8月4日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年08月04日
offputting;to draw a line in the sand
今日单词：
| 单词 |
offputting [ɔ:f, ɔf] [‘putiŋ] |
| 中文释义 |
令人不快的（形容词）
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| 英文释义 |
(adjective) Annoying; disconcerting; discouraging confidence.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The manager's off-putting habit of criticizing and humiliating his employees in front of customers bothered everyone who worked for him. 这位经理喜欢在客户面前批评和羞辱员工的恶劣习惯，让所有为他工作的人感到心烦。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to draw a line in the sand |
| 中文释义 |
设定底线（成语）
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| 英文释义 |
(IDIOM) meaning to make a serious challenge, often a threat to punish someone if they cross over an imaginary line.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Thinking his sales representatives were lazy, the angry sales manager decided to draw a line in the sand, and threatened to fire all of them if they didn't double their sales next month. 销售代表们的懒惰让销售经理很生气。他决定定个硬门槛，并威胁说：如果下个月不能将销售翻番，就将他们全部解雇。 |
