常用的商务英语短语动词学习 （三）

时间：2019-11-18 14:19:50  作者：Myron

        前两天我们已经学习了一些商务英语的短语动词，让我们对短语动词有了新的认识。今天我们继续学习这些短语动词在商务英语中的不同意思，掌握好这些短语动词，将来对我们的商务英语学习是百利而无一害的。

41. Fall through – to not be successful. To fail or lose something.

    失败-不成功。失败或失去某物

例：Google had a deal to sell to Yahoo! ten years ago but it fell through.

    谷歌有一笔交易要卖给雅虎！十年前但是失败了。

42. File away – to put in organized storage (normally documents, and files)

    文件存放-存放在有组织的存储中（通常是文档和文件）

例：Remember to file away those invoices after you’re finished with them.

    别忘了把那些发票用完后归档。

43. Fill in for – to temporarily replace something or someone.

    填写-临时替换某物或某人。

例：Can you come into work today? We need someone to fill in for Sam, who’s sick.

    你今天能上班吗？山姆病了，我们需要有人来代替他。

44. Fill out – to complete or put details into a form or survey.

    填写-完成或将细节放入表格或调查中。

例：Could you please take the time to fill out our customer survey?

    请您花点时间填写我们的客户调查表好吗？

45. Find out – look for information or to discover something previously unknown.

    发现-寻找信息或发现以前未知的东西。

例：Tom, please find out what happened to the supplier’s delivery.

    汤姆，请查查供应商的交货情况。

46. Get ahead – to become successful in your career or business.

     勇往直前-在事业或事业上取得成功。

例：You have to be tough to get ahead in the finance industry.

     要想在金融业取得领先地位，你必须坚强。

47. Get on – to make improvement or progress.

      继续前进-取得进步或进步。

例：How did you get on with the marketing plan this week?

      这周你是如何进行市场营销计划的？

48. Go through – to read, discuss, or examine something, usually paper.

      阅读，讨论，或检查一些东西，通常是纸。

例：Tom from legal will get back to us after going through the contracts.

     法务部的汤姆在签完合同后会回来找我们的。

49. Hire out – to allow others to use a resource you own in return for money.

     出租-允许他人使用你拥有的资源来换取金钱。

例：The boss wants to hire out the 3rd floor of our office building to a small business.

       老板想把我们办公楼的三楼出租给一家小企业。

50. Hold off on – to postpone something until a later date.

      推迟——把某事推迟到以后的日期。

例：They will need to hold off on the release of their new phone until they fix the battery.

        他们需要推迟新手机的发布，直到他们修好电池。

51. Hold on – to wait (usually for a small period of time).

    坚持——等待（通常是很小的一段时间）。

例：Please hold on for a minute until I finish this call.

      请稍等，直到我打完电话。

52. Hold out – to wait before taking action or remain in the same difficult situation.

    坚持——在行动之前等待，或处于同样困难的境地。

例：Sir, I think we should hold out for a better offer before selling.

      先生，我想我们应该在出售前先争取一个更好的报价。

53. Hone in on – to focus on one thing. Or, to focus down in detail.

      专注于一件事。或者，把注意力放在细节上。

例：GoPro has been successful in honing in on the extreme sports market.

       Gopro已经成功地在极限运动市场上磨练了。

54. Join in on – to take part in an activity.

     参加-参加一项活动。

例：Let’s get Steve from accounting to join in on this meeting.

      让会计部的史蒂夫参加这次会议。

55. Keep up with – to stay up to date. Or to stay at the same level or speed as something else.

     跟上-保持最新。或者保持与其他事物相同的水平或速度。

例：Small businesses find it difficult to keep up with technology changes.

      小企业发现很难跟上技术的变化。

56. Key in – to type something on a computer or keyboard.

    键入-在计算机或键盘上键入内容。

例：We’re looking for a data entry specialist to key in customer’s purchase history.

      我们正在寻找一个数据输入专家来输入客户的购买历史。

57. Knuckle down – to focus on the task or job to be done.

      全神贯注——专注于要完成的任务或工作。

例：The design team will have to really knuckle down to finish this by Christmas.

       设计团队必须全力以赴在圣诞节前完成这项工作。

58. Lay off – to fire. To tell to leave the company.

       解雇-解雇。告诉他离开公司。

例：They had to lay off He was stealing paperclips.

      他们不得不解雇他，因为他在偷回形针。

59. Look into – to research to find more information.

      调查-研究以发现更多信息。

例：Our office keeps losing paperclips. Can you please look into it Stacy?

       我们的办公室老是丢回形针。你能帮我查一下吗史黛西？

60. Look through – to examine or read briefly on the surface

     浏览-在表面上检查或简短地阅读

例：The team had a quick look through your proposal.

    小组很快就看完了你的建议。