1.面试是否是衡量一个可能成为雇员的人的准确方式取决于面试官的特色,面试本身以及应聘者这三者。Whetheraninterviewisanaccuratewayofsizingup(1.衡量)aprospectiveemployee(2.一个可能成为雇员的人)hingeson(3.取决于)characteristicsoftheinterviewer,theinterviewitself,andtheinterviewee.1-sizeup词典释义:sizeup1.PHRASALVERB短语动词打量;估计;判断;评估Ifyousizeupapersonorsituation,youcarefullylookatthepersonorthinkaboutthesituation,sothatyoucandecidehowtoact.【语法信息】:VPn(notpron)【语法信息】:VnP【语域标签】:INFORMAL非正式•SomeUSmanufacturershavebeensizinguptheUKasapossiblemarketfortheirclothes...一些美国生产商一直在观察英国是否会成为他们的成衣潜在市场。•Hespenttheeveningsizingmeupintellectually.他整晚都在若有所思地打量我。外刊例句:Itisasensitivesubjectformany.Still,alotoforganisationswouldliketobeabletosizeupthosewhousetheirservices.(www.economist.com)对于许多组织而言,这是个敏感话题。不过许多组织都将能评估那些使用他们服务的用户。替换表达:assess/evaluate学生错误表达:(1)measure点评:measure作动词时一般的说法是measuresomebody/somethingagainstsomebody/something,将……与……作比较,这里用assess/evaluate比较好。2-aprospectiveemployee词典释义:prospective[prə'spek.tɪv]adjectiveprospectivebuyers/employers/parents,etc.ADVANCED■peoplewhoareexpectedtobuysomething/employsomeone/becomeaparent,etc潜在的客户/可能成为雇主的人/即将为人父母者等•We'vehadthreesetsofprospectivebuyerslookingroundthehouse.已经有三批可能买我们房子的人来看过房子了。外刊例句:Thisisasituationalinterviewingtechniquethatposesanon-the-jobproblemtoseehowtheprospectiveemployeewillrespond.(www.theguardian.com)这是一种情景面试技术,可以模拟出“真实工作”问题,从而观察到面试者会如果应对这些问题。替换表达:apossible/potentialemployee学生错误表达:(1)alatentemployee点评:latent一般指“潜在的,潜伏的(疾病、战争或紧张关系等)”,例如:Thevirusremainslatentinthebodyformanyyears.这种病毒会在体内潜伏许多年。不能用latent来指潜在的雇员。(2)apersonwhomaybecomeanemployee点评:语法上没错,但表达过于冗长...