英语听力精选进阶版 15419

 

Business Matters: UK China trade mission 03 Dec 13

Tue, 3 Dec 13

Trade trumps¹ political concerns as the British prime minister visits China, Amazon road-tests a delivery drone, and regular contributor Lucy Kellaway on how to spot 'liability bosses'.

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abbr.trumpets 喇叭；小号；喇叭形状的东西；喇叭筒v.（牌戏）出王牌赢（一牌或一墩）( trump的过去式 )；吹号公告，吹号庆祝；吹喇叭；捏造

参考例句：

• On the day of the match the team turned up trumps. 比赛那天该队出乎意料地获得胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Every time John is late getting home he trumps up some new excuse. 每次约翰晚回家都会编造个新借口。 来自《简明英汉词典》