bottom line

英 [ˌbɒtəm ˈlaɪn]

美 [ˌbɑːtəm ˈlaɪn]

n.  要旨; 基本论点; 底线; 最终赢利(或亏损); 损益表底线; 可接受的最低价格; 底价

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牛津词典

noun

• 要旨；基本论点；底线
  the most important thing that you have to consider or accept; the essential point in a discussion, etc.
  1. The bottom line is that we have to make a decision today.
     底线是，我们今天必须作出决定。
• 最终赢利（或亏损）；损益表底线
  the amount of money that is a profit or a loss after everything has been calculated
  1. The bottom line for 2004 was a pre-tax profit of £85 million.
     2004年最终获得税前利润8 500万英镑。
• 可接受的最低价格；底价
  the lowest price that sb will accept
  1. Two thousand─and that's my bottom line!
     两千块——不能再低了！

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 最重要的因素；要旨
  The bottom linein a decision or situation is the most important factor that you have to consider.
  1. The bottom line is that it's not profitable...
     最重要的一点是它无利可图。
  2. The bottom line is that it did not get the best out of everybody.
     最关键的问题是这不能使每个人充分发挥自己的长处。
• N-COUNT （生意上达成交易的）底线，最低条件
  Thebottom linein a business deal is the least a person is willing to accept.
  1. She says £95,000 is her bottom line.
     她说95,000英镑是她的底线。
• N-COUNT （公司在一段时期内的）盈亏总额，账本底线
  Thebottom lineis the total amount of money that a company has made or lost over a particular period of time.
  1. These small promotions were costly and they did nothing to increase his bottom line.
     这些小规模的促销活动成本很高，而且对增加他的最终效益没什么贡献。
  2. ...to force chief executives to look beyond the next quarter's bottom line.
     迫使主管们将目光不要仅局限于下一个季度的盈亏

英英释义

noun

• the decisive point
• the last line in an audit

双语例句

• That is my bottom line.
  这是我的底线。
• This price is already at our bottom line, and we can't concede any more.
  这个价钱已经是我们的底线，我们不能再让步了。
• Give me some water, and I know I can go to work, that's the bottom line.
  给我一些水，我就可以去工作，这是最低限度的要求。
• The bottom line is that TDD is a design technique but should not be the sole design technique.
  事实上，TDD是一门设计技术，但不是孤独的设计技术。
• Whether or not he obeyed the law is the bottom line.
  关键问题是他是不是遵守了法律。
• I've heard enough of your excuses. What's the bottom line?
  对于你的这些理由我已经听了太多了，重点（到底）是什么？
• Interviewer: Of course, that's the bottom line!
  老板：当然了！这是底线！
• Said more you do not understand, but do tell you a gentleman's bottom line.
  说多了你也不懂，但告诉你一条做君子的底线。
• So you can increase the bottom line.
  所以你可以增加底线。
• But the bottom line is they're in love.
  但是最重要的是他们相爱了。