5月25日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年05月25日
ping;vicious circle
今日单词：
| 单词 |
ping [piŋ]
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| 中文释义 |
联系（及物动词，非正式用语）
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| 英文释义 |
(transitive verb, INFORMAL) To make a brief contact or communication, often in order to confirm that the communication system is operating properly.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: To let him know I am available if he needs me, I like to ping my colleague in our office on the other side of town every morning by sending him a short e-mail. 我喜欢每天早上给在城市另一边的办公室的同事发一封短邮件联系，好让他知道，如果需要我，我可以帮他。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
vicious circle |
| 中文释义 |
恶性循环
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| 英文释义 |
A negative cycle in which one bad thing leads to another, endlessly.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: At family celebrations, one of my aunts always criticizes her sister, who argues back, and the vicious circle has begun again. 在家族庆祝会上，我的一个姑妈老是批评她的妹妹，妹妹还嘴，于是开始了恶性循环。 |
