每日商務英語 第15期:取得進展

英文釋義

1. To accomplish progress towards a goal
2. To take away territory belonging to another.

例句

1: While the task of improving our moribund old company is enormous, last week I started to make inroads by hiring some very good new managers.

2: While formerly they had no competition in the city, the old company is worried that the new competitor may soon make inroads there.

1.雖說改善這家經營不善的老企業的任務十分艱鉅，但我上週新招了幾名優秀的經理後，事情已經開始有了進展。
2.儘管以前他們在這座城市裏沒有競爭對手，但這家老企業還是擔心，新的競爭對手很快會闖進來。