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今日短语:To flag up 引起注意

2015-09-29 来源:BBC中国网

  今日小常识

  The colourful triangular flags in the picture are called 'bunting', and are often seen at street parties and weddings in the UK. The flags have a long history in the UK, though they have seen a particular return to popularity after the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2011.

  图中五彩缤纷的三角形彩旗在英语中叫 bunting 旗布。常见于英国街道派对和婚礼聚会。这种小彩旗虽然在英国有多年历史,不过自2011年威廉和凯特的婚礼之后,小彩旗又重新流行起来了。英语短语 to flag something up 的意思是强调某事的重要性或把问题提出来让大家都知道。

  例句

  At the meeting Martin flagged up the issue of late payments. He said that we hadn't paid our suppliers for three months.

  There are a couple of points that I'd like to flag up today: one is the increasing number of customer complaints and the other is the problem with our computer system.

  请注意

  单词 flagging 的意思是体力变若,精力下降。

  例句

  I worked really hard from 7am until lunch, but after lunch I was really flagging!

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