Apparently she makes them run a dummy hedge fund for a year and sees how they get on.
显然,她会让他们做一年虚拟对冲基金,然后看看表现如何。
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英语成语:dummy run
1. In rugby or soccer, to feign a pass, kick, or other maneuver in order to deceive an opponent and get around them.
机译:1.在橄榄球或足球比赛中,为欺骗对手并绕过对手而假装传球、踢球或其他动作。
He tried selling me a dummy in a last-ditch effort to score a try and tie the game, but luckily I caught on to what he was up to and managed to bring him to the ground.
2. To suddenly stop talking or refuse to speak, typically due to a particular reason. Our usual informant dummied up when he realized there was a mole in the department.
Naturally, everyone dummied up as soon as the check came.
机译:很自然,支票一到,每个人都装腔作势。
3. To create a mock version of something.
机译:2.创造一个模仿的版本。
I’m going to dummy up the layout for this month’s issue before our next meeting with the boss.
机译:在我们下次与老板会面之前,我将为本月的问题制定一个计划。
4. To sell or pass off something to someone that ultimately proves to be worth nothing or less than promised.
机译:2.将最终证明价值不高或低于承诺的东西出售或冒充给某人。
I’m sorry, but that’s definitely not an authentic Louis Vuitton bag. They sold you a dummy, my friend.
机译:很抱歉,但那绝对不是正宗的路易威登包。他们卖给你一个假人,我的朋友。
5.A childish, angry overreaction to a negative situation or outcome; a display of bad temper, likened to a temper tantrum of a child. "Dummy" here refers to the British term for the device used to soothe babies (called a pacifier in the US or a soother elsewhere), which they may spit out when in the middle of a tantrum. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.
John had a dummy spit when I told him I’d sold his old comic book collection.
机译:当我告诉约翰我卖掉了他的旧漫画集时,他吐了一口假唾沫。
6.A trial or practice version of an event, done to prepare for (and mitigate any possible problems during) the real thing. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.
Let’s do a couple dummy runs of your speech so you feel totally comfortable with it for tomorrow’s ceremony.
机译:让我们对你的演讲做几次模拟,这样你就可以在明天的典礼上完全适应了。
7.I am not stupid, foolish, or naïve. They thought they could pull a fast one on me, but mama didn’t raise no dummy.
机译:我既不愚蠢,也不天真。他们以为他们可以在我身上快速拉一个,但妈妈没有养一个假人。
A: "And just make sure the safetly latch is in place before you start the engine." B: "I know, I know. My mama didn’t raise no dummy!"
机译:A: “在启动发动机之前,请确保安全闩锁到位。”B:“我知道,我知道。我妈妈没有举起假人!”
8.I am not stupid, foolish, or naïve. They thought they could pull a fast one on me, but momma didn’t raise no dummy.
机译:我既不愚蠢,也不天真。他们以为他们可以在我身上快速拉一个,但妈妈没有举起任何假人。
A: "And just make sure the safetly latch is in place before you start the engine." B: "I know, I know. My momma didn’t raise no dummy!"
机译:A: “在启动发动机之前,确保安全闩锁到位。”B:“我知道,我知道。我妈妈没有举起假人!”
9.to vomit.
呕吐。
Geez, I thought I was going to chuck a dummy out on that boat—I felt so seasick!
机译:天啊,我以为我要把一个假人扔到船上——我觉得晕船!
10.To have a childish overreaction or angry outburst to a negative situation or outcome; to act in a bad-tempered manner, likened to a temper tantrum of a child. "Dummy" here refers to a plastic teat used to soothe teething infants (also called a "pacifier" in the U.S. or a "soother" elsewhere), which they may spit when in the middle of a tantrum. Primarily heard in Australia. Don’t go spitting out the dummy just because Cheryl got the promotion instead of you.