11月12日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年11月12日
flim-flam; just shy of
今日单词：
| 单词 |
flim-flam ['flim,flæm]
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| 中文释义 |
谎言（名词，非正式用语）
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| 英文释义 |
(noun, INFORMAL) A traditional term referring to deceptive speech that is portrayed as true. (NOTE: also, "flim flam")
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: The reports of huge profits being made in the sales of the worthless product were just flim-flam invented to stimulate investment by naive people. 有报告称，销售这种毫无价值的产品获得了高利润。这其实只不过是为吸引幼稚之人前来投资而捏造出来的谎言。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
just shy of |
| 中文释义 |
接近（非正式表达法）
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| 英文释义 |
An informal expression describing a total number as being "just below" or "nearly" another amount.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: An audience just shy of 100,000 people watched the championship game; the exact figure was 99,692 spectators. 近10万名观众观看了这场总决赛，精确数字是99,692名。 |
