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10月21日商务英语

10月21日商务英语

《财富》(中文版) 2010年10月21日
well-off; to totter on the brink of something

今日单词: 

单词 

well-off ['wel'ɔf, -'ɔ:f]

 

中文释义

富裕的(形容词,非正式用语)

 

英文释义

(adjective, INFORMAL) Either rich, or having a sufficient amount of money to live as one wishes to live.

 

例句 

EXAMPLE: When he sold his company, my friend invested his profit wisely and so he is now quite well-off and can do whatever he wants without worrying about the price.

我朋友卖掉公司,又将利润做了聪明的投资,所以他现在很富裕,能做他想做的事,不用担心价钱。

今日短语:

短语 

to totter on the brink of something

 
中文释义

在……的边缘徘徊

 

英文释义

To be close to a period of sudden disastrous decline, like someone wobbling on the rim of an active volcano.

 

例句 

EXAMPLE: Our petroleum exploration company’s expenses were huge, and we were tottering on the brink of abandoning our efforts until last week when one of our drills discovered oil.

我们这家石油勘探公司开支巨大,原来一直在放弃勘探的边缘徘徊,直到上周我们的一口钻井打出了石油。

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