2024年2月10日 星期六

legacy, south, compound over the top.It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.


China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?

This year’s Africa Cup of Nations, like several previous editions, played out in Chinese-built arenas. It will end with familiar questions about their legacy.



For Haier, which had $15 billion in revenue world-wide last year, a delay in getting its new refrigerator to market meant that it arrived just as the U.S. economy was turning south.

A series of recalls for China-made products last year, which have heightened quality concerns about Chinese manufacturing, compounded the company's challenges. And the new fridge's design simply hasn't set it apart from models by better-known competitors, appliance buyers say.


對於去年在全世界總收入150億美元的海爾來說,未能 如期將其新款冰箱推向市場意味著它碰上了美國經濟下行的時候。去年中國制造產品的一系列召回事件加劇了人們對中國產品質量的擔憂,也增加了海爾面臨的挑 戰。而家電採購員表示,海爾新款冰箱的設計未能獨樹一幟,與

知名度更高的競爭對手的機型區分開來。

legacy
/ˈlɛɡəsi/
noun
  1. 1.
    an amount of money or property left to someone in a will.
    "my grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy"
    Similar:
    bequest
    inheritance
    heritage
    bequeathal
    bestowal
    benefaction
    endowment
    gift
    patrimony
    heirloom
    settlement
    birthright
    provision
    devise
    hereditament
  2. 2.
    the long-lasting impact of particular events, actions, etc. that took place in the past, or of a person’s life.
    "he left us a rich legacy of buildings that are both innovative architectural creations and genuine works of art"
    Similar:
    consequence
    effect
    outcome
    upshot
    spin-off
    repercussion
    aftermath
    footprint
    by-product
    product
    result
    residue
    fruits
adjective
COMPUTING
  1. denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use.
    "integration with legacy systems has been cited as a problem by over half of respondents"

over the top

  1. 1.
    INFORMAL
    to an excessive or exaggerated degree.
    "some performances go over the top"
  2. 2.
    HISTORICAL
    over the parapet of a trench and into battle.
    "I'll be in the trench with you chaps when you go over the top"
adjective
  1. INFORMAL
    excessive or exaggerated.
    "failed, over-the-top attempts at humour"

south
adv.
  1. In, from, or toward the south.
  2. Slang. Into a worse or inferior position, as of decreased value: a stock that went south shortly after he bought it.
compound (WORSEN) Show phonetics
verb [T often passive]
to make a problem or difficult situation worse:
Her terror was compounded by the feeling that she was being watched.
His financial problems were compounded when he unexpectedly lost his job.
Severe drought has compounded food shortages in the region.

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