1. head count 員工數量 ;總人數
The company announced this year that it plans to trim head count by 4, 800 through early retirement and voluntary departures.
標致雪鐵龍今年宣布,計劃通過提前退休和自愿離職等舉措將員工數量減少4,800人 。
2. a swath of 一片;一批
The new route involves expanding a rail track that runs through a large swath of residential areas.
新線路需要擴建一條穿過大片居民區的軌道 。
3. meet with skepticism 遭到質疑
Her requests had been met with skepticism and repeated, stubborn denials.
她的懇求遭到了懷疑,還遭到了再三的堅決否認 。
4. lose out 失去;輸掉
With every part of land you lease out to a foreign power, you lose out on your sovereignty too.
每當你們出租一塊地給外國人,你們也就失去了部分主權 。
adj. 可用的,可得到的,有用的,有效的