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Labour Day Golden Week
五一黃金週
E.g.
In the Labour Day Golden Week, many tourists planned to visit Hong Kong.
Travel northbound
北上
E.g.
Travelling northbound has become a new activity for Hong Kong residents these days.
Masses of
大批的
E.g.
Xxxxxx xx mainlanders came to HK one the 1st day of holiday.
Municipal Solid Waste Charging
都市固體廢物收費
Working familiy
在職家庭
incentivise
玉菡指出，為加強支援在職家庭育兒及釋放家庭勞動力，行政長官於二○二三年《施政報告》宣布，由今年四月起大幅增加社區保姆的服務獎勵金，並由第四季起增加社區保姆的服務名額。 Mr Sun pointed out that with a view to strengthening the support for working families in childbearing and incentivising more families to join the labour market, the Chief Executive announced in the 2023 Policy Address that the incentive payment for HCCs will be substantially increased in April this year, and the number of service places under the Project will be increased in the fourth quarter.
The like
等等
Glamour
魅力
Substantially
large in size, value, or importance
大的；可觀的；價值巨大的；重大的
The findings show a substantial difference between the opinions of men and women.
這些發現顯示男性和女性之間存在重大的意見分歧。
She inherited a substantial fortune from her grandmother.
她從祖母那裡繼承了一筆數目可觀的遺產。
The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.
他小說的初稿有很多地方需要重寫。
Fewer examples
a substantial chunk of our profits
The police have been ordered to pay substantial damages to the families of the two dead boys.
The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the UK.
All the evidence points to a substantial rise in traffic over the next few years.
There will be substantial job losses if the factory closes down.
substantial adjective (GENERAL)
[ before noun ] formal
relating to the main or most important things being considered
基本上的；大體上的
The committee was in substantial agreement (= agreed about most of the things discussed).
委員會基本上達成一致意見。
unanimity
(n) Formal
the state of being unanimous
全體一致;意見一致
On the spiritual bench there appears to have been a unanimity for war.
morbidity
(n)
1. specialized
the morbidity of a disease is how many people have it in a particular population
發病（率）
morbidity rates
發病率
morbidity statistics
發病率統計
- the fact of being too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death
（尤指對死亡等）著迷
She remembered her dead brother without morbidity.
她懷念死去的兄弟，但並不沉迷其中。
warrant
[ T ]
to make a particular activity necessary
使有必要
Obviously what she did was wrong, but I don’t think it warranted such a severe punishment.
顯然她做得不對，但我認為她不應該受到如此嚴厲的懲罰。
It’s a relatively simple task that really doesn’t warrant a great deal of time being spent on it.
這是一個相對來說比較簡單的任務，不必在上面花費大量的時間。
See also
unwarranted formal
warrant verb (CERTAIN)
[ I or T ] old-fashioned
used to say that you are certain about something
擔保，保證;承諾
He’s to blame, I’ll warrant (you).
是他的錯，我（跟你）保證。
warrant
noun
UK /ˈwɒr.ənt/ US /ˈwɔːr.ənt/
warrant noun (DOCUMENT)
[ C ]
an official document, signed by a judge or other person in authority, that gives the police permission to search someone’s home, arrest a person, or take some other action
（由法官或官員簽署的）搜查令，逮捕狀，令狀
a search warrant
搜查令
Judge La Riva had issued an arrest warrant/a warrant for his arrest.
拉裡瓦法官已經簽署了一份逮捕狀／逮捕他的令狀。
warrant noun (REASON)
[ U ] UK old-fashioned
a reason for doing something
做事情的理由
There’s no warrant for that sort of behaviour!
那種行為根本不合理！
Decree
Noun (formal)
an official statement that something must happen
法令，政令;命令
The decree stopped short of a full declaration of independence.
這項法令差一點就宣佈完全獨立了。
More than 200 people were freed by military decree.
軍方下令釋放200多人。
Arts scene
藝壇
Busy calendar
豐富節目
