今日单词:
单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
splurge | 挥霍(不及物动词,非正式用语);
2. 炫耀(名词,非正式用语) |
1. (intransitive verb,INFORMAL) To spend more than usual on a special indulgence
2. (noun, INFORMAL) An extravagant indulgence |
EXAMPLE: Since it was his 40th birthday, the group decided to splurge and take their friends to lunch at their town's most expensive restaurant. 在成立40周年之际,集团决定铺张一回,请他们的朋友到他们镇上最贵的餐厅吃午餐。 EXAMPLE: Believing that visitors needed to be impressed, the boss decided to buy extravagantly beautiful furniture for the new office as a splurge. 老板认为,有必要给来访者留下深刻印象,所以决定给新办公室购买特别好看的家具,显摆一下。 |
今日短语:
短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
to fire off jokes |
善讲笑话(俚语) |
(SLANG) To tell jokes quickly and successfully | EXAMPLE: Despite being ninety years old, our company founder could fire off jokes at staff meetings that started everyone laughing. 我们公司的创办人尽管已经90岁,但善于在员工会议上讲笑话,把所有人都逗乐了。 |