3月22日商務英語
2010年03月22日
busy-work；off the rails
今日單詞：?
| 單詞? |
busy-work ? |
| 中文釋義 |
表面忙碌、實際無效的工作（名詞，非正式用語） |
| 英文釋義 |
(noun, INFORMAL) Work that is of little or no value, but only done for the sake of activity or the appearance of activity. |
| 例句? |
EXAMPLE: After completing all of her important work in the morning, the secretary often occupied herself with meaningless busy-work until the end of the day. 在上午完成了重要工作之后，這位秘書通常忙活些小事，直到下班。 |
今日短語：
| 短語? |
off the rails ? |
| 中文釋義 |
失常的，偏離正軌的（成語） ? |
| 英文釋義 |
(IDIOM) Describing a business or project that is out of control and likely to fail. (NOTE: "rails" refers to a railroad track) |
| 例句? |
EXAMPLE: Because there were no controls over expenses, the new company was off the rails within a few months and investors were quite worried. 由于沒有控制費用，新公司沒過幾個月就偏離了正軌，投資者非常焦慮。 |
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