5月20日商务英语
一听到要做那很烦人的工作，这位懒惰的经理试图把工作推给上级，声称只有他的上司有权做这项工作。
今日单词：
| 单词 | dilapidated |
| 中文释义 |
年久失修的，破败的（形容词） |
| 英文释义 |
(adjective) Having deteriorated due to neglect or lack of repair; shabby. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: The old house in the country became dilapidated a few years after its owners moved to the city. 村里的这座老房子在房主搬到城里后几年内就破败了。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | to delegate up |
| 中文释义 |
向上推诿（非正式用语） |
| 英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) The unwise practice of passing one's tasks or responsibilities to one's supervisors (contrasted with passing tasks to lower level employees). |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: When told to do work he considered boring, the lazy manager tried to delegate up and suggested that only his boss had the authority to do such tasks. 一听到要做那很烦人的工作，这位懒惰的经理试图把工作推给上级，声称只有他的上司有权做这项工作。 |
