大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——dead wood, 這個短語的含義不是指「廢木頭」,其正確的含義是:
dead wood 無用的人,無用的物
Get the dead wood out of your customer list and bring it up to date.
從客戶名單中去掉無用的人,將其更新。
The new manager wants to reduce costs by cutting out the dead wood.
新來的經理想通過裁減無用的人來降低開支。
The management wants to cut costs by getting rid of all the dead wood in the factory. Fifty workers are to lose their jobs.
管理層想通過除去工廠裡無用的人來削減支出,五十個人要失業了。
Based on these consistently low numbers, there's a lot of dead wood in that department.
基於那些持續的低的數字,那部門有很多無用的人。
Some measures need to be taken to cut out the dead wood and streamline production.
應採取措施裁掉無用的人,以提高生產效率。