A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.
📚 名句词汇解析
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n. 公司,商号;作伴,伴侣,客人;连队,中队;(社交)集会,聚会;
💡 com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名词后缀)→交谊;伙伴
"He absconded with the company funds."
他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。
近义:institution, merging, partnership, pool, society, trust
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 名气,名声;好名声;信誉,声望;荣誉,名望;
💡 re再+put认为,思考+ation名词后缀 → 再让人想起的东西 → 名声
"Their reputation for fairness is a matter for pride."
他们公正的名声令他们引以为豪.
近义:name, prestige, renown, repute, standing, status
反义:shame, unpopularity, belittling, dishonourableness, dishonouring, disgrace
n. 人;(语法)人称;身体;容貌;
💡 person-, parson- 表”人类”
"The aforementioned person was seen acting suspiciously."
有人看见前面提到的那个人行动可疑。
近义:individual, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke, blighter
反义:assemblage, assembly, mass, mob, multitude, party
adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验,尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的;使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义:arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
n. [商]商标,牌子;烙印;〈比喻〉污名,耻辱;燃烧着的木头;
vt. 污辱;铭刻于;加商标于;打烙印于;
💡 不软的(谐音): 品牌 网友:yqy 补充:白兰地(brandy)是一种牌子(brand);商标(brand)是重要的(grand)
"Which brand of toothpaste do you use?"
你用什么牌子的牙膏?
近义:label, mark, seal, stamp, stigmatise, stigmatize
vt.& vi. 赚得;获得;赢得;博得;
vt. 赚,赚得;获得;挣得;使得到;
💡 耳朵(ear)有几个(n)能 挣钱
"Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living."
现今谋生很容易.
近义:deserve, win, net, accrue, bear, make
🏷 更多「No category」名言
"What if we chose the wrong religion? Each week we just make God madder and madder."
— Matt Groening