点滴英语天天学第228期:雅思词汇(67)
日期:2019-12-09 14:54

(单词翻译:单击)

1. 表述法:wear and tear

释义:The damage that happens to something as a result of it being used in a normal way. (某物因正常使用而造成的顺怀,磨损)

例句:It has some wear and tear, but after 100,000 miles I'd say my car is in pretty good shape.

虽然有些磨损,但开了10万英里之后,我的车状况还是不错的。

I drive carefully and have my car serviced regularly to avoid wear and tear.

我小心驾驶,经常保养我的车,以避免磨损。

These products can stand wear and tear.

这些产品能经久耐用。

The furniture suffers a lot of wear and tear when the children are at home.

孩子们在家时家具磨损很厉害。

2. 表述法:wheel and deal

释义 1:To take part in clever (but sometimes dishonest or immoral) business deals.
(参与精明的但有时不诚实或不道德的商业交易;商业上投机取巧诡诈)

例句:Jack got tired of all the wheeling and dealing of big business and retired to run a pub in the country.

杰克厌倦了大企业里的投机钻营,退休后在乡下开了一家酒吧。

He still wheels and deals around the globe.

他仍然在世界各地招摇撞骗。

释义2:Tuse a lot of different methods and contacts to achieve what they want in business or politics, often in a way which you consider dishonest.(在政治上)玩弄手段

例句:Nothing gets done on Capitol Hill without a lot of wheeling and dealing. It's just how politics is.

在美国国会上不玩弄手段,什么事情也做不了,这就是政治。

He hates the wheeling and dealing associated with conventional political life.

他对传统政治生活中的权术钻营深恶痛绝。


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