6月4日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年06月04日
cantankerous;king of the hill
今日单词：
| 单词 |
cantankerous [kən'tæŋkərəs]
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| 中文释义 |
坏脾气的，爱吵架的（形容词）
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| 英文释义 |
(adjective) Disagreeing with everything; quarrelsome; ill-tempered.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Nothing pleased the cantankerous old man who ran the company and many of his new employees resigned after a few months, exhausted by his insults and criticisms. 什么事也不能让这个管理公司的坏脾气老人高兴，许多新员工被他的羞辱和批评折腾得筋疲力尽，入职数月即辞职。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
king of the hill |
| 中文释义 |
业界巨擘（非正式表达法）
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| 英文释义 |
(Informal expression) Referring to a person or group that is the most successful and influential in its field.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Our company is king of the hill now that we have a larger product inventory and higher annual earnings than all of our competitors. 我们公司是业界巨擘，因为我们的产品库存和每年的盈利超过了所有竞争对手。 |
