今日单词:
单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
nonpayment | 欠付(名词,非正式) | (noun, FORMAL) The act of not paying a debt or other financial responsibility | EXAMPLE: As a result of frequent nonpayment,
the account of the company in financial trouble was canceled. 由于经常性欠付,这家财务有麻烦的公司的账户被注消了。 |
prolific | 多产的(形容词) | (adjective) Producing exceptionally abundant results, particularly in the form of intellectual or artistic works |
EXAMPLE: The prolific author wrote more than fifty novels in twenty years. |
thorny |
问题多的,棘手的(形容词) | (adjective) Filled with many problems | EXAMPLE: Since our previous president had
ignored difficult issues with various employees, the new president had to deal
with many thorny challenges. 由于前任总裁对员工的困难不管不问,新任总裁不得不面对很多棘手的难题。 |
unrivaled |
无与伦比的(形容词) | (adjective) The best; far better than any competitor; incomparable |
EXAMPLE: Our company is the unrivaled leader in our field, and has a 70%
share of the market for our products. |
agio | 外汇兑换手续费(名词,商业用语) | (noun, BUSINESS) The fee charged for exchanging money from one national currency to another (usually a small percentage of the total sum exchanged) | EXAMPLE: The currency exchange booth at the
airport charges 1% agio. 机场的外币兑换亭要收取 1% 的手续费。 |
今日短语:
短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
to shoot the breeze | 闲谈 | To make casual conversation about nothing in particular | To make casual conversation about nothing in
particular EXAMPLE: I like to telephone my brother every week without intending to seek any specific information or advice, but just to shoot the breeze. 我通常每周都与我兄弟通电话,但并不是有什么特别的目的,只是随便聊聊。 |
a falling out | 争论 | An argument | EXAMPLE: The boss and our top salesman had a
falling out yesterday morning, and the salesman left the company by the end of
the day. 昨天上午,老板和公司最好的销售人员发生争吵,后者在当天工作结束后离开了公司。 |
con artist | 骗子(非正式用语) | (INFORMAL) A swindler; someone who deceives other people in order to steal from them | EXAMPLE: The prosperous-looking tour guide was
a con artist who sold unsuspecting visitors worthless travel tickets. 这位一脸福相的导游是个骗子,他向毫无戒心的游客出售无效的车票。 |
"don't risk a penny" | “免费试用”(销售用语) | (SALES) A common traditional expression meaning prospective customers pay nothing at all to try the product, and don't have a purchase requirement if they don't like it |
EXAMPLE: To encourage customers to try the new exercise machine in the store,
sales representatives told them "you don't risk a penny". |
external trade | 对外贸易 | Business conducted outside a specific geographical area, such as a nation or region | EXAMPLE: To increase external trade, the
government of the remote, mountainous country wishes to improve railroad
transportation across its borders. 这个遥远的山地国家为增加对外贸易,希望加强跨边界的铁路运输。 |