Better have something we can get our hands on rather than just spend all our time talking.
有些實(shí)際材料拿到手總比坐著閑聊強(qiáng)。
常用商務(wù)口語
第 2 部分
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
spend
[sp?nd]
詞頻1
詞根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用錢,花錢;
vt. 花費(fèi);消耗;花(時間);度過;
n. (為某目的或某段時間內(nèi)的)花銷,花費(fèi),開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費(fèi);耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
adj. 較好的;更合適的;能力更強(qiáng)的;好轉(zhuǎn)的;
adv. 更好地;更妥;更;
v. 勝過;上進(jìn);
n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我們希望明天天氣轉(zhuǎn)好。
近義:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich
反義:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
adv. 稍微,有點(diǎn);相當(dāng),頗;寧愿;相反地;
int. 當(dāng)然啦,怎么不;
?? 她的(her)老鼠(rat) 相當(dāng)肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義:heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調(diào)準(zhǔn)(機(jī)械的)速度;撥準(zhǔn)(鐘、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期(付款)的;
int. [體育]時間到,(一場或一局等的)比賽時限,暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 擁有, 所有\(zhòng)\n[計(jì)] 動手
近義:labor, laborers, workpeople, labour, labourers