2019年4月28日 星期日

scotched, prices are keener




The government wants to foster a legal industry, but prices are keener in the illegal one








Chinese acquisitions that involve the transfer of sensitive technologies are being scotched



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uk if prices are keen, they are lower and offer more value than others:

Superstores may offer keen prices that small-town shops cannot match.

scotch1
/skɒtʃ/
verb
past tense: scotched; past participle: scotched
  1. 1.
    decisively put an end to.

    "a spokesman has scotched the rumours"

  2. 2.
    wedge (someone or something) somewhere.

    "he soon scotched himself against a wall"

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