商务英语：今日热词——发霉的
财富中文网
2017-03-24
今日单词：
| 单词 |
musty |
| 中文释义 |
发霉的（形容词） |
| 英文释义 |
(adjective) Describing something with an unpleasant, stale smell of mold or dust. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: For many years no one had lived in my grandfather's old house, and while searching its dark rooms, I found shelves of musty old books. 我祖父的旧宅多年来无人居住，当我在昏暗的房间搜索时，发现了好几书架发霉的旧书。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to butter someone up |
| 中文释义 |
奉承某人（非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) To flatter someone, usually in order to persuade or deceive. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: When we were children we tried to butter our rich uncle up by telling him how nice he was, and so he would give us cookies and candy. 我们小时候爱奉承有钱的叔叔，说他人如何好，这样他就会给我们饼干和糖果。 |
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