9月1日商务英语
2008年09月01日
flatline; to be on the brink of
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| flatline | 持平（动词，当代俚语） | (verb, CONTEMPORARY SLANG) To make no progress, or to be dead (reference to an oscilloscope showing no brain activity or heartbeat, but only a flat line on the monitor) | EXAMPLE: On the stock exchange the newly listed company's share price rose all morning but dropped suddenly at noon, and most analysts believed it would flatline by the end of the day. 这家刚上市的公司在股票交易所的价格整个上午都在上涨，但在中午突然大跌。大多数分析师认为它的收盘价将和开盘时持平。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| to be on the brink of | 即将 | to be about to start something very soon | EXAMPLE: Our old company is on the brink of entering a whole new business activity. 我们这家老牌公司即将启动一项全新的商业活动。 |
