商务英语:今日热词——盘问(非正式)
《财富》(中文版)
2012年11月01日
EXAMPLE: For several hours we grilled the accountant about the suspicious mistakes in his journals, until he finally admitted his attempt to deceive us.
我们盘问了这位被怀疑搞错账目的会计好几个小时,直到他最终承认他想欺骗我们。
我们盘问了这位被怀疑搞错账目的会计好几个小时,直到他最终承认他想欺骗我们。
今日单词:
单词 | botch |
中文释义 |
不小心搞坏(及物动词) |
英文释义 |
(transitive verb) To ruin something or fail in an effort due to clumsiness. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: The inexperienced new sales representative botched his first big deal by forgetting the names of his clients and losing the brochures he wanted to give them. 这位缺乏经验的新销售代表搞砸了他的第一笔大交易,他忘记了客户的名字,还把要给他们的手册弄丢了。 |
今日短语:
短语 | to grill someone about something |
中文释义 |
盘问(非正式) |
英文释义 | (INFORMAL) To ask someone about something in a particularly aggressive and relentless manner. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: For several hours we grilled the accountant about the suspicious mistakes in his journals, until he finally admitted his attempt to deceive us. 我们盘问了这位被怀疑搞错账目的会计好几个小时,直到他最终承认他想欺骗我们。 |