12月27日商务英语
《财富》(中文版)
2010年12月27日
scupper; vertically challenged
今日单词：
| 单词 |
scupper ['skʌpə]
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| 中文释义 |
1.故意弄沉（及物动词）； 2.彻底破坏（及物动词）
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| 英文释义 |
1. (transitive verb) To sink a ship intentionally. 2. To destroy completely.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE 1: The old ship was so badly damaged by the recent storm that its owners decided to scupper it rather than repair it. 最近发生的风暴使这艘旧船损坏过于严重，船主决定把它沉入水中，不再修复。 EXAMPLE 2: Unusually bad weather and the dismal global economy combined to scupper the agricultural region’s economy last year. 去年，因为气候异常糟糕和全球经济不景气，这个农业地区的经济被彻底摧毁。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
vertically challenged |
| 中文释义 |
矮子
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| 英文释义 |
A humorous, but mildly derogatory phrase describing short people.
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| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: I love playing basketball, but I never like to have any vertically challenged people on my team. 我喜欢打篮球，但我不喜欢队里个矮的球员。 |
