商务英语：今日热词——诋毁对手
这位无把握的销售员试图诋毁竞争对手，说他们的员工愚蠢而不可靠，在别的地方根本找不到工作。
今日单词：
| 单词 | micromanager |
| 中文释义 |
微观管理者，管理过细的经理（名词，俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun， SLANG) A supervisor who insists on controlling the actions and decisions (no matter how small or insignificant) of lower level employees in a disrespectful, compulsive manner (NOTE: very negative) |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: The department's new boss was a micromanager who decided every detail of his subordinates＇ activity, and soon many people were resigning in frustration. 新来的部门主管事无巨细都爱插手，下属每个行动的细节都要由他决定，很多员工在失望之下辞职不干了。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | to knock the competition |
| 中文释义 |
诋毁对手（非正式用语） |
| 英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) To make insulting, disrespectful comments about one's competitors in business, or their products (NOTE: this is a negative, unethical practice) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The insecure salesman tried to knock the competition by saying that their employees were stupid and unreliable people who could not find work anywhere else. 这位无把握的销售员试图诋毁竞争对手，说他们的员工愚蠢而不可靠，在别的地方根本找不到工作。 |
