1月20日商務英語
2010年01月20日
fronting;down at the heels
??? 今日單詞:
單詞 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
fronting | 1. 裝模作樣(名詞,當代俚語); 2. 幌子(名詞,俚語) |
1. (noun, CONTEMPORARY SLANG) The act of pretending one's emotional or financial condition is better than it actually is. 2. (noun, SLANG) The act of using a good reputation as a screen to conceal illegal activity (NOTE: usually "to be fronting for" in this usage) |
EXAMPLE 1: My brother casually announced at our family's Sunday lunch that he had been fired and really didn't mind, but I knew that he was fronting. 我兄弟在家人周日吃午餐時滿不在乎地宣布,他被解雇了,但他無所謂。可我知道,他是裝出來的。 EXAMPLE 2: The police discovered that the well-known international trading company was fronting for a band of smugglers. 警方發現這家知名國際貿易公司是一個走私團伙的幌子。 |
????今日短語:
短語 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
down at the heels | 窮困潦倒(成語) |
(IDIOM ) Having an impoverished physical appearance. |
EXAMPLE: It made me sad to see an old friend at the reunion who looked rather down at the heels. 看到工會的老友窮困潦倒的樣子,我很難過。 |