2092 risk-averse

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今天我们要学的词是 risk-averse. Risk-averse 形容词，意思是规避风险的，不愿承担风险的。非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地区过去十年来经济持续高速发展，但是美国的直接投资却停滞不前。专家认为这是因为，The U.S. private sector has generally been risk-averse. 美国私有部门总体来说倾向于规避风险。汇丰银行董事长最近警告说，The employees are becoming too risk-averse because they fear punishment for mistakes. 公司雇员越来越不愿意承担风险，担心因为出错而受到惩罚。好的，今天我们学习的词是 risk-averse, risk-averse, risk-averse...

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