1.hardship n. 艰难;困苦;艰难情况
Many people are suffering economic hardship.
很多人正处于经济困难之中 。
2.shrink vt.& vi.收缩
There was a general acceptance that the defence budget would shrink.
人们普遍相信国防预算将会缩减 。
3.equivalent adj.相等的,相同的
Changing his job like that is equivalent to giving him the sack.
那样调换他的工作等于是解雇了他 。
4.effectively adv. 有效地;实际上
This effectively means that the government does not agree with the proposals.
这实际上就意味着政府不赞同这些提议 。
5.subsidy n.补贴;津贴
The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.
那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费 。