今日单词:
单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
pittance | 微薄的薪水(名词) | (noun) A small and inadequate payment of money | EXAMPLE: The modest inventor worked hard and created innovations that earned employers a fortune, but they paid him a pittance. 这位不事张扬的发明家工作很努力,他的发明创新使老板发了财,但老板给他的薪水却很少。 |
今日短语:
短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
to purport to be | 宣称 | To have the possibly false appearance of being something or claiming to do something | EXAMPLE: The elderly gentleman purported to be the founder of an internet company, and everyone only smiled at him until they discovered it was true. 这位老先生宣称是某家互联网公司的创办人,所有人都对此一笑了之,但后来,他们发现这是真的。 |