3月4日商务英语
2009年03月04日
sizeable; to come up for air
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| sizeable | 相当大的（形容词） | (adjective) Rather large; having size worthy of respect or consideration (NOTE: also "sizable") | EXAMPLE: I would only change jobs if my new employer would offer me a sizeable increase in my salary -- perhaps twice as much as I earn at present. 除非新单位能付给多得多的工资─比如增加一倍─否则我不会换工作。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| to come up for air | 忙里偷闲 | To temporarily emerge from difficult work for a brief rest (refers to swimming underwater) | EXAMPLE: When I saw that my brother had worked sixteen-hour days for twenty days without interruption I told him it was time to stop and to come up for air. 哥哥已经连续20天每天工作16小时，我告诉他应该停下来闲一闲。 |
