商務(wù)英語(yǔ)：今日熱詞——“怎么回事？”
我最喜歡的侄女對(duì)我說(shuō)，她不能參加我的聚會(huì)，因?yàn)樗Y(jié)婚了。我大吃一驚，說(shuō)：“怎么回事？”想讓她告訴我更多情況。
今日單詞：?
| 單詞 | creaming |
| 中文釋義 |
哄抬物價(jià) |
| 英文釋義 |
(noun, BUSINESS SLANG) The usually unethical practice of fixing a very high price for a product in order to achieve high profits in a short period of time. |
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例句 |
EXAMPLE: The greedy owner of the isolated village's only shop had a reputation for creaming since his prices on anything new and desirable were ten times higher than they were in the city.
這座與外界隔絕的村莊僅有一個(gè)商店。貪婪的店主有哄抬物價(jià)的名聲。他店里新產(chǎn)品和急需商品的價(jià)格比城里高十倍。 |
今日短語(yǔ)：
| 短語(yǔ) | "Come again?" |
| 中文釋義 |
“怎么回事？” |
| 英文釋義 |
(INFORMAL) An informal question meaning " I didn't understand the surprising remark you just made; can you please explain this to me?" |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: When my favorite cousin told me she couldn't come to my party because she might be getting married, I was shocked and said "Come again?"so she would tell me more details.
我最喜歡的侄女對(duì)我說(shuō)，她不能參加我的聚會(huì)，因?yàn)樗Y(jié)婚了。我大吃一驚，說(shuō)：“怎么回事？”想讓她告訴我更多情況。 |
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