夏说英语新闻晨读 第65期:霍尼韦尔公司收购案失败的原因

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Honeywell, an American engineering conglomerate¹, dropped its $90 billion takeover bid for United Technologies, which makes Pratt & Whitney jet engines, Otis lifts, air-conditioning systems and more. Honeywell grumbled² about UTC’s “unwillingness to engage in negotiations”; UTC had said regulatory risks and customers’ reservations ruled out a deal.

词义解析:

Conglomerate：集团
Takeover：收购
Bid：投标
Grumble：抱怨
Rule out：取消

1 conglomerate   

n.综合商社，多元化集团公司

参考例句：

• The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate.该公司已被美国一企业集团接管。
• An American conglomerate holds a major share in the company.一家美国的大联合企业持有该公司的大部分股份。

2 grumbled   

抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 发牢骚； 咕哝； 发哼声

参考例句：

• He grumbled at the low pay offered to him. 他抱怨给他的工资低。
• The heat was sweltering, and the men grumbled fiercely over their work. 天热得让人发昏，水手们边干活边发着牢骚。