Week of 10/12 Flashcards
As yield chasers take a breather, shipping is taking center stage.
He went outside for a breather.
to have/take a breather 喘口气
to cluck one’s tongue
发啧啧声
Analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate market.
If a film got a little traction, a wider release could be negotiated.
to have good traction on icy roads
the extent to which a product, idea, etc., gains popularity or acceptance - 得到广泛认同
n. 摩擦力
shoot to fame/stardom/prominence
to suddenly become very famous
shoot to fame/stardom/prominence
to suddenly become very famous
a war-torn hellscape
the city’s postwar high-rise hellscape
an extremely unpleasant place or scene
to be on the brink of doing sth.
n. 紧要关头
正要做某事…
to pull (sb) back from the brink
（使某人）悬崖勒马
to push sb to/over the brink
使某人几乎难以忍受/无法忍受
on the brink of disaster
n. a point at which something, typically something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge
濒于灾难
His incompetence has brought us to the brink of ruin.
他的无能几乎毁掉了我们。
a slew of sth.
informal 大量某物
garner significant traction since launch
自从发布起就得到了广泛关注
price slippage
滑点
Slippage refers to all situations in which a market participant receives a different trade execution price than intended.
Slippage occurs when the bid/ask spread changes between the time a market order is requested and the time an exchange or other market maker executes the order.
Slippage occurs in all market venues, including equities, bonds, currencies and futures.
eureka
exclamation: a cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something
我发现了！
