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UNIT 1-20 NEW
globalization
, UK USUALLY globalisation /ˌgləʊ.b ə l.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃ ə n/ /ˌgloʊ-/ noun [ U ] 1. the increase of trade around the world, especially by large companies producing and trading goods in many different countries We must take advantage of the increased globalization of the commodity trading business. 2. when available goods and services, or social and cultural influences, gradually become similar in all parts of the world the globalization of fashion/American youth culture hindsight /ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/ noun [ U ] the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened With (the benefit/wisdom of) hindsight, I should have taken the job. In hindsight, it would have been better to wait. icon /ˈaɪ.kɒn/ /-kɑːn/ noun [ C ] COMPUTER SYMBOL 1. a small picture or symbol on a computer screen that you point to and click on (= press) with a mouse (= small control device) to give the computer an instruction See picture computer icon /ˈaɪ.kɒn/ /-kɑːn/ noun [ C ] FAME 2. a very famous person or thing considered as representing a set of beliefs or a way of life Marilyn Monroe and James Dean are still icons for many young people. identity /aɪˈden.tɪ.ti/ /- t ̬ ə.t ̬i/ noun [ C or U ] who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group which make them different from others The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries. I cannot reveal the identity of my source. The informant was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection. The newspaper photo apparently showed him in Rome but it was a case of mistaken identity (= it was the wrong person) . In prison people often suffer from a loss of identity. I think my job gives me a sense of identity. 70 |
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