商务英语：今日热词——应对
《财富》(中文版)
2011年06月24日
EXAMPLE: The busy little restaurant in the airport offers travelers the opportunity to get a quick bite before continuing on their journeys.
机场的小吃店十分繁忙，乘客出发前可在这里先垫垫肚子。
机场的小吃店十分繁忙，乘客出发前可在这里先垫垫肚子。
今日单词：
| 单词 | pushback |
| 中文释义 |
应答，应对（名词，当代俚语） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun, CONTEMPORARY SLANG) Aggressive verbal reply to severe questioning (NOTE: pushback often consists of previously prepared replies to anticipated questions) |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: When tough, experienced managers tested the newer , younger manager with difficult, sometimes sarcastic questions, he had plenty of pushback , and earned their respect. 严厉而老到的经理们为了考验这位晚来的年青经理，提出了一些难以回答、有时甚至是挖苦的问题，但他从容应对，赢得了他们的尊重。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | a quick bite |
| 中文释义 |
临时充饥 |
| 英文释义 |
A small meal, eaten in only a few minutes (NOTE: always takes the article "a") |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The busy little restaurant in the airport offers travelers the opportunity to get a quick bite before continuing on their journeys. 机场的小吃店十分繁忙，乘客出发前可在这里先垫垫肚子。 |
