剑桥商务英语(BEC)中级词汇精选(乱序版)
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Day 04

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Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

不要祈祷生活的舒适,祈祷自己变得更加强大。

比你强的人都在努力,你又有什么资格停滞?

clone

[kləʊn] n./v. 克隆;复制

You can clone products of Mr. Jobs, but not his concept of creation and road to success. 你有可能复制乔布斯先生的产品,但不可能复制他的创作理念和成功之路。

clone technology 克隆技术/gene clone 基因克隆

production

[prəˈdʌkʃn] n. 制造,生产;总产量

increase/reduce production cost 增加/减少生产成本/production line 生产线/production manager 生产经理

in (mass) production 在(大规模)生产中/put sth. into production 把某物投入生产

anecdote

[ˈænɪkdəʊt] n. 轶事,奇闻;传闻

发音记忆:音似“艾尼克逗她”→艾尼克用奇闻轶事逗她→轶事,奇闻

All of his stories on establishing business are just anecdote. 所有关于他创业的故事都只是传闻而已。

anecdotal adj. 轶事的;趣闻的;传闻的

realise

[ˈriːəlaɪz; ˈrɪəlaɪz] vt. 实现;把(证券等)变成现金;认识到,了解

联想记忆:real(真实的)+ise(使…的)→使成为真实的→实现

The government began to realise the seriousness of the environmental pollution and took some measures to fight against it. 政府开始认识到环境污染的严重性,并采取了一些应对措施。

realise the asset/property 把资产/房地产变现

realise one's full potential 发挥某人所有的潜能

realisable adj. 可实现的/realisation n. 实现

elite

[eɪˈliːt; ɪˈliːt] n. 精英,杰出人物 adj. 精英的,杰出的

The rapid local economic development is mainly due to the contribution of an elite group of entrepreneurs. 当地经济的快速发展主要得益于一批出类拔萃的企业家。

business elite 商业精英/intellectual elite 知识分子精英

elitism n. 精英主义/elitist n./adj. 杰出人物;精英主义的

settle

[ˈsetl] v. 解决;偿清,付还;决定;(使)定居,安定;(使)沉淀

settle an account 结账/settle a debt 清偿负债

settle a dispute 解决争端/settle out of court 庭外和解/settle down 定居/settle in/into sth. 安顿下来;适应(新工作)

settled adj. 不变的,稳定的;固定的

听说小站

M We haven't got the compensation from the insurance company yet.

我们还没有收到保险公司的赔偿金。

W You should push them to settle the claim as soon as possible.

你应该督促他们尽快理赔。

voluntary

[ˈvɒləntri] adj. 自愿的,主动的;志愿的;由意志控制的

The staff complained that the company took working overtime as voluntary and unpaid. 员工抱怨公司把加班当作是自愿的,不支付加班费。

voluntary agreement 自愿协议/voluntary liquidation 自动清盘/voluntary redundancy 自愿接受裁退

voluntarily adv. 自愿地

own-label

[ˌəʊnˈleɪbl] adj. 自有品牌的;使用本公司商标的

It is urgent for us to develop our own-label products to strengthen our competitive edge. 我们急需开发自有品牌的产品来增强竞争力。

cross over

横穿;过渡,转变

Economic development could lift people's level of appreciation and make classic arts cross over to mass appeal. 经济发展能提升人们的欣赏水平,使古典艺术为大众所喜爱。

comprise

[kəmˈpraɪz] vt. 包含;由…组成;形成,构成

联想记忆:com(全部)+prise(看作prize,奖品)→(包含)全部奖品→包含

听说小站

M Does your company mainly conduct import or export business?

贵公司主要做进口业务还是出口业务?

W Export business. The sales of overseas markets comprise 80% of our total sales volume.

出口业务。海外市场的销售额占我们总销售额的80%。

differential

[ˌdɪfəˈrenʃl] n. 差价 adj. 差别的;有区别的

salary differential 薪金差距,工资差别/price differential 差价/differential treatment 区别对待

aviation

[ˌeɪviˈeɪʃn] n. 航空;飞行术;飞机制造业

词根记忆:avi(鸟)+ation(表状态)→研究鸟的飞行状态→航空;飞行术

His resume states that he was in the Inter-national Civil Aviation Organisation. 他在简历中提到自己曾在国际民航组织工作过。

aviation industry 航空业/aviation insurance 航空保险

drop off

减少;落下

It is reported that the amount of non-renewable energy available will drop off sharply in the world by the year 2020. 据报道,到2020年,全球可用不可再生能源量将急剧下降。

free gift

赠品

The advertising campaign handed out free gift to attract potential consumers. 这个广告宣传活动通过分发赠品来吸引潜在的消费者。

direct

[dɪˈrekt; daɪˈrekt] adj. 直接的;率直的;正好的 adv. 直接地 vt. 针对;管理,指导

A new manager from the headquarters will direct the project from next week. 从下周起,一位来自总部的新经理将管理这个项目。

direct cost 直接成本/direct export 直接出口/direct marketing 直接营销/direct sale 直接销售/direct tax 直接税/direct mail 直接邮件;直接邮寄广告

direct sth. to/at/against sb./sth. 将某物针对(或瞄准)某人或某物/direct sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事

direction n. 方向/directly adv. 直接地;立即

pose a threat

构成威胁

The purchase of sensitive assets by foreign companies could pose a threat to the security of a country. 外国企业收购敏感资产可能会对一国安全构成威胁。

fetch

[fetʃ] vt. 取来;接来;到达;卖得(某价)

The china is expected to fetch between three and four million pounds at auction. 这件瓷器有望在拍卖会上卖到三百多万英镑。

fetch and carry for sb. 为某人打杂/fetch out 拿出/fetch up 偶然来到;意外到达

fetching adj. 吸引人的;迷人的 (例:a fetching smile 迷人的微笑)

outflow

[ˈaʊtfləʊ] n. 流出,流出量

capital outflow 资本流出

re-present

[ˌriːprɪˈzent] vt. 再出示

re-present a bill of exchange 再出示汇票/re-present promissory note 再出示欠票

vigorous

[ˈvɪɡərəs] adj. 有力的;精力充沛的

联想记忆:vigor(精力)+ous(…的)→有精力的→精力充沛的

vigorously adv. 精力旺盛地;强有力地

challenge

[ˈtʃælɪndʒ] n. 挑战;质疑 vt. 质疑;向…挑战;指责 vi. 提出挑战

No one dares to challenge the president's authority in the company. 公司内没有人敢挑战董事长的权威。

meet the challenge 迎接挑战

challenged adj. (委婉语)伤残的,有缺陷的/challenger n. 挑战者 (例:the challenger for Guinness world record 吉尼斯世界纪录的挑战者)/challenging adj. 挑战的;引起挑战兴趣的 (例:a challenging task 有挑战性的任务)

generate

[ˈdʒenəreɪt] vt. 造成(某种情况),使…发生

词根记忆:gener(产生)+ate(使)→使…产生→使…发生

This new project will generate new jobs for the local area. 这个新的项目将给当地带来新的就业机会。

generate income/profit 产生收入/利润

generation n. 产生;繁殖;一代/generative adj. 有生产力的;生殖的

assembly

[əˈsembli] n. 立法机构;议会;集会,集合;组装,装配

assembly line 装配线/assembly plant 装配工厂

assembly instruction 装配说明/assembly manual 装配手册/National Assembly 国民议会(指法国等国家的下议院)

mighty

[ˈmaɪti] adj. 强有力的;有势力的 adv. 非常,很

high and mighty 趾高气扬的;神气活现的

mightily adv. 很,非常;强烈地

写作小站

It was beyond everyone's expectation that the once mighty American housing industry collapsed overnight.

出乎所有人的意料,曾经繁荣的美国房地产业一夜之间就崩溃了。

denounce

[dɪˈnaʊns] vt. 谴责;告发;正式通知废除(协定等),声明…无效

词根记忆:de(向下)+nounce(声明)→声明…无效

The projects strengthening the officials' image is denounced as a sheer waste of taxpayers' money. 该政府官员形象工程遭到人们的谴责,认为这纯粹是浪费纳税人的钱。

denunciation n. 谴责;揭发

wholesale

[ˈhəʊlseɪl] n. 批发 adj./adv. 批发的(地);大规模的(地)

组合词:whole(整体)+sale(销售)→整体销售→批发

The vendors buy wholesale and sell retail to exploit the difference in pricing. 小贩们成批购入货物,然后零售,以赚取中间差价。

wholesale price 批发价/wholesale business 批发业务/wholesale market 批发市场

wholesaler n. 批发商/wholesaling n. 批发业

attract

[əˈtrækt] vt. 吸引;引起 vi. 吸引;有吸引力;引人注意

联想记忆:at(表强调)+tract(拉)→拉过来→吸引

attract investment 吸引投资

attract sb. to do sth. 吸引某人做某事/attract criticism 招致批评

attraction n. 吸引/attractive adj. 吸引人的

听说小站

M China is becoming the ideal place for investment. What factors attract the investors?

中国正逐渐成为投资的理想场所。哪些因素吸引了投资者呢?

W I think they are the good political environ-ment, cheaper labour resources and a potential huge market.

我认为这些因素应当是良好的政治环境、廉价的劳动力资源和潜在的广阔市场。

workforce

[ˈwɜːkfɔːs] n. 劳动力;工人总数,职工总数

workforce diversity 劳动力多元化

tangible

[ˈtændʒəbl] adj. 有形的;可触摸的;切实的

The effective cooperation of these two countries has brought tangible benefits to both peoples and contributed to world peace, stability and prosperity. 两国间的有效合作为两国人民带来了实实在在的利益,也促进了世界的和平、稳定和繁荣。

tangible assets 有形资产

intangible adj. 无形的 (例:intangible assets 无形资产)/tangibly adv. 有形地;可触知地;明白地

reserve

[rɪˈzɜːv] n. 储备金;准备;保护区 vt. 储备,保存;预约,预订

联想记忆:re(再)+serve(服务) →下次再为我服务就给你储备金→储备金

Don't worry! The hotel has reserved rooms for us. 不要担心!宾馆已经为我们预留了房间。

legal reserve 法定储备金/reserve fund 储备金/reserve capital 储备股本/reserve currency 储备货币/foreign exchange reserve 外汇储备/reserve price 保留价格;最低价格

all rights reserved 版权所有/reserve the rights to do sth. 保留做…的权利/be reserved for 为…专用;为…留出/in reserve 储备;备用/wildlife reserve 野生动物保护区

reserved adj. 内向的,寡言少语的

spectrum

[ˈspektrəm] n. 范围;领域;光谱;声谱

联想记忆:spect(看)+rum(看作run,范围)→看到的范围→范围

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。

across the spectrum 跨领域;各方面

customer

[ˈkʌstəmə(r)] n. 顾客,用户

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

[stæɡ] n. 购买新上市股票的人,股票投机者 adj. 只限男子参加的

The crash of the stock market resulted in many stags going bankrupt. 股票市场的崩溃导致许多股票投机者破产。

safety

[ˈseɪfti] n. 安全;安全性;安全处所

The factory carries out safety checks at least once a month. 这家工厂至少每周进行一次安全检查。

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

[ˈteɪkəweɪ] n. 外卖食品;外卖餐馆 adj. 外卖的

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

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。

garbage dump 垃圾场

dumping n. 倾倒;倾销 (例:anti-dumping duty 反倾销税)/dumper n. 倾卸工

rarely

[ˈreəli] adv. 很少地,难得,罕有地

We rarely obtain 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

[ˈrezɪdənt] adj. (在某地)居住的 n. 居民

联想记忆:resid(e)(留下来)+ent→居住的;居民

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。

resident expert 常驻专家;当地专家

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

联想记忆:一阵狂风(gust)吹过,半身雕像(bust)掉在地上,尘土(dust)飞扬

go bust 破产

bust a gut 努力(做某事),拼命干

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,员工因待遇不佳纷纷离开公司,这使得这家本来就已处于困境的公司倒闭了。

precisely

[prɪˈsaɪsli] adv. 精确地;恰恰

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。

more precisely 更确切地说

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

联想记忆:bo(看作“伯伯”)+unce(看作uncle,叔叔)→伯伯和叔叔在玩跳球→(使)弹起,(使)跳起

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。

bounce back (价格等)下跌后大幅度反弹

bounce a cheque 退回支票/bounce in equities 股市反弹

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

[prəˈvɪʒn] n. 规定;条款;准备;供应品 vt. 供给…食物及必需品

make provision for 为…作好准备;为…预先采取措施/provision sb./sth. with 为…提供

provisional 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 临时政府)

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、修改或免去本合同中的任何条款。

notify

[ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ] vt. 通知,宣告,公布

Please notify us of the tracking number once you send out the samples. 样品寄出后,请告知我们快递追踪号。

extract

[ɪkˈstrækt] vt. 提取;索取;选取

[ˈekstrækt] n. 摘录;选录;提取物

词根记忆:ex(出)+tract(拉,拽)→拉出→提取

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。

extract sth. from sth. 从…中提取(获取)/an extract from novel 小说中节选的一段

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

[ˈstedəli] adv. 稳定地,平稳地;有规则地

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

[ˈdeɪtə; ˈdɑːtə] n. 资料,数据(datum的复数)

data mining 数据采掘/data processing 数据处理/data protection 数据保护/data capture 数据捕捉

rally

[ˈræli] 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)

联想记忆:r+all(所有)+y→将所有人召集在一起→集会

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。

rally in share market 股票市场的止跌回升

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

发音记忆:“不让吃”→不让小羊吃树枝→树枝

KFC is a famous international chain restaurant and now it has over 4,000 branches in China. 肯德基是一家知名的国际连锁餐厅,目前它在中国拥有的分店已经超过4000家。

overseas branch 海外分支机构/branch office 分支机构,办事处

establish/set up a branch 建立分支机构/branch out into sth. 拓展到新的领域

conquer

[ˈkɒŋkə(r)] v. 战胜,征服;攻克

词根记忆:con(表强调)+quer(取得,获得)→获得胜利→征服

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。

conquer the world 征服世界

conqueror n. 征服者/unconquerable adj. 不可征服的

words of wisdom

至理名言;智慧箴言

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。

advertise

[ˈædvətaɪz] v. 公布,通告;(为…)做广告

词根记忆:ad(朝向)+vert(旋转)+ise(动词后缀)→把人弄得晕头转向的广告→做广告

It was time to advertise our new service. 是时候宣传一下我们的新服务了。

advertisement n. 广告;宣传/advertiser n. 广告商/advertising n. 广告业;做广告 (例:advertising campaign 广告活动)

autocratic

[ˌɔːtəˈkrætɪk] adj. 专制的,独裁的

词根记忆:auto(自己)+crat(统治)+ic(…的)→由自己统治的→专制的,独裁的

Autocratic management is the biggest obstacle of enterprise innovation. 专制管理是企业创新最大的障碍。

autocracy n. 独裁;独裁统治;独裁政府/autocratically adv. 专制地,独裁地

phase out

逐步停止

The government will phase out all subsidies to private companies in the next five years. 政府将在未来五年内逐步取消对私人企业的所有补贴。

distribute

[dɪˈstrɪbjuːt; ˈdɪstrɪbjuːt] vt. 分发,分配;分销;使分布,散布

词根记忆:dis(分开)+tribute(给)→分开给→分发

distribute a bonus/dividend 分发红利/股息

be widely distributed 广泛分布的

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 received the goods yesterday afternoon.

对不起!我们昨天下午才收到货。

glory

[ˈɡlɔːri] n. 光荣,荣誉 vi. 高兴;喜悦;自豪

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。

glory days 昔日的辉煌/cover oneself with glory 取得辉煌胜利,满载荣誉/in one's glory 处于全盛时期

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

The high tariff effectively blocked the import of vehicles from other countries. 高额的关税有效地限制了汽车从别国进口。

office block 办公大楼/block diagram 方块图;方形图/block release 脱产进修

blockade n. 障碍物,阻碍物 vt. 实行封锁;阻塞/blockage n. 堵塞;堵塞物

flawed

[flɔːd] adj. 有缺陷的;有瑕疵的;有裂纹的

flawed products 次品

flawed argument 有漏洞的论点

commerce

[ˈkɒmɜːs] n. 贸易,商业

词根记忆:com(和…一起)+merce(做生意)→与…一起做生意→贸易

Chamber of Commerce 商会/industry and commerce 工商业

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Electronic commerce is becoming more and more popular and is applied in various industries, while online sale is just 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,而网上销售正是其基本体现。

virtual

[ˈvɜːtʃuəl] adj. 虚拟的;实质上的

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。

virtual reality 虚拟现实/virtual memory 虚拟内存

virtually adv. 几乎;事实上;实质

icon

[ˈaɪkɒn] n. 图标;偶像;肖像,画像;圣像

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。

warning icon 警告图标

iconic adj. 图像的;图标的;偶像的

pirate

[ˈpaɪrət] n. 非法盗印(或复制)者;盗版;海盗 vt. 盗印,盗版

The Chinese government should perfect the intellectual property law to fight against piracy and pirates. 中国政府应该完善知识产权法来打击盗版行为和盗版者。

pirated computer game/video 盗版电脑游戏/视频/software pirate 制作盗版软件者

piracy n. 剽窃;盗版/piratical adj. 海盗的;盗版的 (例:piratical product 盗版产品)

instrument

[ˈɪnstrəmənt] n. 工具;手段;被他人利用者

financial instrument 金融工具/monetary policy instrument 货币政策工具

musical instrument 乐器

instrumental adj. 起作用的;用乐器演奏的

register

[ˈredʒɪstə(r)] n./v. 登记(簿),注册(簿);挂号

We are afraid that you can't enjoy the discount because we 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。

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 旅店登记簿

registration n. 登记,注册 (例:registration fee 注册费)

zero defect

无事故;零缺陷;合格产品

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

[kəʊˈɒpəreɪt] vi. 合作,配合;协力

联想记忆:co(一起)+operate(操作)→一起操作→合作,配合

I sincerely hope national enterprises could cooperate with each other to boost the development of the national economy. 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。

cooperate with sb. in/on sth. 在某方面同某人合作

cooperation n. 合作,协作 (例:business cooperation 商务合作)/cooperative adj. 合作的

cut-throat

[ˈkʌtθrəʊt] adj. 残酷的;凶狠的

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

[əˈbɔːt] vt. 使流产;使终止 vi. 流产;(计划等)中途失败、夭折

联想记忆:a(没有)+bort(看作born,出生)→没出生→流产;夭折

We have no alternative but to abort the plan. 我们别无选择,只能放弃这个计划。

abortion n. 堕胎/abortive adj. 不成功的,失败的 (例:abortive attempt 失败的尝试)

preliminary

[prɪˈlɪmɪnəri] n. 准备;预赛;[常pl.] 初步措施 adj. 初步的;预备的

词根记忆:pre(在…之前)+limin(起点,开端)+ary→在起点之前的→预备的

The government should take some preliminary measures to prevent the spread of strikes. 政府应该采取初步措施来阻止罢工的蔓延。

preliminary contest 初赛/go through the preliminary 通过初赛

take-off

[ˈteɪkɒf] n. 起飞

The government is sparing no effort to promote the take-off of the manufacturing industry. 政府正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

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

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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 bank.

并不完全如此。它必须到指定银行兑换。

prejudice

[ˈpredʒudɪs] n. 偏见,成见;损害 vt. 使怀有成见;有损于

联想记忆:pre(在…之前)+judice(审判)→调查之前作出的审判→偏见,成见

The proposal was accepted without prejudice to the current pay negotiations. 该提议虽被接纳,但对目前正在进行的工资谈判并无影响。

without prejudice to 不损害…的权益/prejudice against 对…有成见

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

[ˌəʊvəˈpeɪ] v. 多付

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。

overpayment n. 多付

match

[mætʃ] v. (使)匹配,(使)相称 n. 匹配;比赛

matched bargain 对应交易

match point 赛点/match sth. up with sth. 使…与…配套

matchless adj. 无敌的;无比的/matching adj. 相配的;一致的;相称的

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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

[ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt] vt. 使复杂化;使恶化;使卷入

联想记忆:com(全部)+plic(看作pile,堆)+ate(做)→全部堆起来→使复杂化

Tax breaks and other subsidies may complicate the tax system and distort 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。

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

[ˈnəʊhaʊ] n. 实际知识;技能;窍门

组合词:know(知道)+how(怎么样)→知道怎么回事的→技能;窍门

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。