1月6日商务英语
2010年01月06日
burly；gypsy cab
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| burly | 1. 强壮的（形容词）； 2. 危险的，困难的（形容词，俚语） |
1. (adjective) Strong, heavy, and muscular. 2. (adjective,SLANG) Wildly dangerous and difficult. |
EXAMPLE 1: Although I am thin, my brother is a burly fellow who lifts heavy weights in his gym each morning. 我很瘦，但我兄弟是个壮汉，每天早晨都在健身房里练举重。 EXAMPLE 2: The famous skier tries to impress people by trying unbelievably burly jumps off snowy mountain cliffs. 这位著名的滑雪者试图从极度危险的雪崖上跳下，以取悦观众。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| gypsy cab | 无照营业的出租车，黑车（非正式用语） |
(INFORMAL) An unlicensed taxi. |
EXAMPLE: Taking a taxi to the airport can be rather expensive, and taking a gypsy cab is much cheaper, but not necessarily safe or appropriate, so I always take properly licensed cabs. 打的去机场非常贵，打黑车便宜得多，但不一定安全，也不太合适，所以，我总是叫有照经营的出租车。 |
