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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
go by
意思:be known or called by a specified name; be known by a certain name
被叫做、被称呼
举例:Cheng Wei, 38, who also goes by Will Cheng, is the youngest entrepreneur heading one of China’s biggest tech firms. He’s been busy in the nine years since Didi was founded: Cheng hasknocked out a flurry of powerful opponents and amassed nearly 160 million monthly active users by the first quarter of this year in China alone, nearly double the amount of users that Uber has worldwide. (CNN)
offshoot
意思:a thing that originated or developed from something else;something that has developed from something larger that already existed
分支机构
举例:Its rapid ascent included controversy, however. In 2018, two women passengers were killed by drivers working for Hitch, forcing Didi to suspend operations at its car-pooling offshoot. (CNN)
cutthroat
意思:adjective /ˈkʌt.θroʊt/ (of a competitive situation or activity) fierce and intense; involving the use of ruthless measures. 竞争激烈的; 残酷的竞争环境
举例:“This is a cutthroat market,” said Tu of Sino Auto Insights. “Everyone wants to get into this multi-billion industry, including traditional car manufacturers.” (CNN)
even (sth) out
意思:phrasal verb: to become equal, or to make something equal;If something evens out, or if you even it out, the differences between the different parts of it are reduced.
使)均等,拉平; 使平衡
举例:Capri, the Hinrich Foundation research fellow, was less optimistic about Didi’s future — particularly for as long as it keeps trading in the United States. “Parts of could be nationalized,” he said. “Beijing will also actively fund smaller competitors to even out the market and more easily exert control over the main players.” (CNN)
through and through
意思:in every aspect; thoroughly or completely. 彻底;完全; 地地道道地;彻头彻尾地
举例:Every Canadian has met a Justin Trudeau in their lives — privileged, entitled and always looking out for number one. He was looking out for number one when he called this expensive and unnecessary election in the middle of a pandemic. That’s not leadership, that’s self-interest. And it’s Justin Trudeau through and through,” O’Toole said at a recent campaign event. (CNN)
crater
意思:verb: to fail or fall suddenly and dramatically : collapse, crash
突然而戏剧性地失败或下滑: 崩溃
举例:The August election call came at a time when the Liberals were enjoying a sizable lead in opinion polls, but that support cratered as some voters recoiled at the thought of an election when COVID cases are on the rise.