4月22日商務英語
2009年04月22日
anecdotal; to tread water
??? 今日單詞:
單詞 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
anecdotal | 像趣聞似的(形容詞) | (adjective) Coming from little stories; not based on serious study or objective research (NOTE: an "anecdote" is a short, interesting tale or personal story) | EXAMPLE: Occasionally the company heard anecdotal reports from salesmen about customer problems with its new product, but it did not investigate them carefully. 有關客戶使用新產(chǎn)品時遇到的問題,,公司偶爾聽到來自銷售員的、像趣聞一樣的報告,,但并沒有仔細調(diào)查,。 |
????今日短語:
短語 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
to tread water | 勉強生存(非正式用語) | (INFORMAL) To be surviving but not making forward progress (literally, to float in water in an upright position by moving the legs back and forth as if walking) | EXAMPLE: During its early years the new little company was just able to tread water. Expenses were paid, but no profit was achieved. 這家公司在剛開業(yè)的最初幾年只能勉強生存。除去開支之后,,根本沒有利潤,。 |