4月19日商務英語
2010年04月19日
polemic；to keep something on tap
今日單詞：?
| 單詞? |
polemic [p?'lemik, p?-] ? |
| 中文釋義 |
辯論，爭論（名詞） ? |
| 英文釋義 |
(noun) A profound controversy, particularly one involving important doctrines or serious opinions. (NOTE: also used as an adjective describing such a controversy) ? |
| 例句? |
EXAMPLE: For many years economists have been involved in a great and often bitter polemic regarding national monetary policy. 多年來，對于國家的貨幣政策，經濟學家一直處于經常很激烈的巨大爭論之中。 |
今日短語：
| 短語? |
to keep something on tap ? |
| 中文釋義 |
使某物可隨時使用 ? |
| 英文釋義 |
(Informal) Expression meaning to keep something readily available for possible use. ? |
| 例句? |
EXAMPLE: Because new projects often must start as soon as our firm gets a contract signed, we keep a list of competent local subcontractors on tap so we can hire them quickly if necessary. 由于新計劃經常要在公司簽下合同后立即開始，我們保存了一份可隨時調用的當?shù)睾细穹职堂?，這樣一旦有需要，就可以迅速雇用它們。 |
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