2月25日商務英語
2009年02月25日
ducketts; to ratchet up
??? 今日單詞:
單詞 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
ducketts | 元(名詞,,當代俚語) | (noun, CONTEMPORARY SLANG) Dollars (humorous corruption of "ducats," gold coins of the Italian Renaissance) NOTE: always plural | EXAMPLE: Our flamboyant young boss recently went to New York and spent a couple thousand ducketts on a new suit. 我們年青的老板愛慕奢華,,不久前他去了紐約,花數千美元買了一套新西服,。 |
????今日短語:
短語 | 中文釋義 | 英文釋義 | 例句 |
to ratchet up | 逐步增加(非正式用語) | (INFORMAL) To increase effort and/or activity incrementally (NOTE: a "ratchet" is a mechanical tool used to precisely adjust something in one direction) | EXAMPLE: Every autumn, local retail stores start to ratchet up their sales staffs by hiring a few new employees each month, as gift sales gradually increase before the big winter holiday period. 每到秋天,,在冬天的大節(jié)日到來之前,禮品銷售會逐月增加,,所以當地的零售商每月都要招入新員工,,逐步擴大銷售隊伍。 |