Sales have slumped for mattress makers as consumers cut back during the recession, especially on big-ticket items like beds.
经济不景气,消费者不得不捂紧了钱包,尤其是对于像床垫这样的昂贵商品,席梦思公司销量随之大幅下滑。
The researchers found that men tend to covet big-ticket items that might not be within reach until later in life, such as a car or vacation home.
研究人员发现,男人更倾向于妄想高价消费,这可能直到以后的生活才能有能力消费,如一辆车或度假别墅。
One telltale sign: the new Millionaire Fair, where vendors come to show off big-ticket items like helicopters, jewel-encrusted pencils and baby bottles made of gold.
一个有力的论据就是,一次奢侈品展会中,展商展出了诸如直升飞机、镶鉆的铅笔和黄金制成的奶瓶。
Labour costs rose and factory orders hit an six-year low, with orders for big-ticket items falling.
劳动力成本上升,工厂订单随着大额订单需求量的递减而下降到六年来的最低点。
They「re gobbling up big-ticket items such as watches and leather goods and are giving extravagant gifts to colleagues and business partners.
他们贪婪地买入手表、皮具等昂贵奢侈品,并向同事和商业伙伴赠送豪华礼物。
Part of that improvement was attributable to big-ticket items particularly large vessels recently delivered by korean yards that were ordered well ahead of the crisis.
这一改善在一定程度上要归功于大额项目,特别是韩国船厂近期交货的大型船只,这些船只的订货时间远早于危机爆发。
In my life it」s not so much the big-ticket items like the current influenza or the economic meltdown that make me anxious, it「s the fact that I tend to over-commit myself.
在我的生活中,诸如流感或经济危机等大事件并不会使我特别焦虑。事实上,我的焦虑情绪更多地来源于对自我的苛求;
A 0% credit card can also be useful for paying off big-ticket items or short-term borrowing, but don」t keep money on it for longer than the 0% offer lasts - you will be hammered with interest.
零利率信用卡对高价项目和短期借贷也很有用,但是不要超过零利率提供期限—届时你将受到利息的重压。
No matter what you buy, shoes, pants or big-ticket items such as TV and VCR, if you find some problems with them or simply do not like them any longer, you can return them within 30 days.
不管你买什么,鞋子、裤子或者是电视和录像机这样的大件商品,如果你发现它们有问题,或只是不喜欢它们了,你都可以在30天内退掉它们。
A hot dog vendor may be a cash-only business, but for reasons everyone understands. Beware of businesses that sell big-ticket items like TVs, cruises or cars but doesn't accept CARDS.
(有些则另当别论。一家热狗店可能只收现金,但是大家都能理解)留心那些像是卖电视,邮轮,小车却不接受信用卡的。