preeminent [pri(:)'emin?nt]

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知名的（形容詞）

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(adjective) Well-known, respected, and superior either to all or many others in the same category.

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EXAMPLE: The famous business school's preeminent professor of economics was the author of an influential book on monetary policy.

這位著名商學(xué)院的知名經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)教授是一部有影響的貨幣政策論著的作者,。

the factory floor

普通員工（俚語(yǔ)）

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Slang expression referring to the ordinary employees of a company, particularly of a large manufacturing company, or to the environment in which they work.

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EXAMPLE: There were rumors on the factory floor that the company might be closed next year.

普通員工傳言,，公司明年可能關(guān)閉,。