A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 词语的;言语的;口头的;动词的;
💡 verb词语+al形容词后缀→词语的
"The job applicant must have good verbal skills."
应聘这份工作的人必须具有良好的语言表达技能。
近义：nuncupative, oral, parol, spoken, unwritten
反义：tacit, mathematic
n. 合同;契约;协议;
💡 con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收缩；对大家都有制约→合同
"The offers for the contract were all in the same ballpark ."
本合同的所有开价均在同一范围内。
近义：narrow, retrench, shorten, shrink, straiten, compress
反义：broaden, sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产;
n. 财富，财产;价值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每题为20分。
近义：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness
反义：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy
n. 纸;文件;论文;文章;
vt.& vi. 贴纸;
vt. 包装，用纸覆盖;贴壁纸;提供纸张;[俚语] 提供免费入场券;
vi. 贴糊墙纸;发交通违章传票;
adj. 纸制的;似纸的;有名无实的;
💡 这张paper（报纸）是人民（people）日报
"We put an ad in the local paper."
我们在当地报纸上登了一则广告。
近义：wallpaper, parchment, scroll, vellum, article, manuscript
反义：unwrap
adj. 书面的;写成文字的;明显受到…影响;（感情）全挂在脸上;
v. 写( write的过去分词);写信;
"The letter was written in her usual acerbic style."
这封信是用她惯常的尖刻语调写的。