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9月22日商务英语

2008年09月22日

prevarication; to be skipped over

今日单词：

单词	中文释义	英文释义	例句
prevarication	说谎（名词，正式用语）	(noun, FORMAL) The act of telling lies (NOTE: use of this formal word softens an accusation and is sometimes humorous usage)	EXAMPLE: When grandfather returned from his fishing trip and told us about the enormous fish that he lost, we smiled and accused him of prevarication. 祖父坐着渔船回来，对我们讲起他没能抓住的那条大鱼，我们笑了，说他在撒谎。

今日短语：

短语	中文释义	英文释义	例句
to be skipped over	忽略	To not be considered, to be ignored	EXAMPLE: The loyal employee was skipped over for a promotion to manager, so he started to look for a new job. 这位忠诚的员工受到忽视，未能提升为经理，因此他开始找工作。