2008年1月23日 星期三

payback, hatstand, bodacious




The piece features panels that allow fragrance to be inserted into the rack so that when the hat was placed on top, it would be beautifully scented for its wearer.



A mistake companies make is they don't aim projects at solving problems for the last time or create some bodacious way to satisfy customers better than anyone else. They have projects that are convenient.



Six Sigma is not enough. Implementing it at Textron was absolutely necessary, but there are other things that must be done to drive continuous improvement. It's bodacious, but we said we're going to become known and recognized as the premier multi-industry company.


bodacious
adjective MAINLY US SLANG
very large or important, or very enjoyable or admirable:
It was a bodacious concert!

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)



hatstand (UK), hatrack (US) or coat rack is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. Some upscale catalogues in Europe market it ...

payback
noun [C or U] MAINLY US
an advantage received from something, especially the profit from a financial investment:
The payback for reorganization should be increased productivity.

pay・back


【金融】(投資に対する)返戻金.
payback clause 【金融】(融資契約での)返済条項.
payback period 【経営】(投資額の)回収期間; 【金融】(ローンの)返済期間.

底下紐約時報的 payback 用法則是"先前的盡情花費的好處 現在要還回去"的意思

Worries That the Good Times Were a Mirage
By DAVID LEONHARDT
For years many spent freely. Now comes the big payback.

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