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每日商务英语 第47期:直言不讳

时间：2013-12-12 08:52:31

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 　　to put it bluntly 直言不讳

　　英文释义
　　To speak in a very direct and abrupt1 manner, perhaps without being tactful or sensitive.
　　例句
　　I only corrected my sloppy2 dressing3 habits when my boss decided4 to put it bluntly and tell me that my careless appearance would hurt my future career.
　　老板决定直言不讳跟我说，不注意外表会影响职业前途，这时候我才改正了不修边幅的习惯。

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1 abrupt 2fdyh     
adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的
参考例句：
  • The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
  • His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。
2 sloppy 1E3zO     
adj.邋遢的，不整洁的
参考例句：
  • If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
  • Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。
3 dressing 1uOzJG     
n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料
参考例句：
  • Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
  • The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
4 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。