每日商务英语 第80期:枯燥乏味的

 　　cut-and-dried 枯燥乏味的

　　英文释义

　　expression referring to something boring, ordinary, and easily predictable

　　例句

　　The energetic new sales manager thought the company's previous sales presentations were too cut-and-dried, so he designed an impressive new multimedia¹ version.

　　这位精力充沛的新任销售经理认为，公司从前的销售演示文件太乏味，所以设计了精彩的多媒体版。

1 multimedia   

adj.多种手段的，多媒体的；n.多媒体

参考例句：

• Multimedia is the combination of computer and video technology.多媒体是计算机和视频技术的结合。
• Adam raised the issue of multimedia applications and much useful discussion ensued.亚当提出了多媒体应用的问题，从而引发了许多有益的讨论。