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3月18日商务英语

作者:佚名    文章来源:财富    点击数:    更新时间:2009/10/8

    今日单词:

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.
这位自由摄影师将拍摄的照片卖给多家报纸和杂志,在月底给每家单位发去账单。

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.
为了从事自由职业并与出版业的众多客户合作,这位摄影师辞去了杂志社的工作。

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.
由于连续半年销售不佳和管理不力,这家公司无法偿还债务,并于年底彻底停止运营。

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.
公司的新款电脑速度很快,有很多令人惊奇的功能。

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。

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