商务英语：今日热词——极度紧张的
《财富》(中文版)
2014年04月30日
EXAMPLE: The airplane shook as it flew through the terrible storm, and with each new flash of lightening the passengers became more jumpy.
飞机摇摆着穿过可怕的风暴，每次看到新的闪电出现，乘客们都变得越发紧张
飞机摇摆着穿过可怕的风暴，每次看到新的闪电出现，乘客们都变得越发紧张
今日单词：
| 单词 | jumpy |
| 中文释义 |
极度紧张的（形容词，非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(adjective, INFORMAL) Extremely nervous; shaking uncomfortably; fearful. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: The airplane shook as it flew through the terrible storm, and with each new flash of lightening the passengers became more jumpy. 飞机摇摆着穿过可怕的风暴，每次看到新的闪电出现，乘客们都变得越发紧张。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 |
to dumb down something |
| 中文释义 |
简化（非正式） |
| 英文释义 |
(INFORMAL) To simplify something so that it will be extremely easy to understand by uneducated people. (NOTE: usually derogatory) |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: I think the film director unfortunately felt the need to dumb down the beautiful old novel's complicated love story so he could make a popular movie out of it. 我认为，这部电影的导演不幸地感到，有必要将这部优美旧小说的复杂爱情故事简化一下，以便能拍成一部流行电影。 |
