商务英语:今日热词——稀少的
《财富》(中文版)
2015年06月11日
EXAMPLE: Exiguous levels of rainfall in certain desert regions barely enable local residents to maintain any form of agriculture.
一些沙漠地区的降雨量稀少,使得当地居民难以耕种任何作物。
一些沙漠地区的降雨量稀少,使得当地居民难以耕种任何作物。
今日单词:
单词 |
exiguous |
中文释义 |
稀少的(形容词) |
英文释义 |
(adjective) Meager; extremely small and insufficient in number. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: Exiguous levels of rainfall in certain desert regions barely enable local residents to maintain any form of agriculture. 一些沙漠地区的降雨量稀少,使得当地居民难以耕种任何作物。 |
今日短语:
短语 | rack rent |
中文释义 |
高额租金 |
英文释义 |
A very high annual rent, usually equal to the full value of the property to which it relates. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: The greedy landlord enriched himself by insisting on making his tenants pay rack rents which kept them impoverished. 这位贪婪的房东坚持让房客支付高额租金,肥了他自己,穷了众房客。 |