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商务英语:今日热词——扼要的

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EXAMPLE: The scholar worked for several years to write a brief but compendious account of the historic war.
这位学者花费数年时间撰写了一部简明扼要的战争史。

今日单词:

单词

compendious

中文释义

扼要的(形容词)

英文释义

(adjective) Describing a short written work consisting of material taken from many sources, summarizing the information in a manner that is comprehensive and detailed but concise.

例句

EXAMPLE: The scholar worked for several years to write a brief but compendious account of the historic war.

这位学者花费数年时间撰写了一部简明扼要的战争史。

今日短语:

短语

barefaced lie

中文释义

睁眼说瞎话(非正式)

英文释义

(INFORMAL) A lie told without any shame or hesitation by someone who knows it is not true.

例句

EXAMPLE: The statement by the corrupt official was a barefaced lie, and he went to jail when the truth was discovered.

这位腐败官员的声明纯属睁眼说瞎话,所以当真相大白后,他就进了监狱。

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