6月10日商務英語

high-rise

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高樓大廈（名詞）

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(noun) A tall modern building, usually having ten or more stories.

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EXAMPLE: My new home is in a high-rise that includes a balcony, but since I'm afraid of heights I am afraid to use it.

我的新家在一棟高樓里，帶一座陽臺，但由于恐高，我害怕住這房子。

at the behest of someone or something

在……要求下

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A formal expression meaning "as requested by someone or something of great authority".

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EXAMPLE: At the behest of the mayor, the important visitor was greeted at the airport by a group of city officials.

在市長的要求下，一群城市官員到機場迎接這位重要的客人。