商务英语：今日热词——酒桶
《财富》(中文版)
2014年07月01日
EXAMPLE: The cellar of the rich family's enormous old house held a dozen casks of rare wine.
这个富户的旧豪宅里有十来桶葡萄酒珍酿。
这个富户的旧豪宅里有十来桶葡萄酒珍酿。
今日单词：
| 单词 | cask |
| 中文释义 |
酒桶（名词） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun) A barrel used for storing liquid, especially alcoholic beverages such as wine or beer. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The cellar of the rich family's enormous old house held a dozen casks of rare wine. 这个富户的旧豪宅里有十来桶葡萄酒珍酿。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | elbow room |
| 中文释义 |
足够的空间（俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
(SLANG) Sufficient space to move. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: My office is so small I can't even push my chair back from my desk without hitting the wall behind me, so I asked for an office with more elbow room. 我的办公室实在太小，往后挪一下椅子都会碰到身后的墙，所以我要求有一个空间更大的办公室。 |
