I have pressing business to attend to.
我有紧急的事情要处理。
生意英语
商业应酬(二)
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 紧迫的,紧急的;迫切的,急迫的;恳切的;
n. 压,压制;模压制品;力主;唱片;
v. 压,压迫(press的现在分词);
💡 press 表”压力,向……人施压”
"Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem."
许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题.
近义:ironing, treading, squeezing, immediate, imperative, imperious
反义:deferrable
vi. 出席;致力于,献身于;侍候,照顾;关注;
vt. 出席,参加;[常用被动语态](作为结果、情况)伴随;照顾;陪伴;
💡 at=ad,to+tend延伸→把思维延伸到→关注,引申为期待某人到达,后来又引申为到达 → 出席
"All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony."
所有当地的圣职人员都获邀参加这项仪式。
近义:assist, participate, come, concur, go, frequent
反义:absent, ignore, overlook, shelve, slight, unattend
n. 商业,交易;生意;事务,业务;职业,行业;
💡 在公共汽车(bus)里面(in)一只鹅(e)和两条蛇(ss)正在做 生意
"The availability of cheap long - term credit would help small business."
低利息的 长期 贷款对小型企业会有帮助.
近义:negotiation, trade, trading, traffic, biz, commerce
反义:individual