商务英语：今日热词——巨大的
《财富》（中文版）
2011年07月20日
EXAMPLE: The careless new manager started spending money without any thought, and soon the company had debts of monumental proportions.
这位草率的新经理花起钱来毫无顾虑，结果公司很快背负巨额债务。
这位草率的新经理花起钱来毫无顾虑，结果公司很快背负巨额债务。
今日单词：
| 单词 | fizzle |
| 中文释义 |
渐成泡影（动词） |
| 英文释义 |
(verb) To die or to conclude in a vague, disappointing way without energy or accomplishment (NOTE: often "to fizzle out") |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: The new project was started with great enthusiasm, but after two years of expensive delays and frustration, everyone started to fear it would merely fizzle. 一开始，人们对新项目充满热情，但两年代价高昂的延误和挫折让大家担心这个项目将化为泡影。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | of monumental proportions |
| 中文释义 |
（数量、体积）巨大的 |
| 英文释义 |
Enormous in size or number (NOTE: often mildly humorous) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The careless new manager started spending money without any thought, and soon the company had debts of monumental proportions. 这位草率的新经理花起钱来毫无顾虑，结果公司很快背负巨额债务。 |
