5月12日商務英語
《財富》(中文版)
2010年05月12日
worrywart;retail elephant
今日單詞:?
單詞? |
worrywart ['w?riw?:t, 'w?:-] ? |
中文釋義 |
杞人憂天 ? |
英文釋義 |
(noun, SLANG) A person who worries habitually and needlessly. ? |
例句? |
EXAMPLE: My cousin is a worrywart who never enjoys vacations because he's always imagining possible disasters that may occur while he's away from his job. 我的堂兄弟經常杞人憂天,從來沒有好好度過假,因為他總在想象,他脫手工作后可能出什么大問題。 |
今日短語:
短語? |
retail elephant ? |
中文釋義 |
賣場中的大商戶(俚語) ? |
英文釋義 |
(SLANG) A large retail store which dominates smaller stores in a commercial center, such as a shopping mall. ? |
例句? |
EXAMPLE: We want to locate our new little store as close as possible to the mall's huge retail elephant where so many people congregate. 我們想把這家新開的小店盡可能設在離這家賣場的大戶更近的地方,那里聚集了很多人。 |