11月29日商务英语
今日单词：
| 单词 |
rescind [ri'sind]
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| 中文释义 |
撤消（动词，法律用语）
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| 英文释义 |
(verb, LEGAL) To unmake or void a contract, and return both parties that signed the contract back to the position they were in before they signed it. (NOTE: noun form is "rescission")
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Both companies that had signed a contract to build a new resort hotel together discovered too many problems during the construction process, so they asked the court to rescind their contract. 两家公司签署了共同建设新度假酒店的合同，但在建设过程中暴露出太多的问题，所以它们请求法院撤消合同。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to throw one's weight around |
| 中文释义 |
颐指气使
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| 英文释义 |
An informal expression meaning to act in an officious, manipulative manner and make other people obey one's decisions due to one's high ranking and influence.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: My rich, arrogant uncle likes to throw his weight around and try to control the lives of everybody in our family. 我那富裕、傲慢的叔叔总爱颐指气使，想要控制我们家里每个人的生活。 |
