12月27日商務英語
《財富》(中文版)
2010年12月27日
scupper; vertically challenged
今日單詞：?
| 單詞? |
scupper ['sk?p?] ? |
| 中文釋義 |
1.故意弄沉（及物動詞）； 2.徹底破壞（及物動詞） ? |
| 英文釋義 |
1. (transitive verb) To sink a ship intentionally. 2. To destroy completely. ? |
| 例句? |
EXAMPLE 1: The old ship was so badly damaged by the recent storm that its owners decided to scupper it rather than repair it. 最近發(fā)生的風暴使這艘舊船損壞過于嚴重，船主決定把它沉入水中，不再修復。 EXAMPLE 2: Unusually bad weather and the dismal global economy combined to scupper the agricultural region’s economy last year. 去年，因為氣候異常糟糕和全球經(jīng)濟不景氣，這個農(nóng)業(yè)地區(qū)的經(jīng)濟被徹底摧毀。 |
今日短語：
| 短語? |
vertically challenged ? |
| 中文釋義 |
矮子 ? |
| 英文釋義 |
A humorous, but mildly derogatory phrase describing short people. ? |
| 例句? |
EXAMPLE: I love playing basketball, but I never like to have any vertically challenged people on my team. 我喜歡打籃球，但我不喜歡隊里個矮的球員。 |
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