot of effert or skill 难对付的；
17. stem /steim/ vt. stem from (T to progressive 不用于进行时态) to develop as a result of something else. 源由...; 来自...；由...发生；
18. synchronize /si?k?naiz/ v. to arrange for two or more actions to happen at exactly the same time 使同步的；使同时发生；
19. enormous /i‘n?m?s/ adj. 巨大的；庞大的；
20. flavour /‘fleiv?/ n. a quality or feature that makes something have a particular style or character. 特点；特色；
21. cite /sait/ v. to give the exact words of something that has been written in order to support an opinion or prove an idea. 引用；引述；
22 . defer /‘difæ/ v. to delay something until a later date. 延期的；推迟；
23. collaboration /k?læb?rei??n/ n. the act of working together with another person or group to achieve something especially in science or art. (尤指在科学或艺术方面的)合作；协作；
24. conference/k?nf?r?ns/ n. a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss important matters such as business or politics, especially for several day 会议（指很多人参加讨论重要事宜的大型正式会议，尤指历时数天的会议）
25. experiential /ik,spi?ri‘en??/ adj. based on or connected with experience 由经验得来的；与经验有关的；
26. investigate / in ‘vesti?geit / v. to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem. 调查；审查；
27. defence /di‘fens/ n. all the armies and weapons that are available to defend a place 防御力量；
28.outage /‘autid?/ n. a period when a service such as the electricity supply is not provided. （电力等的）断电期；
29. withstand /wið‘stænd/ v. to be strong enough to remain unharmed by something such as great heat or cold, great pressure etc. 耐得住（酷热、严寒、高压等）承受住。
30.partial /pa:??l/ adj. = not complete 部分的；不完全的；
31. forge /f?:d?/ vt. forge a relationship / alliance / links etc. to develop a strong relationship, with other group or other countries (与其它国家或团体)建立关系/结盟/建立联系；
32. backbone /‘bækb?un/ n. the backbone of = the most important part of an organization, set of ideas etc. 骨干， 支柱，主力，中坚；
32. aegis /i:d?i?s/ n. under the aegis of formal with the protection or support of a person or organization. （正式） 在...支持下（保护下）；