第40章 shelve the project 搁置项目

1.tap

英[t?p]美[t?p]

v.（本文）聘用，任命某人；轻敲

拓展:

He tapped his fingers on the table.

他用手指轻轻地敲打桌面。

tap into something 触达某些丰富的资源（access some large， abundant， or powerful resource）

tap into the youth market 进军年轻人市场

2.appoint

英[??p??nt]美[??p??nt]

v.任命

3.vacant

英[?ve?k?nt]美[?ve?k?nt]

adj.（职位）空缺的

拓展:

a vacant position / a vacant post 空缺的职位

a vacant seat 空座位

4.Initial Public Offering

首次公开募股（简称IPO)

5.stall

英[st??l]美[stɑ?l]

v.搁置，暂缓（if a process or system stalls or something stalls it， it suddenly stops developing or making progress）

拓展:

The country's economic growth has stalled.

这个国家的经济增长停滞了。

The peace process stalled.

和平进程暂停了。

6.LLP

有限责任合伙公司（Limited Liability Partnership）

拓展:

P&G 保洁公司（The Procter & Gamble Company）

7.impasse

英[?m?p?s]美[??mp?s]

n.僵局（a difficult situation in which no progress can be made because the people involved cannot agree what to do）

拓展:

face an impasse 面临僵局

The negotiations have reached an impasse.

谈判陷入僵局。

8.put something on hold

停止，推迟，暂停某事

拓展:

Everything's on hold because of the bad weather.

因为天气情况恶劣，所有事情都暂停了。

The project has been put on hold until the financial situation improves.

财务状况好转前，这个项目都不会启动。

9.option

英[??p??n]美[?ɑ?p??n]

n.（本文）期权；选择

10.buyback

英[?ba?b?k]美[?ba?b?k]

n.（尤指股票的）回购

11.reluctant

英[r??l?kt?nt]美[r??l?kt?nt]

adj.勉强的，不情愿的

12.shelve

英[?elv]美[?elv]

v.（引申为）搁置，放到一旁，不予考虑；n.书架

拓展:

shelve the project 搁置项目

shelve my plans to buy a car 搁置买车的计划

13.weigh on

重压于......（cause problems for something such as a market or share， usually causing it to fall）

拓展:

Employment trends could weigh on the economy.

就业趋势可能会对经济带来压力。

Slow ine growth could weigh on consumer demand.

收入增长放缓可能会使消费需求受压。