商务英语难词解释汇编

  商务英语难词解释汇编 abandon rate 挂断率（衡量客户服务质量的指标之一,计算方式为：拨入客户服务中心的电话总数中客户因等候时间过长而挂断的电话数目占总数的百分比）

    例：By choosing the right on-hold music, the company has reduced abandon rate by 50%.

    absenteeism 旷工,缺勤

    例：Improvements in working conditions helped to reduce levels of absenteeism.

    absolute interest 绝对产权,绝对权益

    例：The company has an absolute interest in the building.

    academic intelligence 学术方面的才智

    例：Phrases such as "solves problems well,""displays interest in the world at large,""accepts others for what they are,""admits mistakes,""is goal oriented," and "converses¹ well" suggest that people focus on the worldly side of intelligence, as opposed to just "academic intelligence.

    academic smarts 学术方面的才能

    例：It‘s not the usual way of thinking about it-academic smarts-IQ

    accelerated learning 速成学习

    例：Accelerated learning shows that language learning an be fast, effective and enjoyable.

    access 1 使用,享用权

    例1：Access to these files is restricted.

    例2 ：Students have free access to the library‘s scientific literature.

    access 2 进入

    例：Its acquisition of the group will allow it to gain access to France‘s railway business.

    access fee 使用费

    例：They have cut the access fee long-distance providers pay to local phone companies.

    accessories 装饰品,首饰,衣饰

    例1：I would like to thank you for the interest you expressed in our range of children‘s and teenage fashion sportswear and accessories.

    例2：As Potter-mania sweeps the nation, add a magical touch to your mobile with these fun Harry² Potter-themed phone accessories.

    accessory apartment 附属房（个人独立住宅中供出租的多余房屋）

    例：In other countries, accessory apartments are not just tolerated but encouratged. Britain and Germany, for instance, offer tax breaks to homeowners who rent out portions of their houses.

    accident frequency rate 意外伤亡事故频率（按每百万工作小时计）

    例：Steps are being taken to cut down the accident frequency rate.

    accident report book 事故记录本

    accommodation 1 适应性调节

    例：Legislation requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for the handicapped in hiring and other ways.

    accommodation 2 （应急的）短期贷款

    例：We‘re going to request a short-term accommodations from the bank to cover these payments until we can find other funds.

    accommodation address 临时通信地址

    例：Please write to my accommodation address.

    account 1 账户

    例：When the debt is cleared- as it must be by the time the customer retires- and the account goes into credit, it will attract interest at about 5 per cent.

    account 2 客户,生意往来关系

    例：The firm is one of our major accounts.

    accountancy 会计工作

    例：To her, accountancy was a means to find out about business and be paid at the same time.

    accounts 1 账目

    例：The financial director was accused of falsifying the company accounts.

    accounts 2 会计部门 即 accounts department

    例：She works in accounts.

    accounts manager 会计部经理

    accounts payable³ 应付账款

    例：Accounts payable is created when a firm deals with suppliers who extend credit.

    accounts receivable 应收账款

    例：Assets include cash, accounts receivable, inventory⁴, property and equipment, and patents.

    achievable 切实可行的,可达到的

    例：Your objectives should be relevant to the job you have applied⁵ for and achievable.

    achilles‘heel 原意为阿基里斯的脚踵,引申为致命弱点

    例：However, an achilles‘heel can usually be found that allows the headhunter to persuade them that they are, in fact, wanting to change.

    acid test 决定性的考验

    例：The acid test is whether or not somebody will actually buy the product.

    acquire 购入,取得所有权

    例：This is cussons‘newly acquired factory in poland.

    acquisition 收购

    例：The accelerated rate of globalisation has left companies desperately⁶ seeking overseas acquisitions in order to remain competitive.

    across-the-board 全面,全体

    例1：They have decided⁷ to increase prices by 4% across-the-board.

    例2：To save money, identify current problems, and make the old company more dfficient, the new president ordered an across-the-board examination of expenditures⁸ and operational procedures in every department.

    action figure （仿真）玩具人,活动人

    activewear 运动服

    例：Lauren has been making activewear and basics like jeans and leather jackets for almost a quarter of a century.

    activity 经营项目,经营业务

    例：The main activities of the company are manufacturing computer components⁹ and direct retailing¹⁰ to consumers.

1 converses   

v.交谈，谈话( converse的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• We now shall derive the converses of these propositions. 现在我们来推导这些命题的逆命题。 来自辞典例句
• No man knows Hell like him who converses most in Heaven. 在天堂里谈话最多的人对地狱最了解。 来自辞典例句

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 payable   

adj.可付的，应付的，有利益的

参考例句：

• This check is payable on demand.这是一张见票即付的支票。
• No tax is payable on these earnings.这些收入不须交税。

4 inventory   

n.详细目录，存货清单

参考例句：

• Some stores inventory their stock once a week.有些商店每周清点存货一次。
• We will need to call on our supplier to get more inventory.我们必须请供应商送来更多存货。

5 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

6 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 expenditures   

n.花费( expenditure的名词复数 )；使用；（尤指金钱的）支出额；（精力、时间、材料等的）耗费

参考例句：

• We have overspent.We'll have to let up our expenditures next month. 我们已经超支了，下个月一定得节约开支。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pension includes an allowance of fifty pounds for traffic expenditures. 年金中包括50镑交通费补贴。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。

10 retailing   

n.零售业v.零售(retail的现在分词)

参考例句：

• career opportunities in retailing 零售业的职业机会
• He is fond of retailing the news. 他喜欢传播消息。 来自《简明英汉词典》