12月8日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年12月08日
mushmouth; off the record
今日单词:
单词 |
mushmouth ['mʌʃ'mauθ]
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中文释义 |
撒谎者(名词,当代俚语)
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英文释义 |
(noun,CONTEMPORARY SLANG) A liar (NOTE: "mush" is porridge)
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: Nobody believed the foolish young man who was well-known as an extravagant mushmouth. 这位愚蠢的年青人是个出了名的撒谎大王,谁也不相信他。 |
今日短语:
短语 |
off the record |
中文释义 |
不被公开的
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英文释义 |
Phrase describing something told in confidence by someone who does not want to be identified as the speaker
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: Because his opinions were controversial, our company president agreed to speak to the business reporter of our local newspaper if their chat was off the record. 我们公司总裁的观点是有争议的,所以他愿意与当地报纸的商业记者交流,但前提是他们的谈话不被公开。 |