1月20日商務英語

marginalize ['mɑ:d?in?laiz]

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邊緣化（動詞）

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To relegate someone or something to a lower, less important position.

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EXAMPLE: The greedy and insecure old manager used to marginalize people who disagreed with him or had new ideas by assigning them to tedious, unimportant tasks.

這位貪婪而不可靠的老經理過去經常讓與他意見相左或是有新創意的人去做枯燥、不重要的工作，將他們邊緣化。

to be in stitches

笑到肚子痛（俚語）

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A slang expression that means to laugh uncontrollably, almost to the point of pain.

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EXAMPLE: The odd stories my elderly uncle told at his birthday party were so funny that our whole family was in stitches.

我的老叔在他生日聚會講的故事特別逗，讓我們全家笑到肚子痛。