每日商务英语 第109期:野蛮本性

 killer¹ instinct 野蛮本性

 

英文释义 

Strong inclination² or desire to be ruthless andaggressive.

 

例句 Our manager is intelligent and very competent, but his killer instinct makes everyone afraidto work with him, or to trust him.我们的经理聪明且很有才干，但他的野蛮性格让所有人害怕与他共事，也不愿信任他。

1 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

2 inclination   

n.倾斜；点头；弯腰；斜坡；倾度；倾向；爱好

参考例句：

• She greeted us with a slight inclination of the head.她微微点头向我们致意。
• I did not feel the slightest inclination to hurry.我没有丝毫着急的意思。