学习书籍《剑桥商务英语中级词汇精选》乱序版
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Day25 spectrum ['spektrəm] n.范围;领域;光谱;声谱 例:This large group of research and development is composed of specialists from a wide spectrum of professions. 这个大型的研发团队是由各行各业的专业人士组成的。 搭:across the spectrum 跨领域;各方面 customer ['kʌstəmə(r)] n.顾客,用户 商:customer base 客户群,客户基础/customer profile 客户概况/customer relation 客户关系/customer service 售后服务/regular customer 常客 stag [stæg] n.购买新上市股票的人,股票投机者 adj.只限男子参加的 例:The crash of the stock market resultd in many stags going bankrupt. 股票市场的崩溃导致许多股票投机者破产 safety ['seɪfti] n.安全;安全性;安全处所 例:The factory carries out safety checks at least once a month. 这家工厂至少每月进行一次安全检查 搭:safety level 安全水平/safety measure(s)安全措施/for one's own safety 为了某人的安全 takeaway ['teɪkəweɪ] n.外卖食品;外卖餐馆 adj.外卖的 例:The restaurant began to provide a takeaway service to meet the needs of office workers. 这家餐馆开始提供外卖服务以满足上班族的需要 dump [dʌmp] v.倾倒;倾销 n.垃圾场 例:No country is allowed to dump their products on the Chinese market. 任何国家都不得向中国市场倾销商品 搭:garbage dump 垃圾场 派:dumping n.倾倒;倾销(例:anti-dumping duty 反倾销税)/dumper n.倾卸工 rarely ['reəli] adv.很少地,难得,罕有地 例:We rarely abtain an order of such a large amount, especially in the situation of the economic downturn. 我们很少得到量这么大的订单,尤其是在经济低迷的形势下。 resident ['rezɪdənt] adj.(在某地)居住的 n.居民 例:The overseas marketing director of the company needs to be resident in the US. 这家公司的海外市场总监必须是在美国定居的人。 搭:resident expert 常驻专家;当地专家 派:residential adj.适合居住的;住宅的;需要在某地居住的;提供食宿的(例:residential area 居民区) bust [bʌst] adj.破产的 vi.爆裂;破产;被降级;崩溃 vt.使爆裂,破坏;开除;搜查,逮捕 n.爆裂;(经济)崩溃;半身雕像 商:go bust 破产 搭:bust a gut 努力(做某事),拼命干 派:busted adj.破产的;破碎的 写作小站: To make things worse, the staff raced to leave the company due to being badly paid, which made the beleaguered company go bust. 雪上加霜的是,员工因待遇不加纷纷离开公司,这使得这家本来就处于困境的公司倒闭了。 precisely [prɪ'saɪsli] adv.精确地;恰恰 例:After getting the product costs, we are able to precisely set the price of the products. 我们在得知产品成本后就能够为产品准确定价了 搭:more precisely 更确切的说 Day26 bounce [baʊns] vt.使弹起,使反弹,使跳起 vi.弹起,反弹,跳起;支票被银行退票 n.弹,反弹 例:The consumer confidence index began to bounce back with the economic recovery 随着经济的复苏,消费者信心指数开始大幅度提升 商:bounce back(价格等)下跌后大幅度反弹 搭:bounce a cheque 退回支票/bounce in equities 股市反弹 派:bouncy adj.跳跃的;有弹性的;快活的;精神饱满的/bouncing adj.健壮的,茁壮的 provision [prə'vɪʒn] n.规定;条款;准备;供应品 vt.供给...事物及必需品 搭:make provision for 为...作好准备;为...预先采取措施/provision sb./sth. with 为...提供 派:provisonal adj.临时的,暂时的;暂定的(例:provisional liquidator 临时清盘人/provisional rule 暂行规定/provisional government 临时*) 写作小站: No party is entitled to unilaterally alter, modify or waive any provision of this contract. 任何一方无权单方面变更、修改或免去合同中任何条款 notify [,nəʊtɪfaɪ] vt.通知,宣告,公布 例:Please notify us of the tracking number once you send out the samples. 商品寄出后,请告知我们快递追踪号 extract [ɪk'strækt] vt.提取;索取;选取 ['ekstrækt] n.摘录;选录;提取物 例:Several years ago, the trade figures could be extracted from export-and-import documentation at ports. 几年前,贸易数据还可以从各港口的进出口单证中提取到。 搭:extract sth. from sth. 从...中提取(获取)/an extract from novel 小说中节选的一段 派:extraction n.(例:oil/mineral extraction 石油/矿物开采)/extractive adj.抽取的,萃取的/extractor n.提取器;分离器 steadily ['stedəli] adv.稳定地,平稳地;有规则地 例:The per capita disposable income of urban residents kept on growing steadily in our city. 我市城镇居民人均可支配收入继续保持稳步增长 data ['deɪtə] n.资料,数据(datum的复数) 搭:data mining 数据挖掘/data processing 数据处理/data protection 数据保护/data capture 数据捕捉 rally ['ræli] n.(价格等)降后回升;集会,(群众)大会;汽车拉力赛 v.集合;团结;恢复(健康等) 例:The stock market did not begin to rally until the close of trading. 股市大盘直到快收盘时才开始回升 商:rally in share market 股票市场的止跌回升 搭:rallying point 集结点;有感召力的人(或团体、事件等);号召力/hold a rally 召开大会 branch [brɑːntʃ] n.树枝;(机构的)分部;分支;支线 vi.分支;出现分歧 例:KFC is a famous international chain restaurant and now it has over 4000 branches in China. 肯德基是一家知名的国际连锁餐厅,目前它在中国的分店已经超过4000家。 商:overseas branch 海外分支机构/branch office 分支机构,办事处 搭:establish/set up a branch 建立分支机构/branch out into sth. 拓展到新的领域 conquer ['kɒŋkə(r)] v.战胜,征服;攻克 例:A successful businessman must conquer his fear of competition. 一个成功的商人必须克服对竞争的恐惧 搭:conquer the world 征服世界 派:conqueror n.征服者/unconquerable adj.不可征服的 words of wisdom 至理名言;智慧箴言 例:He admires the sales manager very much and takes all that he says as words of wisdom. 他非常崇拜这位销售经理,并把他所说的话都当作至理名言。 Day27 advertise ['ædvətaɪz] v.公布,通告;(为...)做广告 例:It was time to advertise our new service. 是时候宣传一下我们的新服务了 派:advertisement n.广告;宣传/advertiser n.广告商/advertising n.广告业;做广告(例:advertising campaingn 广告活动) autocratic [,ɔːtə'krætɪk] adj.专制的,*的 例:Autocratic management is the biggest obstacle of enterprise innovation. 专制管理是企业创新最大的障碍 派:autocracy n.*;*;**/autocratically adv.专制地,*地 phase out 逐步停止 例:The government will phase out all subsidies to private companies in the next five years. *将在未来五年内逐步取消对私人企业的所有补贴。 distribute [dɪ'strɪbju:t] vt.分发,分配;分销;使分布,散布 商:distribute a bonus/dividend 分发红利/股息 搭:be widely distributed 广泛分布的 派:distribution n.分配;发行,配送(例:distribution channel 分销渠道/distribution cost 分销成本/distribution company 分销公司) 听说小站: M: Goods should be distributed to our customers immediately. Why are they still in the warehouse? 货物应该在第一时间配送给我们的客户。为什么它们现在还在仓库? W: I am sorry! We just receieved the goods yesterday afternoon. 对不起!我们昨天下午才收到货 glory ['glɔːri] n.光荣,荣誉 vi.高兴;喜悦;自豪 例:The company had wished to return to its former glory, but the business is getting harder and harder. 这家公司一直想恢复昔日的辉煌,可是生意却一天比一天难做。 搭:glory days 昔日的辉煌/cover onself with glory 取得辉煌胜利,满载荣誉/in one's glory 处于全盛时期 派:glorious adj.辉煌的;荣誉的;极好的 block [blɒk] n.块,方块;街区;大厦;障碍物 vt.阻止;阻塞;限制 例:The high tariff effectively blocked the import of vehicles from other countries. 高额的关税有效的限制了汽车从别国进口 搭:office block 办公大楼/block diagram 方块图;方形图/block release 脱产进修 派:blockade n.障碍物,阻碍物 vt.实行*;阻塞/blockade n.堵塞;堵塞物 flawed [flɔːd] adj.有缺陷的;有瑕疵的;有裂纹的 商:flawed products 次品 搭:flawed argument 有漏洞的论点 commerce ['kɒmɜːs] n.贸易,商业 商:Chamber of Commerce 商会/industry and commerce 工商业 写作小站: Electronic commerce is becoming more and more popular and is applied in various industries, while online sale is a basic manifest of it. 电子商务正变得越来越流行,并被应用于各种行业,而网上销售正式其基本体现 virtual ['vɜːtʃuəl] adj.虚拟的;实质上的 例:The national economy of the country is sliding into a state of virtual economic paralysis. 该国的国民经济正逐步陷入一种实质上的瘫痪状态 搭:virtual reality 虚拟现实/virtual memory 虚拟内存 派:virtually adv.几乎;事实上;实质 icon ['aɪkɒn] n.图标;偶像;肖像;画像;圣象 例:Steven Jobs has become the icon of many college students. 史蒂文 · 乔布斯已成为许多大学生的偶像。 搭:warning icon 警告图标 派:iconic adj.图像的;图标的;偶像的 Day28 pirate ['paɪrət] n.非法盗印(或复制)者;盗版;海盗 vt.盗印,盗版 例:The * should perfect the intellectual property law to fight against piracy and pirates 中国*应该完善知识产权法来打击盗版行为和盗版者 商:pirated computer game/video 盗版电脑游戏/视频/software pirate 制作盗版软件者 派:piracy n.剽窃;盗版/piratical adj.海盗的;盗版的(例:piratical product 盗版产品) instrument ['ɪnstrəmənt] n.工具;手段;被他人利用者 商:financial instrument 金融工具/monetary policy instrument 货币政策工具 搭:musical instrument 乐器 派:instrumental adj.起作用的;用乐器演奏的 register ['redʒɪstə(r)] n./v.登记(薄),注册(薄);挂号 例:We are afraid that you can't enjoy the discount because er don't have your name on our VIP register. 不好意思,您不能享受折扣,因为您不是我们的贵宾会员。 商:registered capital 注册资本/registered company 注册公司/registered post 挂号邮寄/registered trademark 注册商标/hotel register 旅店登记薄 派:registration n.登记,注册(例:registration fee 注册费) zero defect 无事故;零缺陷;合格产品 例:Though our product quality is continuously improving, it is far from zero defect. 尽管我们的产品质量不断提高,但是距离零缺陷还有很大的差距 cooperate [kəʊ'ɒpəreɪt] vi.合作,配合;协力 例:I sincerely hope national enterprises could cooperate with each other to boost the development of the national econnomy 我真诚地希望民族企业能够相互配合,共同促进国民经济的发展。 搭:cooperate with ab. in/on sth. 在某方面同某人合作 派:cooperation n.合作,协作(例:business cooperation 商务合作)/coordinative adj.合作的 cut-throat ['kʌtθrəʊt] adj.残酷的;凶狠的 例:In the globalised market, enterprises have to face cut-throat competition in order to survive. 在全球化的市场上,企业为了生存必须面对激烈的竞争。 abort [ə'bɔːt] vt.使流产;使终止 vi.流产;(计划等)中途失败、夭折 例:We have no alternative but to abort the plan 我们别无选择,只能放弃这个计划 派:abortion n.堕胎/abortive adj.不成功的,失败的(例:abortive attempt 失败的尝试) preliminary [prɪ'lɪmɪnəri] n.准备;预赛;[常pl.] 初步措施 adj.初步的;预备的 例:The government should take some preliminary measures to prevent the spread of strikes *应该采取初步措施来阻止罢工的蔓延 搭:preliminary contest 初赛/go through the preliminary 通过初赛 take-off ['teɪkɒf] n.起飞 例:The government is sparing no effort to promote the take-off of the manufacturing industry. *在不遗余力地促进制造业的腾飞 cheque [tʃek] n.支票;餐馆的账单;阻碍 商:cross cheque 画线支票,横线支票/cheque book 支票簿/pay by cheque 以支票偿付/blank cheque 空白支票/cash cheque 现金支票/endorse a cheque 支票背书 听说小站: M: It has become much easier to travel with this cheque. 带着这张支票去旅行可就方便多了 W: Not exactly. It must be cashed at the designated mask bank 并不完全如此。它必须到指定的银行兑换 Day29 prejudice ['predʒudɪs] n.偏见,成见;损害 vt.使怀有成见;有损于 例:The proposal was accepted without prejudice to the current pay negotiations. 该提议虽被接纳,但对目前正在进行地工资谈判并无影响 搭:without prejudice to 不损害...的权益/prejudice agianst 对...有成见 派:prejudiced adj.带成见的;偏爱的,偏心的(例:be prejudiced against 对...抱有成见)/prejudicial adj.有害的,不利的(例:The policy is prejudicial to the company's future development.这项政策对公司的未来发展不利) overpay [,əʊvə'peɪ] v.多付 例:The employers intend to overpay some workers of better performance to boost their motivation. 雇主有意给一些表现较好的工人多付一些工资,以提高他们的积极性 派:overpayment n.多付 match [mætʃ] v.(使)匹配,(使)相称 n.匹配;比赛 商:matched bargain 对应交易 搭:match point 赛点/match sth. up with sth. 使...与...配套 派:matchless adj.无敌的;无比的/matching adj.相配的;一致的;相称的 写作小站: We work hard to match demand with supply in the local market. 我们努力维持当地市场的供需平衡 complicate ['kɒmplɪkeɪt] vt.使复杂化;使恶化;使卷入 例:Tax breaks and other subsidies may complicate the tax system and disort incentives. 税收减免以及其他补贴可能使税收体系复杂化,并扭曲激励机制。 派:complicated adj.难懂的,复杂的(例:complicated structure 复杂的结构)/complication n.复杂化;难题;并发症 know-how ['nəʊhaʊ] n.实际知识;技能;窍门 例:He has become a shareholder of the company with technical know-how. 他以专业技术知识入股这家公司 My life didn't please me, so I created my life. 我的生活不曾取悦于我,所以我创造了自己的生活。 Day29 confront [kən'frʌnt] vt.使面临,遭遇;对照 例:The company was confronted with a severe problem - short age of funds 这家公司面临一个非常严峻的问题——资金短缺 搭:be confronted with 面对/confront sb. with 使某人对面 派:confrontation n.对抗,对峙,冲突(例:confrontation between employers and unions 雇主与工会之间的对峙)/confrontational adj.对抗的 broker ['brəʊkə(r)] n.经纪人,代理人 商:finance broker 金融经纪人/insurance broker 保险经纪人/mortgage broker 抵押经纪人 派:brokerage n.经纪业;佣金 passbook ['pɑːsbʊk] n.银行存折 例:You should update the passbook to know your balance. 你应该更新你的存折来了解账户余额 商:Passbook balance 存折余额/passbook savings account 存折储蓄账户 bill [bɪl] n.账单;议案,法案;钞票;节目单;海报 vt.贴海报宣布;给...开账单 例:The bill discount is different from the bank loan in essence. 票据贴现和银行贷款在本质上是不同的 商:bill of entry 报关单/bill of lading 提单,提货单/bill of exchange 汇票/commercial bill 商业汇票/bill of materials(BOM) 用料清单 搭:fill the bill 符合要求;出类拔萃 peer [pɪə(r)] n.同龄人;同等地位的人;贵族 vi.仔细看,费力地看 例:You can find others' faults and correct yours in the peer review process. 在同行评议的过程中,你可以发现别人的缺点并改正自己的缺点 搭:peer pressure 来自同辈人的压力/peer at 盯着...看 派:peerage n.贵族;贵族的爵位 impending [ɪm'pendɪŋ] adj.临近的;(尤指坏事)即将发生的 搭:impending danger/disaster 即将到来的危险/灾难 写作小站: The conference is held to discuss how to tackle the impending global economic depression. 召开这次会议是为了讨论如何应对这场即将到来的全球经济衰退。 prepared [prɪ'peəd] adj.准备好的 例:Most companies are prepared for economic reform. 大多数公司都做好了经济改革的准备 搭:be prepared to (do) 愿意(做);准备好(做)/prepared statement 事先写好的声明 派:preparedness n.有准备(的状态),已准备 buyer's market 买方市场 例:The market competition will be more fierce than ever with the advent of the buyer's market. 随着买方市场的到来,市场竞争将会更加激烈 harassment ['hærəsmənt] n.骚扰;烦恼 例:According to a survey, 50 per cent of white-collar women in New York have experienced some form of sexual harassment during their work. 根据一项调查,纽约50%的白领女性在工作中曾遭遇过某种形式的性骚扰。 搭:racial harassment 种族骚扰 file [faɪl] n.档案,文件;文件夹,公文柜 vt.把(文件)归档;提交(申请书等) vi.提交申请;排成纵队行进 商:file a claim/petition/lawsuit 提出索赔/呈交诉状/提起诉讼/file for bankruptcy 提交破产申请书/file clerk 档案管理员 搭:file sth. (away)把...归档/create/delete/download a file 创建/删除/下载文件/consult/refer to a file 查阅/参考档案资料 写作小站: If the employees are caught disclosing our business secrets to other companies, we shall file a complained with the relevant departments. 一旦发现有员工向其他公司泄露本公司的商业秘密,我们将向有关部门提出申诉。