3月22日商務(wù)英語
2010年03月22日
busy-work;off the rails
今日單詞:?
單詞? |
busy-work ? |
中文釋義 |
表面忙碌、實(shí)際無效的工作(名詞,非正式用語) |
英文釋義 |
(noun, INFORMAL) Work that is of little or no value, but only done for the sake of activity or the appearance of activity. |
例句? |
EXAMPLE: After completing all of her important work in the morning, the secretary often occupied herself with meaningless busy-work until the end of the day. 在上午完成了重要工作之后,這位秘書通常忙活些小事,直到下班。 |
今日短語:
短語? |
off the rails ? |
中文釋義 |
失常的,偏離正軌的(成語) ? |
英文釋義 |
(IDIOM) Describing a business or project that is out of control and likely to fail. (NOTE: "rails" refers to a railroad track) |
例句? |
EXAMPLE: Because there were no controls over expenses, the new company was off the rails within a few months and investors were quite worried. 由于沒有控制費(fèi)用,新公司沒過幾個月就偏離了正軌,投資者非常焦慮。 |
-
熱讀文章
-
熱門視頻
活動
500強(qiáng)行業(yè)分布