sortof

When he tookup that job, he invited the then CEO out to dinner, asked him what his vision was, and mauled him until, by coffee time, some sortof grand plan for the future had emerged.

他刚接到这份工作的时候，有一次邀请首席执行官共进晚餐，席间不断地询问执行官对可预见的未来所采取的系列基本方案持何种观点，并对他进行抨击，一直到用餐完毕上咖啡的时候才算结束。