11月5日商務英語
2009年11月05日
reconcile; to play catch up
??? 今日單詞:
單詞 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
reconcile | 1. 和解,和好(動詞);
2. 對賬(動詞) |
1. (verb) To make adjustment or accommodation without resentment or anger; to compromise peacefully.
2. To balance accounts; to make financial records consistent with one another. |
EXAMPLE: The two rivals were able to reconcile and now work together quite well. 那兩個對頭達成了和解,如今相處得不錯。 EXAMPLE: The accountant worked late at night trying to reconcile his company's accounts. 為給公司對賬,那位會計一直工作到深夜。 |
????今日短語:
短語 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
to play catch up | 追趕(非正式用語) | (INFORMAL) To complete unfinished work in order to achieve the same level or position as others. | EXAMPLE: The building fire closed the company's main office for almost a month, and now they must play catch up in order to stay in business. 大廈著火讓這家公司的主要辦公室關閉了近一個月,現在他們要想不被擠出這個行業,就必須趕緊追回失去的時間。 |