第131章 积累小词｜reshape重新塑造

Alibaba on Tuesday said it plans to split its business into six separate units， in a move that promises to radically reshape the sprawling Chinese e-commerce firm that Jack Ma founded nearly 25 years ago.

The new business groups “will have the flexibility to raise outside capital and potentially to seek its own IPO，“ according to a company statement.

生词好句

1.split

英[splɪt]美[splɪt]

v.拆分

拓展:

split sth. into...把某物拆分成几份

2.move

英[muːv]美[muːv]

n.举措

3.promise

英[ˈprɒmɪs]美[ˈprɑːmɪs]

v.可能会(seem likely)；承诺

拓展:

常见搭配：promise to do=be likely to do

The new movie promises to be one of the best of all time.

这部新电影有望成为有史以来最好的电影之一。

4.reshape

英[ˌriːˈʃeɪp]美[ˌriːˈʃeɪp]

v.重新塑造

拓展:

shape

UK/ʃeɪp/ US/ʃeɪp/

n.形状 v.塑造

radically/completely reshape彻底重塑

5.sprawling

英[ˈsprɔːlɪŋ]美[ˈsprɑːlɪŋ]

adj.庞大的，蔓延的

6.flexibility

英[ˌfleksəˈbɪləti]美[ˌfleksəˈbɪləti]

n.灵活性

7.capital

英[ˈkæpɪtəl]美[ˈkæpət(ə)l]

n.资本

拓展:

raise outside capital融资

8.potentially

英[pəˈtenʃəli]美[poʊˈtenʃ(ə)li]

adv.潜在地；可能地(likely)

拓展:

potential

UK/pəˈtenʃəl/ US/poʊˈtenʃ(ə)l/

n.潜力

9.IPO(initial public offering)

首次公开募股，上市