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re.

Chinese translation: regarding

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English term or phrase:re.
Chinese translation:regarding

13:15 Feb 21, 2008
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: re.
This brief module is meant to introduce the competency language to our leaders, to strengthen their ability to clearly define/coach employees re. their skills in a specific and meaningful way.

请问这里的 re. 是指什么缩写。 regarding?
Xiangdong Zhuo
China
Local time: 18:15
regarding
Explanation:
来自金山词霸《简明英汉词典》
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Jinhang Wang
China
Local time: 18:15
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4 +6regarding
Jinhang Wang
4 +1i.e. 也就是
FraserView
3 +1就...
Jason Ma


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
就...


Explanation:
...concerning their skills in a specific and maningful way

Re: concerning, about
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Jason Ma
China
Local time: 18:15
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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agree  chica nueva: re = in the case or matter of; as regards: short for in re; in re = in the matter (of); concerning (Collins Concise English Dictionary) -> however, we most often use it informally to mean 关于 as here or in student lecture notes for example.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
regarding


Explanation:
来自金山词霸《简明英汉词典》

Jinhang Wang
China
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 16
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Thank you all

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agree  Helen Li
1 hr
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agree  Dilshod Madolimov
5 hrs
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agree  LoyalTrans
10 hrs
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agree  rushidao
12 hrs
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agree  Naikei Wong: the full stop is redundant, because it's not a short form... see cambridge adv. learner's dic.: "preposition FORMAL; (especially in business letters) about; on the subject of:"
12 hrs
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agree  chica nueva: re = (用于正式文书,如商业信件中)关于 eg re your enquiry of the 19th October 关于你十月十九日垂询的事(朗文进阶词典) -> however, we most often use it informally as here or in student lecture notes for example.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i.e. 也就是


Explanation:
It is believed that re was misprinted with i.e. (也就是)。If not misprinted, it means 参考，依照；如果；关于

FraserView
Local time: 03:15
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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agree  chica nueva: 关于
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