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| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| discontinue | 停止（及物动词，商业用语） | (transitive verb, BUSINESS USAGE) To stop producing something or to stop an activity done previously | EXAMPLE: The furniture manufacturer decided to
discontinue a type of old-fashioned sofa that was no longer selling well. 家具制造商决定停止生产这种不再畅销的老式沙发。 |
| freelance | 1.自由职业的（形容词） 2. 从事自由职业（动词） |
1. (adjective) Describing any self-employed person, usually one
working at home who only occasionally visits the offices of his or her clients 2. (Verb) To work in self-employed manner |
EXAMPLE: The freelance photographer sold his photos to many different
newspapers and magazines, sending each a bill at the end of the month. EXAMPLE: The photographer quit his job at the magazine so he could freelance
and work with a great variety of clients in the business of publishing. |
| giggle |
找乐，放松（名词，俚语） | (noun, SLANG) A trivial action done purely for pleasure (NOTE: "giggle" is a form of small laughter) | EXAMPLE: For a giggle the two young colleagues
went to a movie after work. 为了放松，两名年轻的同事下班后去了一家电影院。 |
| insolvent |
无力还债的，破产的（形容词） | (adjective) Being unable to pay debts; lacking sufficient money to maintain business operations |
EXAMPLE: Six months of bad sales and bad management practices made the
company insolvent and they stopped operations entirely at the end of the year. |
| menace | 严重威胁（名词） | (noun) Dangerous threat | EXAMPLE: Large storms can be a menace to
commerce at sea. 强烈风暴是海上贸易的一大威胁。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| finely-crafted | 制作精巧的 | Describing something well-made by skilled workers with careful attention to details in function and design (NOTE: usually refers to production done by hand) | EXAMPLE: The finely-crafted table had been
made by a master furniture maker over a hundred years ago. 这张精巧的桌子是一位家具制作大师100多年前做的。 |
| one size fits all | 均码的，通用的 | The standard expression describing a garment that can be worn by any size person (NOTE: normally describes clothing, but can also be used humorously in other references) | EXAMPLE: The 'one size fits all' shirt our
company produces is very big and loose but very comfortable and popular. 公司生产的均码衬衫肥大而宽松，但十分舒适，广受欢迎。 |
| to test the waters | 试水，试行 | To experiment cautiously before proceeding (reference to touching hot water cautiously before bathing) | EXAMPLE: No one was certain about the success
of the clever new product, so it was introduced in a few stores just to test the
waters before national distribution began. 对于这款灵巧的新产品能否成功，没人有把握，所以在开始全国分销之前，它先被送到几个商店里试卖。 |
| to knock your socks off | 令人印象深刻（俚语） | (SLANG) To impress you very much (NOTE: mildly humorous) |
EXAMPLE: Our company's fast new computer is loaded with features that will
knock your socks off. |
| to welch on a debt (or a deal) | 赖账，违约 | To fail to do what one is required to do in an agreement, such as to pay a debt or to act as promised in the agreement. | EXAMPLE: The architect worried that the
landlords might welch on their deal with him, and so he didn't start the project
until their money was deposited in his bank account. 建筑师担心房东违约，所以直到他们把钱存入自己账户才开始动工。 |