COB
Sam mailed to remind: I need to submit timesheet by COB. And I noticed I need to learn more:-).[@more@]COB: Close of Business
permutation
permutation, permute 的名词1‘数学’排列~(s) and combination(s)排列与组合2 (C)交换,互换,置换 (interchange)[@more@][usually pl.] any of the different ways in which a set of things can be ordered: The possible permutations of x, y and z are xyz, xzy, yxz, yzx, zxy and zyx.
generic
generic adjective 1.shared by, including or typical of a whole group of things; not SPECIFIC: i.e.: 'Vine fruit' is the generic term for currants and raisins. 2.(of a product, especially a drug) not using the name of the company that made it: generic brands i.e.:The doctor offered me a choice of a branded or a generic drug.[@more@]
人在江湖,身不由已?
前花旗首席执行官Charles Prince在位时说的一句话后来成为话柄,但却是句大实话:人在江湖,身不由已。 As long as the music is playing,you've got to get up and dance。[@more@]
Conscientious
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escalate
escalate,verb~ (sth) (into sth) to become or make sth greater, worse, more serious, etc i.e.:The fighting escalated into a full-scale war. the escalating costs of health care We do not want to escalate the war.escalation n. [C, U]i.e.:an escalation in food prices;further escalation of the conflict[@more@]1 a. <战争等>逐段扩大,升高 b. 逐段扩大[成…][into]2 <工资、物价等> 逐渐上涨
heuristic
heuristic adj.[hjJ`rIstIk; hjuˋristik]帮助 (学习者) 发现的; 促使自行研究的,启发式的the ~ method of teaching:启发式教学法名词:[~s; 当单数用]启发式教学法[@more@]heuristics n.[U] (formal) a method of solving problems by finding practical ways of dealing with them, learning from past experience
Frenzy
不可数名词[又作 a ~] 狂乱,发狂,狂热drive a person to [into] ~使某人发狂in a ~ of excitement在极度的兴奋中 (兴奋得近于狂乱)work oneself up into a ~逐渐狂暴起来[@more@][C, usually sing, U] (plural frenzies) ~ (of sth) a state of great activity and strong emotion that is often violent or frightening and not under control: in a frenzy of activity / excitement / violence ◆ The speaker worked the crowd up into a frenzy. ◆ an outbreak of patriotic frenzy ◆ a killing frenzy
Best Practice in Writing
Keep it ClearUse headings and subheadings to make the topic apparentOutline the content in a short introductory paragraphUse timely and accurate contentKeep it ConciseUse bullets rather than paragraphsUse boldface to highlight your main pointsBreak large amounts of information into smaller pages that link to one anotherMake it CompellingWrite clear, simple, and straightforward textUse the active voiceKeep paragraphs shortMake it CorrectCheck grammar and spellingWrite in the language of your audi
tentative
not definite or certain, and may be changed later=provisionali.e.:make a tentative suggestion, proposal, plan, etc[@more@]Example sentence:I passed on my tentative conclusions to the police. The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country's economic problems.
cheap money?
Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, said "Excessively cheap money in the US was a driver of today’s crisis". http://www.ftchinese.com/story_ce.php?storyid=001023325[@more@]
phrases
Solution Opportunity and Approval ReviewSolution Approval ReviewTotal Contract ValueKnowledge ManagementRequest for Proposal[@more@]Walk through - Process of reviewingProposal Red Team - Final team review of the entire proposal content and any additional documents, making sure they map to the Request For Proposal (RFP) requirements, have appropriate win-themes woven throughout and represent a fully integrated solution before submission to the prospective client.
demote
denote: to make someone's rank or position lower or less importantn.demotioni.e.:The sergeant was demoted to private.[@more@]
synergy
Explanation:The idea that the value and performance of two companies combined will be greater than the sum of the separate individual parts.[@more@]This term is used mostly in the context of mergers and acquisitions. For example, if Company A has an excellent product but lousy distribution whereas Company B has a great distribution system but poor products, the companies could create synergy with a merger.
GBU
Global Business User.如果一直不查真不知道是什么的缩写,现在比以前任何时候都不喜欢缩略。[@more@]学习研究的心情也荡然无存.
fabulous
It's a word appeared in SATC many times.fabulous adjective * (informal) extremely good: a fabulous performance / view Example sentenses: Jane is a fabulous cook. The food looks fabulous. * (written) very great: fabulous wealth / riches / beauty * [only before noun] (literary) appearing in FABLES: fabulous beasts[@more@]
Janitor
Janitor is someone who cleans in public areas (your house maid who cleans is not a janitor).Janitor: a person employed in an apartment house, office building, school, etc., to clean the public areas, remove garbage, and do minor repairs; caretaker.[@more@]
dilemma
dilemmai.e.:For a moment she fairly froze because of the complications of her dilemma.between a rock and a hard placei.e.:I come here with great reluctance. I am between a rock and a hard place.ø¢° ]c¯*enpf.chinabroadcast.cnÍô(èyß±%Âø¢° ]c¯*enpf.chinabroadcast.cnÍô(èyß±%Â [@more@]between scylla and charybdis n. 前有岩礁(妖魔,后有旋涡,腹背受敌,进退两难) i.e.:Trying to avoid the jealousy of
syllabus
noun(plural syllabuses or less frequent syllabi ) a list of the topics, books, etc. that students should study in a particular subject at school or collegeCompare: CURRICULUMExample sentence:We must try to diversify the syllabus to attract more students.[@more@]
nadir
/ ˈneɪdɪə/ nounthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer.天底 antonym zeniththe lowest point;[sing.] (written) the worst moment of a particular situation,i.e.:the nadir of his career[@more@]nadir n. [天] 天底, 最底点, 最低点习惯用语at the nadir of 在...最下层[低点] Example sentences:It felt as if we had traveled from nadir to zenith.Ironically, the high point of the novel occurs when the protagonist reach