艾伦秀第165期:有点不知所措

1、discount

减价;折扣

They are often available at a discount.

它们经常进行打折销售。

Full-time staff get a 20 per cent discount.

全职员工享受 20% 的折扣。

给…打折;打折出售

This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand.

这迫使航空公司对机票大幅打折来刺激需求。

Tour prices are being discounted as much as 33%.

旅行价格打了 6.7 折之多。

认为(某种思想、事实、理论)不重要;不全信;认为…不相关

However, traders tended to discount the rumor.

然而，商人往往不相信这一谣传。

This theory has now been discounted.

这个理论被打了折扣。

2、multiple

多部分的;涉及多人的;有多种用途的

He died of multiple injuries.

他死于多处受伤。

The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.

最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。

倍数

Their numerical system, derived from the Babylonians, was based on multiples of the number six.

他们的数制源自古巴比伦人，以数字6的倍数为基数。

连锁商店;连锁店

It made it almost impossible for the smaller retailer to compete against the multiples.

这使得小零售商几乎不可能跟连锁店竞争。