75% of the firms he called were hostile and told him to 'drop dead.'是什么意思？

75% of the firms he called were hostile and told him to 'drop dead.'

在他电话联系的公司里，75% 都怀有敌意，让他“见鬼去吧”。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

firms

n. 公司( firm的名词复数 )，（价格稳定的）市场，球迷帮（一帮衣着时髦、鲁莽无知、常使用暴力的英国足球迷），[商业]实盘；

例句
The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups.
最贪得无厌的公司往往是工程队。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

called

v. 叫( call的过去式和过去分词 )，通电话，认为，估计；

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。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

hostile

adj. 敌人的，敌对的，怀有敌意的，不利的；n. 敌对者，敌对物，敌方；

例句
75% of the firms he called were hostile and told him to 'drop dead.'
在他电话联系的公司里，75% 都怀有敌意，让他“见鬼去吧”。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

told

v. 表明( tell的过去式和过去分词 )，讲，知道，讲述；

例句
She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...
她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

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

drop

vt.& vi. （使）落下，投下，（使）降低，减少；vt. 放弃，停止，（故意）降下，垂下（眼睛）；n. 滴，空投，降落，少量；vi. （水或其他液体）滴，结束，（因受伤或死等）倒下，退出；

例句
Night temperatures can drop below 15 degrees Celsius...
夜间气温会降到15摄氏度以下。

dead

adj. 死去的，完全的，无感觉的，呆板的；adv. 完全地，非常，绝对，极度；n. 死者，（死一样的）寂静，极寒时候；

例句
According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。