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BEC高级真题短语解析：”Cast in stone”

owenlee 发布于 2017-02-12

Cast in stone：When something is ‘cast in stone’ it is fixed and cannot be altered. It is meant to express a feeling or idea of c...

owenlee 发布于 2017-02-07

Plough ahead (with)：to continue to do something that may involve problems or that other people are opposing. （继续下去，一般用来表示执行某种有阻力的事情。）例句：Alt...

owenlee 发布于 2017-02-06

Arms-length：adj. the description of an agreement made by two parties freely and independently of each other, and without some special relati...

owenlee 发布于 2017-02-05

As sacred： devoted or dedicated to do sth as if a christian worships god. （视为神圣的、奉作神明的，尽力做某事……形容像基督教徒供奉上帝一样认真地做事情）例句：If circums...

owenlee 发布于 2017-02-04

Knock-on effects：When an event or situation has a knock-on effect, it causes other events or situations, but not directly （连锁反应）例句： If a me...

owenlee 发布于 2017-02-04

Sideways move：A sideways move in a position that generally remains at the same level despite minor rises and falls. （平级调动，比如大公司的人力资源助理换岗为公共关...

owenlee 发布于 2017-02-03

Hit a trough：marks the end of a period of declining or reach a record low. （到达低谷、底部）例句：At that time, Hora revealed profits up by a third to...

owenlee 发布于 2017-01-16

Status quo：[Latin phrase] Meaning the existing condition or state of affairs. （现状）例句：Gary Heath argues that any approach that does not chal...

owenlee 发布于 2017-01-15

Like-for-like sales：The term ‘like-for-like sales’ is used to indicate a growth in sales over a period of time, say, the compari...

owenlee 发布于 2016-10-29

Perceived Quality：Consumer’s opinion of a product’s (or a brand’s) ability to fulfill his or her expectations.（品质认识） It ma...