4月30日商務英語
2010年04月30日
muckety-muck;to tighten one's belt
今日單詞:?
單詞? |
muckety-muck ? |
中文釋義 |
牛人(名詞,非正式不敬用語) ? |
英文釋義 |
(noun, INFORMAL Irreverent) Humorous term for a highly important, and usually arrogant person. (NOTE: also "mucky-muck") ? |
例句? |
EXAMPLE: It was difficult to get our new business established because we had to get special permits from a couple of very uncooperative big muckety-mucks. 我們的新業(yè)務很難做起來,因為必須得到兩個特別不合作的大牛人的特別許可。 |
今日短語:
短語? |
to tighten one's belt ? |
中文釋義 |
勒緊褲腰帶 ? |
英文釋義 |
To make necessary reductions in expenses and to use less resources. ? |
例句? |
EXAMPLE: Because of the slow-down in the global economy, the company's owner chose to tighten his belt and cut his business entertainment budget in half. 由于全球經(jīng)濟放緩,這家公司的老板決定勒緊褲腰帶,將公司的業(yè)務公關費用削減一半。 |