9月1日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年09月01日
proponent; to be at odds with someone or something
今日单词:
单词 |
proponent [prə'pəunənt]
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中文释义 |
支持者(名词)
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英文释义 |
(noun) Advocate; someone who expresses support for a particular idea, philosophy, or activity (NOTE often followed by the preposition “of”) |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: Our new boss is a proponent of short but frequent staff meetings. 我们的新老板主张,员工会议应该简短,但要经常开。 |
今日短语:
短语 |
to be at odds with someone or something |
中文释义 |
与……争吵
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英文释义 |
To be in conflict or disagreement with someone or something.
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: One of our company's best managers is at odds with our boss over how to make our business grow, and they can't agree on anything. 我们公司最出色的一位经理在如何让公司增长的问题上与老板发生争吵,他们完全不能达成一致。 |