The two companies now have 90% of a $1.7 billion market, in what local news media termed a “kiss of death” to Filipinos.
这两家公司现在占有17亿美元烟草市场份额的90%,当地新闻媒体称烟草为菲律宾人的“死亡之吻”。
Answer: For many job seekers, a simple job-description statement is the kiss of death: "Three years of relevant experience required."
回答:在许多求职者看来,一项简单的职位描述成了他们的“死亡通知书”:“需要三年相关经验”。
Opponents of the project argued that a rival airport could be the kiss of death for KLIA, which opened in 1998, caters for around 25m passengers a year and aspires to be a regional hub.
该计划的反对者则辩称,一个竞争的机场对吉隆坡国际机场可能是死亡之吻。 吉隆坡国际机场于1998年启用,每年旅客吞吐量约为2500万,一直想成为地区性航空枢纽。
We fear that the latest run on WTI will be the kiss of death for a global economy that was trying to avoid the possibility of a double-dip recession.
我们担心,对于正在设法避免双底衰退的全球经济来说,WTI(西德克萨斯州中质原油)的最新走势将是死亡之吻。
When they merrily suggested the merge of two companies, I knew it was the kiss of death. A massive cutdown took place a week later.
当他们高兴地提出合并两家公司的时候,我知道大事不妙了。一周后便开始了大型裁员。
When employees don't deliver the brand, it can be the kiss of death for a business.
当员工不把牌子,就可以亲吻死亡的一项业务。
It is said that when the Vikings see a Valkyrie, they will wildly cheer for their doom, and wait for the kiss of death from Valkyrie.
这是说,当看到一个女武神的海盗,他们会疯狂地欢呼他们的厄运,并等待从女武神死神之吻。
When the chairman said he had every confidence in me, I knew it was the kiss of death. A week later I was looking for another job.
董事长说他对我很有信心时,我知道大事不妙了,一周之后我便另谋出路了。
With only 300,000 people in the country and the fact that Iceland is a remote island location, the company said that the 2009 financial crisis had been the kiss of death.
麦当劳公司称,考虑到冰岛四面环海,地理位置偏远,而且仅有30万人口,2009年的金融危机可谓是死亡之吻。
With only 300,000 people in the country and the fact that Iceland is a remote island location, the company said that the 2009 financial crisis had been the kiss of death.
麦当劳公司称,考虑到冰岛四面环海,地理位置偏远,而且仅有30万人口,2009年的金融危机可谓是死亡之吻。
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