mahogany
mahogany 英 [məˈhɒgəni] 美 [məˈhɑgəni]
n. 桃花心木，红木；红褐色
名词复数:mahoganies
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- n. 桃花心木，红木；红褐色
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1. The same dream candidate that can just as easily turn into a nightmare by the time he signs his contract and props his feet up on the mahogany desk in his corner office.
但是，当他在合同上签完字，坐到自己独立的办公室，并把两脚搭在红木办公桌上时，原先那个无可挑剔的求职者，此时已经变成了公司的噩梦。
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2. The pride of the White Star line, the Titanic had a mahogany-paneled smoking room, a swimming pool and a squash court.
泰坦尼克号是白色之星轮船公司的骄傲，船上有用桃花心木造的吸烟室，还有游泳池和壁球室。
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3. Listen, when you get profitable, you can have a big mahogany desk.
听着，当你盈利之时，你可买个大大的桃花心木办公桌。
- mahogany (n.) 1670s, from Spanish mahogani, of unknown origin; perhaps from the tree's native name in Maya (Honduras). As an adjective from 1730.
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