9月16日商务英语
2008年09月16日
airhead; Jack of all trades
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| airhead | 蠢人（名词，当代俚语） | (noun, CONTEMPORARY SLANG) An impulsive, stupid person who acts in silly ways (NOTE: very negative) | Most people in the office thought the nervous new salesman was an airhead because he made dumb jokes and always said he knew more than the boss. 办公室里的多数人都觉得，这位神经质的新销售员很蠢，因为他讲话很差劲，还老说自己比老板更聪明。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| Jack of all trades | 博而不精者 | First words of the traditional expression "Jack of all trades but master of none" which describes a person who is skilled in many things, but has no special skill in one particular thing (NOTE: Jack is the short, informal form of John, previously the most common English name for a man, and once meant "an ordinary man") | EXAMPLE: My uncle was a Jack of all trades who could repair broken electrical appliances, cook dinner for a large party, speak poorly in five languages, and juggle three balls at one time. 我叔叔什么都会，他能修理电器，为聚会做饭，略懂五门语言，还能玩三球杂耍。 |
