antique,curio,old fogey,virtu,[电影]Antyki;
[例句] 简·波洛克古董店经营银器和小收藏品。 Jane Pollock Antiques deals in silver and small collectables.
[例句] 有些人会把这些奇怪的铁片与木块称作“古董”。 Some would call these odd pieces of iron and wood "antiques"
(企业的)board of directors,(学校等的) board of trustees,directorate ;
[例句] 董事会迟迟未能作出决定。 The Board had been slow to render its verdict.
[例句] 理查德·纳尔逊上校直到今年才从地方教育董事会离职。 Colonel Richard Nelson served on the school board until this year.
old-fashioned article,antique,old fogey,fuddy-duddy,antediluvian ;
[例句] 他不想身边有那么多老古董。 He didn't want all those old fuddy-duddies around.
[例句] 这件连衣裙算是老古董了. This dress is old as the hills.
director,trustee ;
[例句] 他们掌握了足够的证据控告董事违犯信托责任。 They have a case against their directors for breach of fiduciary duty.
[例句] 那些董事行事时是以他们俱乐部的最大利益为出发点吗? Did those directors act in the best interests of their club?
chairman,president,chairman of the board,board chairman;
[例句] 公司的董事长,也就是我的直接上司,是精力充沛的哈里·斯托克斯。 The company president, and my immediate superior, was the dynamic Harry Stokes.
[例句] 她已经获得了董事长职位的提名。 She has been nominated for the presidency.
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[例句] 我更喜欢现代家具,因为它比古代或古董家具更实用. I prefer contemporary furniture because it is more practical than ancient or antique furniture.
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