对缝商务英语词汇短语

2021年1月8日发(作者：苗乙乙)
Business Idioms

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Idioms Definition Sentence
We ‘re just barely able to keep our head
above water now ,but with one more
client(客户)we’ll be doing well.
He knows his subject, but we need to
know how he handles himself in a hot
meeting with an unfriendly group. How
well does he act under fire?
Keep his head
勉强存活，不负债，收支勉
above water
强打平
Act under fire
处境艰难下的反应
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High wire act
Run aground
高空钢索秀；炫目演出（a
His high wire act is what we need to
flashy or pretentious display）
inspire the sales department.
状况百出(to meet with We were doing OK ,but when our R＆D
serious trouble)
Dept lost Kin(但是研发部少了金) ,we
ran ground.
5 Damn the
不畏艰难，全速前进。并且
We’re in big trouble if we lose this
torpedoes, full disregard any potential
contract (合同合约)so damn the
speed ahead problems torpedoes ,full speed ahead.
In the air
Up in the air
Airing
气氛有异，but no tangible(实
质) evidence
悬而未决
Something was wrong , I could feel it
in the air.
When grace quit we put the project on
hold, and things are still up in the air.
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播放(…a broadcast)传出
The network will start airing our new ad
(some information or campaign next week. We don’t want you
incident) airing this out until after we have fixed it.
突然终止或遭解雇(end
That project never made money , it
something abruptly ) deserved to get the ax.
9 Get the ax
10 Have an ax to
(找人)算帐；对他人有意见，
I have an ax grind with her after the way
grind she shot down my idea. Everybody in the
当面讲清
company has an ax to grind with him.
11 Take a backseat
退居幕后；坐冷板凳 He was our best pitch man(得力干
将)for years ,but he had to take a
backseat to Martha when she was hired.
He can do the work, but he has a lot of
baggage. Her boss cheated her and she
quit, but she seems to have left her
baggage at her old job.
12 baggage
旧包袱（old issues, attitudes
and hard feelings someone
brings with them to a new
situation.）
13 Have a ball
14 ballyhoo
尽兴（means to have fun
She was having a ball , she didn’t even
want to take a break.
doing something）
强力促销
I hate all the ballyhoo, but it got us
known fast.
Drive a hard bargain if you must ，but
get them to pay at least half of the
shipping costs(运费).
15 Drive a hard
处理棘手的谈判
bargain