小橘子的英语笔记
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第40章 shelve the project 搁置项目

1.tap

英[tæp]美[tæp]

v.(本文)聘用,任命某人;轻敲

拓展:

He tapped his fingers on the table.

他用手指轻轻地敲打桌面。

tap into something 触达某些丰富的资源(access some large, abundant, or powerful resource)

tap into the youth market 进军年轻人市场

2.appoint

英[əˈpɔɪnt]美[əˈpɔɪnt]

v.任命

3.vacant

英[ˈveɪkənt]美[ˈveɪkənt]

adj.(职位)空缺的

拓展:

a vacant position / a vacant post 空缺的职位

a vacant seat 空座位

4.Initial Public Offering

首次公开募股(简称IPO)

5.stall

英[stɔːl]美[stɑːl]

v.搁置,暂缓(if a process or system stalls or something stalls it, it suddenly stops developing or making progress)

拓展:

The country's economic growth has stalled.

这个国家的经济增长停滞了。

The peace process stalled.

和平进程暂停了。

6.LLP

有限责任合伙公司(Limited Liability Partnership)

拓展:

P&G 保洁公司(The Procter & Gamble Company)

7.impasse

英[æmˈpæs]美[ˈɪmpæs]

n.僵局(a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do)

拓展:

face an impasse 面临僵局

The negotiations have reached an impasse.

谈判陷入僵局。

8.put something on hold

停止,推迟,暂停某事

拓展:

Everything's on hold because of the bad weather.

因为天气情况恶劣,所有事情都暂停了。

The project has been put on hold until the financial situation improves.

财务状况好转前,这个项目都不会启动。

9.option

英[ˈɒpʃən]美[ˈɑːpʃən]

n.(本文)期权;选择

10.buyback

英[ˈbaɪbæk]美[ˈbaɪbæk]

n.(尤指股票的)回购

11.reluctant

英[rɪˈlʌktənt]美[rɪˈlʌktənt]

adj.勉强的,不情愿的

12.shelve

英[ʃelv]美[ʃelv]

v.(引申为)搁置,放到一旁,不予考虑;n.书架

拓展:

shelve the project 搁置项目

shelve my plans to buy a car 搁置买车的计划

13.weigh on

重压于......(cause problems for something such as a market or share, usually causing it to fall)

拓展:

Employment trends could weigh on the economy.

就业趋势可能会对经济带来压力。

Slow income growth could weigh on consumer demand.

收入增长放缓可能会使消费需求受压。