公共英语考试四级写作经典短语例句2015
fat cat
a wealthy and privileged person
EXAMPLE:
"More than one fat cat has been seen visiting the offices of political candidates."
a method of presenting and selling products or services in which a salesperson goes to the residences or homes of potential buyers, knocking on their doors to solicit business
EXAMPLE:
"Many homeowners dislike door-to-door selling and consider it to be disturbing to their privacy."
feasibility test
(noun)
a procedure or basis for evaluation or assessment to see if something is capable of being accomplished or brought about, or is possible
EXAMPLE:
"A business will often do a feasibility test on a product before spending money to market it to consumers."
feel the pinch
a financially difficult, tight, strained, or squeezed circumstance or situation
EXAMPLE:
"Experiencing little demand for its products, the company began to feel the pinch."
file thirteen
any container to discard or throw away unwanted paperwork; in an office setting a container for rubbish; the wastebasket
EXAMPLE:
"The salesperson crumpled the cancelled order and tossed it into file thirteen."
hindsight
Being able to see has already happened; as contrasted with being able to see what will happen in the future. (HUMOROUS, USUALLY SARCASTIC)
EXAMPLE:
“When my pompous brother-in-law told me all the business mistakes I made last year, I complimented him on his 20/20 hindsight.”
24/7
Reference to any business service that is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
EXAMPLE:
“Most web hosting companies provide 24/7 technical support to their clients, so clients can be confident that any emergency at any time can be handled promptly.”
A captain of industry
An important business executive who is an influential leader. SOMETIMES HUMOROUS
EXAMPLE:
“When the mayor began eating lunch here regularly, our downtown restaurant became popular with the city’s most illustrious captains of industry.”
a fair shake
A reasonable chance to succeed.
EXAMPLE:
“Although he was a little loud and vain, which troubled all of us a bit, we decided to give the new employee a fair shake before criticizing his behavior.”
a far cry from
A great distance from (OFTEN FIGURATIVE)
EXAMPLE:
“After reading the resort’s colorful brochure we had expected a luxury hotel, but the shabby old hotel was a far cry from our expectations.”
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