2月12日商务英语
2010年02月12日
shrewd；a lick and a promise
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| shrewd | 精明的（形容词） | (adjective) Cunning and calculating in a smart but possibly malicious way. | EXAMPLE: My friend from school is shrewd and quite successful in his business, but I don't trust him and would never work with him. 我的校友为人精明，事业很成功，但我不信任他，绝不与他合作。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| a lick and a promise | 敷衍（传统表达法） |
(Traditional expression) Describing a cleaning job that is done quickly and superficially, although it was supposed to have been done thoroughly. |
EXAMPLE: The hotel maid wanted to leave work early yesterday so she finished her work with a lick and promise and ran out the back door. 昨天，这个酒店服务员想早点下班，所以草草收工，从后门跑了出去。 |
