Dealing
“Dealing” 指处理事务或应对局面,如 “dealing with complaints”(处理投诉)。商业语境可指交易行为,如 “insider dealing”(内幕交易);口语 “How are you dealing with it?” 关心对方应对方式。
- “She has experience dealing with difficult clients.” (她有应对难缠客户的经验。)
- “The manager spent the morning dealing with paperwork.” (经理一上午都在处理文书。)
- “They were accused of illegal dealing in stolen goods.” (他们被控非法交易赃物。)
“Deal” 来自古英语 dǣlan(分配、分享),与德语 teilen(分)同源,后扩展为“处理、交易、发牌”。
deal + -ing:过去式/过去分词 dealt;名词 dealer(经销商)、deal(交易)。
职场 “dealing with stress” 是心理健康话题;金融 strict rules on market dealing;扑克 “dealing cards” 指发牌。
- 原形: deal
- 过去式/过去分词: dealt
- 名词: deal, dealer
- 固定搭配: “dealing with” (处理、应对), “double-dealing” (两面三刀), “fair dealing” (公平交易)
deal 是“处理/成交”,-ing 像手正在忙:dealing with = 正在着手对付那件事。
“While dealing with a burst pipe, he still answered every tenant’s call.” (处理水管爆裂的同时,他仍接听了每位租户的电话。)