Dec 14, 2016 04:56
7 yrs ago
English term
China
move the needle
English to Chinese
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
machine learning
"This time, we asked them to express it terms of shareholder value, and most people selected 5% – 50% [of shareholder value]. Even on the low side, 5% of the value of a big organization is something that will {move the needle}."
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FYI
意思是be significant
很不少了
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Note added at 12 mins (2016-12-14 05:09:40 GMT)
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是“能让仪表的表针移动”的意思，比喻 it is enough to make a difference
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Note added at 13 mins (2016-12-14 05:10:17 GMT)
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http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/82928/what-is-the...
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Note added at 56 mins (2016-12-14 05:53:46 GMT)
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5% of the value 已经是很了不起/很大的数额了。
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Note added at 4 days (2016-12-18 18:32:17 GMT)
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另外一些版本：不容忽视/不可忽略的数额
很不少了
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Note added at 12 mins (2016-12-14 05:09:40 GMT)
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是“能让仪表的表针移动”的意思，比喻 it is enough to make a difference
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Note added at 13 mins (2016-12-14 05:10:17 GMT)
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http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/82928/what-is-the...
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Note added at 56 mins (2016-12-14 05:53:46 GMT)
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5% of the value 已经是很了不起/很大的数额了。
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Note added at 4 days (2016-12-18 18:32:17 GMT)
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另外一些版本：不容忽视/不可忽略的数额
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It is a figurative speech referring to the weight, "weigh in on."
(The old-fashioned weight is shown by a needle instead of digitalized numbers.)
(The old-fashioned weight is shown by a needle instead of digitalized numbers.)
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