英語四級考試輔導：寫作短語

　　寫作短語(1)

　　Armed to the teeth

　　equipped with everything one needs for action

　　EXAMPLE:

　　The worried company president had full financial statements, sales reports, new product ideas, letters of praise from major customers, and proposals for increased growth when he arrived to make his annual report to the hostile board of directors; he was armed to the teeth.

　　avant garde

　　Very modern in style; possibly experimental or self-consciously artistic

　　FRENCH military term “forward guard,” soldiers who lead an attack

　　EXAMPLE:

　　The young employees of the New York advertising agency always wore dramatic, avant garde clothing so their clients would think they were modern and knowledgeable about popular trends.

　　all in the same boat

　　to be sharing the same difficult circumstances, often

　　with others who would normally be competitors

　　EXAMPLE:

　　When bad weather discouraged tourists from coming to the popular seacoast resort town, the managers of the different hotels in the town knew they were

　　all in the same boat and decided to work cooperatively with one another.

　　bone of contention

　　(noun)

　　a disagreement, dispute, or argument about something; a strong difference of opinion; a conflict

　　EXAMPLE:

　　A bone of contention was the division of powers between the national and provincial governments.

　　brand x

　　a marketing classification describing a product that doesn't have a highly visible or recognized name like a well-known product or "brand name"

　　EXAMPLE:

　　It was decided to buy brand x because it was less expensive.

　　寫作短語(2)

　　bag of tricks

　　The total skills, knowledge, and often secret abilities that a person has (a traditional reference to a magician’s bag).

　　EXAMPLE:

　　To be a successful in today’s competitive business environment, an executive has to use everything in his bag of tricks.

　　back to square one

　　An expression used to mean that it is necessary to stop whatever one has done on a new project and to start again completely.

　　EXAMPLE:

　　When our experimental design for a new solar automobile failed totally on the first day of testing, our engineering department knew it was back to square one.

　　blow off steam

　　(verb phrase)

　　to release frustration or anger that has been building up; also to celebrate or do something in a loud or noisy way

　　EXAMPLE:

　　After a week of negotiations with the union, the workers decided to have a party and blow off steam.

　　blue chip

　　(adj.)

　　a type of stock highly valuesd for its long record of steady or long term earnings; also a valuable property

　　EXAMPLE:

　　The investor bought 100 shares of stock in a blue chip company.

　　bread and butter

　　(noun)

　　the primary or leading means of financial support, existence, or survival

　　EXAMPLE:

　　Bicycle manufacturing provides the company's bread and butter.

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