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size = 体量
invest-banking divisions = 投行部门
bail-out = financial help given to a person or a company that is in difficulty 【非正式】〔经济上的〕紧急援助
apprise vs appraise
xx seems less an exemplar of A, and more of a satire on it.
reproof一般是指善意的、希望对方改正错误的批评,reproach是表达不满或失望的较为温和的批评或责骂,rebuke是猛烈而严厉的批评,reprimand则更进一步,表示公开或官方场合进行的严厉批判。
sedition sediment sedation
安全气囊 = airbag
坚信 = be consistent in (one’s) belief that
get a bad deal = 吃亏
offer sb. a portrait of … = 为某人描绘了…
profoundly full, blessed and well lived = 非常丰满、幸福而充实的
maternity leave = 产假
dig oneself into a hole = 让自己陷入困境
milk = 压榨 extract sap, venom, or other substances from从…抽取液汁(或毒液等)。
figurative exploit or defraud (someone), typically by taking regular small amounts of money over a period of time〈喻〉(尤指一段时间内不断勒索小额钱款的方式)榨取(或骗取)(某人)的钱财: he had milked his grandmother dry of all her money.
figurative get all possible advantage from (a situation)〈喻〉充分利用:the newspapers were milking the story for every possible drop of drama.
figurative elicit a favourable reaction from (an audience) and prolong it for as long as possible〈喻〉迎合(观众); 博得(观众)的好感:he milked the crowd for every last drop of applause.
prize:value extremely highly重视; 珍视: the berries were prized for their healing properties
That experience taught management=那次经历让管理层认识到 老黄牛=workhorse 一包草的绣花枕头=show-pony “yarn”指的不单是纺线,更可以指如同纺线般长长的,需要“编织”的故事。而“spin a yarn/tale/story”也就可以表示“讲故事”,特别是那种充满想象,情节精彩跌宕的故事。 韬光养晦=hiding brightness,nourishing obscurity conspicuous consumption=炫耀性消费 经济停滞
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