英语听力精选进阶版 14049

Computer company awarded compensation

Vocabulary

subsidiary companies

smaller businesses in the same group of companies

defunct¹

not operating or in business any more

copyrighted

something created or made and owned by a person or company. It cannot be used by somebody else without permission

damages

compensation

outset

beginning

corporate copyright case

legal disagreement where companies argue about who is entitled to use something that is copyrighted

captivated the attention

attracted and held the attention

tussle

fight or competition

under threat

at risk or in danger

trade secrets

ideas that are private and are very important for the success of a business

1 defunct   

adj.死亡的；已倒闭的

参考例句：

• The scheme for building an airport seems to be completely defunct now.建造新机场的计划看来整个完蛋了。
• This schema object is defunct.No modifications are allowed until it is made active again.此架构对象不起作用。在重新激活之前，不能进行任何改动。