2016年公共英语四级写作必备短语及例句一

door to door selling

a method of presenting and selling products or services in which a salesperson goes to the residences or homes of potential buyers, knocking on their doors to solicit business

example:

"many homeowners dislike door to door selling and consider it to be disturbing to their privacy."

feasibility test

noun

a procedure or basis for evaluation or assessment to see if something is capable of being accomplished or brought about, or is possible

example:

"a business will often do a feasibility test on a product before spending money to market it to consumers."

feel the pinch

a financially difficult, tight, strained, or squeezed circumstance or situation

example:

"experiencing little demand for its products, the company began to feel the pinch."

file thirteen

any container to discard or throw away unwanted paperwork; in an office setting a container for rubbish; the wastebasket

example:

"the salesperson crumpled the cancelled order and tossed it into file thirteen."

fat cat

a wealthy and privileged person

example:

"more than one fat cat has been seen visiting the offices of political candidates."