A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 詞語的;言語的;口頭的;動詞的;
?? verb詞語+al形容詞后綴→詞語的
"The job applicant must have good verbal skills."
應聘這份工作的人必須具有良好的語言表達技能。
近義:nuncupative, oral, parol, spoken, unwritten
反義:tacit, mathematic
n. 合同;契約;協議;
?? con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收縮;對大家都有制約→合同
"The offers for the contract were all in the same ballpark ."
本合同的所有開價均在同一范圍內。
近義:narrow, retrench, shorten, shrink, straiten, compress
反義:broaden, sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
adj. 值得的;有…的價值;等值的;有…的財產;
n. 財富,財產;價值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每題為20分。
近義:merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反義:insignificance, slightness, insignificancy
n. 紙;文件;論文;文章;
vt.& vi. 貼紙;
vt. 包裝,用紙覆蓋;貼壁紙;提供紙張;[俚語] 提供免費入場券;
vi. 貼糊墻紙;發交通違章傳票;
adj. 紙制的;似紙的;有名無實的;
?? 這張paper(報紙)是人民(people)日報
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我們在當地報紙上登了一則廣告。
近義:wallpaper, parchment, scroll, vellum, article, manuscript
反義:unwrap
adj. 書面的;寫成文字的;明顯受到…影響;(感情)全掛在臉上;
v. 寫( write的過去分詞);寫信;
"The letter was written in her usual acerbic style."
這封信是用她慣常的尖刻語調寫的。