商务英语:今日热词——跑题
《财富》(中文版)
2015年12月10日
EXAMPLE: The elderly professor's lectures often divagated into odd topics unrelated to his primary subject.
这位老教授讲课时经常跑偏到与他的主科不相关的奇怪话题上。
这位老教授讲课时经常跑偏到与他的主科不相关的奇怪话题上。
今日单词:
单词 | divagate |
中文释义 |
跑题(不及物动词) |
英文释义 |
(Intransitive verb) To wander or stray from the main topic while discussing something. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: The elderly professor's lectures often divagated into odd topics unrelated to his primary subject. 这位老教授讲课时经常跑偏到与他的主科不相关的奇怪话题上。 |
今日短语:
短语 | in a pinch |
中文释义 |
姑且 |
英文释义 |
Describing something which will not be optimal, but which will be satisfactory if other better alternatives are unavailable. |
例句 |
EXAMPLE: I prefer to drive my car when I visit my parents in their village, but in a pinch I can take a bus. 我喜欢开车去农村看望父母,但如果实在不行,坐公交车也可以。 |