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WBR: Wall Street Update 14 Jan 15

Wed¹, 14 Jan 15

Facebook launches a new platform aimed at business users dubbed² 'Facebook at Work'. Technology journalist Rupert Goodwins tells us more. Plus a roundup of the US market news from Robert Brusca at Fact and Opinion Economics in New York.

1 wed   

v.娶，嫁，与…结婚

参考例句：

• The couple eventually wed after three year engagement.这对夫妇在订婚三年后终于结婚了。
• The prince was very determined to wed one of the king's daughters.王子下定决心要娶国王的其中一位女儿。

2 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》