As a political satirist, scurrility was his trade, you might say.是什么意思？

As a political satirist, scurrility was his trade, you might say.

作为政治讽刺作家, 恶言诽谤也许可算是他的行业.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

political

adj. 政治的，政党的，对政治有兴趣的；

例句
He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.
他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

satirist

n. 讽刺作家；

例句
An eighteenth - century satirist reviewed the troublesome period.
一位18世纪的讽刺作家对这一动乱时期作了评论.

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

trade

n. 贸易，行业，<美>顾客，买卖；vt.& vi. 交易，经商；vt. 交换，经营…交易，做…的买卖；vi. 贸易，买卖，以物易物；

例句
Argentina has lifted all restrictions on trade and visas are about to be abolished...
阿根廷已经取消所有贸易限制，签证制也将废止。

you

pron. 你，你们，您们，各位，大家；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

might

aux. 表示可能，表示许可，表示询问情况；n. 力气，力量，威力，权力；v. 可以，应该；

例句
It might help if campaigning didn't absorb so much time and money.
如果竞选活动没耗费这么多的时间和金钱，情况或许还不会这么糟。

say

vi. 说， 讲，表明，宣称，假设，约莫；vt. 表明，念，说明，比方说；n. 发言权，说话，要说的话，发言权；

例句
The company say they're able to keep pricing competitive...
该公司说他们能够使定价保持竞争力。