pipas

pipas

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詞形變化

復數：pipas  

英漢解釋

n.	1. a plucked four-stringed Chinese instrument with a fretted fingerboard like a guitar's 2. a tanker truck that delivers clean drinking water to inhabitants of Mexican desert areas 3. a toad that lives in water, with a flat body, large webbed feet, and no eyelids or tongue.

例句

Mr. Pipas declined to say how much Ford's gain was expected to be when the results are officially reported on Monday.

皮帕斯拒絕預計福特的銷量增幅，這一數據將于周一正式公布。

Pipas said he expects U. S. auto industry sales for November and the fourth quarter overall to be at least in the range seen in October.

Pipas預計，美國11月及四季度整體汽車行業銷量至少會達到10月水平。

'The auto-industry downturn appears to be nearing a turning point, ' George Pipas, the top sales analyst at Ford, said in a conference call.

福特汽車銷售分析師皮帕斯（GeorgePipas）在一個電話會議上說，汽車行業的低迷似乎正在接近轉折點。

Mr. Pipas said he expected the selling rate for July could be higher than 11 million cars and trucks.

皮帕斯預計，7月份折合成年率的汽車和卡車銷量可能超過1100萬輛。

But Pipas 's research with Ford confirms that within the small- car segment , attitude says more about who will buy than demographics .

不過福特汽車的皮帕斯經研究也證實，在小型車領域，態度比人口特征更能描繪出潛在的購買者。

"The balance has tipped pretty dramatically, " Pipas said of the U. S. auto industry.

Pipas認為美國汽車行業“天平發生了戲劇性變化。”

That meant that the total numbers of new vehicles purchased may fall below the original estimate of 250, 000, according to Mr. Pipas.

皮帕斯表示，這意味著新車購買總量可能低于原先預計的25萬輛。

"Right now, the economy is not sufficiently expanding to support the level of sales we had in August, " Pipas said.

“目前經濟的擴張程度無法支持8月的銷售水平，”Pipas說道。