剑桥商务英语(BEC)中级词汇精选(乱序版)
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Day 05

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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。——可可·香奈儿

confront

[kənˈfrʌnt] vt. 使面临,遭遇;对照

联想记忆:con(一起)+front(正面)→与…正面相对→使面临,遭遇

The company was confronted with a severe problem—shortage of funds. 这家公司面临一个非常严峻的问题——资金短缺。

be confronted with 面对/confront sb. with 使某人面对

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

[ˈbrəʊkə(r)] n. 经纪人,代理人

finance broker 金融经纪人/insurance broker 保险经纪人/mortgage broker 抵押经纪人

brokerage n. 经纪业;佣金

passbook

[ˈpɑːsbʊk] n. 银行存折

组合词:pass(通过)+book(证书)→可以取钱的通行证→银行存折

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。

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

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。

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

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

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。

peer pressure 来自同辈人的压力/peer at 盯着…看

peerage n. 贵族;贵族的爵位

impending

[ɪmˈpendɪŋ] adj. 临近的;(尤指坏事)即将发生的

词根记忆:im(进入)+pend(悬挂)+ing→正准备挂进来→即将发生的

impending danger/disaster 即将到来的危险/灾难

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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

[prɪˈpeəd] adj. 准备好的

Most companies are prepared for the economic reform. 大多数公司做好了经济改革的准备。

be prepared to (do) 愿意(做);准备好(做)/prepared statement 事先写好的声明

preparedness n. 有准备(的状态),已准备

buyer's market

买方市场

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

[ˈhærəsmənt] n. 骚扰;烦恼

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。

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

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

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

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If the employees are caught disclosing our business secrets to other companies, we shall file a complaint 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。

proprietor

[prəˈpraɪətə(r)] n. 所有者,经营者

The proprietor is responsible for all the business. 经营者对所有业务负责。

restaurant proprietor 餐馆老板

proprietorship n. 经营者;独资企业/proprietorial adj. 业主的;所有的,所有权的 (例:proprietorial right 所有权)

line

[laɪn] n. (产品)种类;生产线;线条;路线;行业 vt. 使排成一行;用线标示 vi. 排队

assembly line 装配线;流水线/production line 生产线/line process 流水线加工/line worker 流水线工人/line manager 生产经理

line in a queue 排成一行

linear adj. 线状的/lined n. 画有横线的;有衬里的/lineal adj. 直系的;嫡系的

fiduciary

[fɪˈdjuːʃəri] n. 受托人 adj. 信托的

联想记忆:fid(相信)+uciary(…的)→相信的→信托的

Once the two parties make a fiduciary relationship, the agent shall not breach the fiduciary duty. 一旦双方构成受托关系,代理人就不应该违反受托责任。

act as a fiduciary 充当受托人/fiduciary position/relation 受托地位/关系

native

[ˈneɪtɪv] adj. 本国的;土著的;天然的 n. 本地人,当地居民;土产

Cultural globalisation mainly refers to the identification of cultures and values exceeding native boundaries. 文化全球化主要指的是对文化和价值观的认同超越本国的界限。

native country 祖国/native speaker 说母语的人/native intelligence 与生俱来的智慧

fraud

[frɔːd] n. 欺诈行为;骗子;假货

He was accused of credit card fraud one week ago. 他一周前被指控进行信用卡欺诈。

fraudulent adj. 欺骗的,不诚实的/fraudster n. 骗子

justify

[ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] vt. 证明…是正当的;替…辩护

联想记忆:just(公平的,公正的)+ify(使)→使…公正的→证明…是正当的

Many immoral businessmen and politicians embrace the principle that the end justifies the means. 许多道德低下的商人和政客奉行的原则是为达目的不择手段。

justifiable adj. 有理由的;正当的/justified adj. (人或行为等)正当的;有正当理由的

server

[ˈsɜːvə(r)] n. 服务器;发球员;侍者;托盘

Please make sure that you download the file from a secure server. 请确保你是从一个安全的服务器上下载的这个文件。

print server 打印服务器/mail server 邮件服务器

minister

[ˈmɪnɪstə(r)] n. 部长;大臣;牧师 vi. 照料,服侍

cabinet minister 内阁部长/prime minister 首相;总理

minister to sb./sth. 照料;援助

ministerial adj. 部长的;大臣的 (例:hold ministerial office 担任部长职务)

mimic

[ˈmɪmɪk] vt. 模仿,模拟 n. 模仿者

Maybe you can mimic this businessman's way of doing things, but you can never learn his way of thinking. 或许你能模仿这位商人的做事方式,但你永远也学不会他的思维方式。

mimicry n. 模仿

correlate

[ˈkɒrəleɪt] v. 互相关联;联系

[ˈkɒrələt] n. 相关物;相关联的人 adj. 关联的

联想记忆:co(相互)+r+relate(关联)→相互关联

One's salary correlates with his or her work performance in our company. 在我们公司,一个人的薪水是和他/她的工作表现相关联的。

correlate with 和…相关

correlation n. 相互关系/correlative adj. 紧密相关的;相互关联的

factory

[ˈfæktri; ˈfæktəri] n. 工厂;代理店

factory floor 厂区/factory building 工厂厂房/factory worker 工厂工人

date

[deɪt] n. 日期;年代;约会;枣 vi. 过时;注明日期;始于 vt. 确定…的年代;和…约会

The friendly cooperation between our countries dated from the 17th century. 我们两国的友好合作始于17世纪。

fix a date 确定日期/birth date 出生日期/blind date (由第三方安排的)男女初次约会/dating skill 约会技巧/date back to/date from 追溯到/to date 迄今为止

dated adj. 过时的,陈旧的 (例:dated idea 过时的想法)

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Thank you for your letter dated July 8th. We will arrange production according to your requirements as soon as possible.

谢谢您7月8号的来函。我方会尽快按照贵方的要求安排生产。

domain

[dəˈmeɪn; dəʊˈmeɪn] n. 领域;范围;领土;域名

联想记忆:do(做)+main(主要)→在主要领域做→领域

Business is a very attractive domain for ambitious people. 商业对于有野心的人来说是一个很有吸引力的领域。

domain name 域名

dominant

[ˈdɒmɪnənt] adj. 支配的,统治的;占优势的;显著的

词根记忆:domin(=dom,支配)+ant(…的)→支配的

He was a dominant figure in the American business industry. 他在美国商界是个举足轻重的人物。

dominant businessman 有势力的商人/dominant position 统治地位

dominance n. 支配,控制 (例:economic dominance 经济主导地位)

deny

[dɪˈnaɪ] vt. 否定,否认;拒绝给予;拒绝…的要求

联想记忆:de(表强调)+ny(看作no,否定)→否定

There is no denying that.../It cannot be denied that... 无可否认的是…

denial n. 否认;拒绝给予 (例:in denial 拒绝接受,拒不承认)

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M Why do you look so upset today?

你今天怎么看起来这么不开心呢?

W The security guard denied our access to the factory.

保安人员不让我们进工厂。

retain

[rɪˈteɪn] vt. 保持,保留;聘请(律师等)

词根记忆:re(回)+tain(拿)→拿回来→保留

Though the company is gradually declining, it still retains huge influence in the local market. 尽管这家公司在逐渐衰退,但它在当地市场上仍然保持着巨大的影响力。

retained earnings/profit 留存利润;未分配利润/retaining fee 律师费;聘用定金

retainer n. 预付费用;租房定金/retaining adj. 固定的;矫正的

budget

[ˈbʌdʒɪt] n. 预算,预算案;预算拨款,专款 v. 拨款;安排

词根记忆:bud(=burse,钱包)+get(得到,控制)→控制住钱包→预算

The annual budget will be reduced due to the economic recession. 由于经济衰退,年度预算将被削减。

budget account 预算账户/budget report 预算报告/budget revenue 预算收入/budget schedule 预算明细表

overshoot a budget 超出预算/set a budget 制定预算

budgeting n. 编制预算/budgetary adj. 预算的 (例:budgetary control 预算控制/budgetary cost 预算成本)

foremost

[ˈfɔːməʊst] adj. 最重要的;最先的 adv. 首先

Foremost, the government should stabilise the market and boost the consumer's confidence. 首先,政府要稳定市场,增强消费者的信心。

first and foremost 首要地/foremost task 最重要的任务

debt-equity ratio

债务权益比

The debt-equity ratio is an important indicator that could suggest a company's long-term debt-paying ability. 债务权益比是能够表明公司长期偿债能力的一个重要指标。

manual

[ˈmænjuəl] adj. 手工的,体力的 n. 手册;指南

词根记忆:manu(手)+al(形容词后缀)→手工的

manual labourer/job 体力劳动者/工作/training manual 培训手册

manually adv. 用手地,手工地

fluctuate

[ˈflʌktʃueɪt] vi. 波动,涨落,起伏

词根记忆:fluctu(波动)+ate(动词后缀)→波动,起伏

The domestic oil prices will fluctuate with the international oil price. 国内石油价格将随国际石油价格波动。

fluctuate between 在…之间波动

fluctuation n. 波动 (例:wide fluctuations in product prices 产品价格的大幅波动)

notably

[ˈnəʊtəbli] adv. 显著地;尤其

The economic reform showed its positive effect, notably in improving the residents' livelihood. 经济改革展现出它的积极效果,尤其是在改善民生方面。

notable adj. 显著的

sovereignty

[ˈsɒvrənti] n. 主权;主权国家;统治权

We maintain that the independence, sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of each nation should be respected. 我们主张尊重每一个国家的独立、主权、统一和领土完整。

quality

[ˈkwɒləti] n. 质量;素质;品格,品质;性质

The restaurant won wide popularity for its quality service and competitive price. 这家餐馆因服务优良、价格低廉而受到广泛的欢迎。

quality assurance 质量保证/goods of high quality 优质产品

be of high quality 高质量的/quality time 优质时间(指全心照顾子女等的时间)/personal quality 个人品质

qualitative adj. 质量的,质的;定性的 (例:qualitative analysis 定性分析)

pact

[pækt] n. 条约,协定,公约

The two countries have made a pact with each other to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions by 5% in the next five years. 两国达成了协议,在未来的五年里将二氧化碳的排放量减少5% 。

free-trade pact 自由贸易协定/investment pact 投资协定

non-aggression pact 互不侵犯条约

return

[rɪˈtɜːn] n. [常 pl.] 收益,投资回报;返回;归还;报告书,统计表 v. 回报;返回 adj. 回程的

return on investment 投资回报/economic returns 经济效益/rate of return 回报率/annual returns 年度收益;年度报告/tax return 纳税申报单

return ticket 往返票,回程票/in return for 作为对…的回报

returner n. (离职生养小孩一段时间后)复职的女性/returnable adj. 可归还的;可回收的

听说小站

M How about the quality of the products in your store?

你们店的产品质量怎么样?

W It is not necessary for you to worry about that. The customers can unconditionally return any faulty goods within seven days.

您不必为此担心。顾客可以在七天内无条件退回任何有瑕疵的商品。

synergy

[ˈsɪnədʒi] n. 协同作用,协同增效作用(协作所产生的效果优于单独行动的效果)

联想记忆:syn(合成)+ergy(看作energy,能量)→把能量合在一起→协同增效作用

The research shows that companies generally have a incentive to merger when the synergy effect of products begins to appear. 研究表明,当产品协同效应开始显现时,企业普遍存在兼并动机。

synergistic adj. 协同的,协作的

accommodator

[əˈkɒmədeɪtə] n. 调解人;适应者;提供方便者

Benefits are the best accommodator between different companies. 利润是不同公司之间的最佳协调者。

breach

[briːtʃ] vt. 违反,打破 n. 违反,违背

联想记忆:b(看作“不”)+reach(到达,去)→不让去→违背个人意愿→违反,违背

The company breached the contract unilaterally, which caused great injuries to its reputation. 这家公司单方面违反合同,这对其声誉造成了极大的损害。

breach of contract/copyright 违反合同/侵犯著作权

soft

[sɒft] adj. 软的,柔软的;柔和的,温和的

soft currency 软通货;软性货币/soft terms 优惠条件/soft market 疲软市场/soft landing 软着陆;软性经济滑坡

participate

[pɑːˈtɪsɪpeɪt] v. 参与,参加;分享

联想记忆:parti(看作party,聚会)+ cip(拿)+ate(吃)→参加宴会时拿起东西就吃→参加

In order to associate with social celebrities, he frequently participates in various business activities. 为了结交社会名流,他频繁出席各种商务活动。

participate in 参与,参加

participant n. 参加者,参与者/participation n. 参加

drain

[dreɪn] vi. 排水;流干 vt. 喝光;耗尽;使流出 n. 排水;排水管;消耗

This measure will drain 1 billion yuan from the national treasury in five years. 这项措施将在五年内花掉国库10亿元人民币。

drain off 渐渐枯竭;排出/cash drain 现金流失

drained adj. 筋疲力尽的;无精打采的/drainage n. 排水;排水系统

stick

[stɪk] vt. 刺,戳;伸出;粘贴 vi. 坚持;遵守;伸出;粘住 n. 棍;手杖;呆头呆脑的人

This country usually issues various trade statements to bind others, but it seldom sticks to them. 该国经常发表各种贸易声明来约束他国,但是它自己却很少遵守这些声明中的规定。

carrot and stick 软硬兼施/stick in the mind 经久不忘;铭记在心/stick out 醒目;引人注目/stick up for 支持;捍卫

sticker n. 坚持不懈的人;小贴纸/sticky adj. 黏的;闷热的;极不愉快的

spread

[spred] vt. 展开;散布,使传播;涂,敷 vi. 伸展;蔓延,传播 n. 传播,蔓延;范围;差价

联想记忆:散布(spread)传单给人们看(read)

Not having enough cash, he has to pay monthly and spread the cost of bills. 由于没有足够的现金,他不得不分月支付账单费用。

credit spread 信用价差

spread across 传遍;席卷/spread out 展开,铺开;伸展

spreader n. 传播者;推广者 (例:spreader of gossip 传播流言蜚语的人)

abnormal

[æbˈnɔːml] adj. 反常的,异常的;变态的;不规则的

联想记忆:ab(相反)+normal(正常的)→和正常相反的→反常的

The situation of world economic depression is quite abnormal. 世界经济的衰退形势很反常。

abnormal situation 异常状态

embarrass

[ɪmˈbærəs] vt. 使局促不安;使困窘;阻碍 vi. 感到窘迫

联想记忆:em(里面)+barr(栏)+ass(驴)→像驴一样被困在围栏里→使困窘

It embarrassed him that he had not taken enough money with him when giving our customer a treat. 令他感到尴尬的是,他在请客户吃饭时没带够钱。

embarrassed adj. 窘迫的;尴尬的;陷入困境的 (例:financially embarrassed 拮据的)/embarrassing adj. 使人尴尬的/embarrassment n. 尴尬

collect

[kəˈlekt] vt. 收集,采集;收(税等);领取(信件等);推断出 vi. 积聚 adj./adv. (打电话)由对方付费(的)

词根记忆:col(一起)+lec(选择)→把选择出来的东西放在一起→收集

We have to widely collect relevant infor-mation to make an accurate judgement for a present financial situations. 我们必须广泛搜集相关信息,对当前的财政形势作出准确的判断。

collect accounts 收账/collect on delivery (COD) 货到付款/collecting account 收款账户

collect call 接听者付费电话

collection n. 收款,征收/collective adj. 全体的,共同的 (例:collective bargaining 劳资双方代表进行的谈判)/collectively adv. 全体地,共同地/collector n. 收款人;收藏家 (例:tax collector 收税员)

address

[əˈdres] vt. 发表演说;解决(问题);称呼;写信给,寄至;向…致辞 n. 地址;致辞;演讲

联想记忆:ad+dress(穿衣)→找个地方穿衣服→地址

The gift will be sent to your address within two working days. 这个礼物将在两个工作日之内寄给您。

address economic disputes 解决经济纠纷/address the problems in the development 解决发展中的问题

deliver an address 发表演讲

addressee n. 收件人,收信人/addressable adj. 可以解决的

assess

[əˈses] vt. 对…进行估价,评估;征税;评价,评论

联想记忆:as(表强调)+sess(音似says,说)→说好话,说坏话→评价

assess cost/damage/value 评估成本/损坏程度/价值

assess one's ability 评估某人的能力/assess one's performance 评价某人的表现

assessor n. 估价员,评估人/assessable adj. 可估价的;可征收的

听说小站

M What a terrible storm!

多么可怕的暴风雨啊!

W Yes, it is hard to assess the property losses caused by it.

是呀,很难估计这场风暴会造成多少财产损失。

strongroom

[ˈstrɒŋruːm; ˈstrɒŋrʊm] n. 保险库;监护病房

The products were so valuable that they had to be put in the strongroom. 这批货物很珍贵,必须把它们放到保险库里。

base

[beɪs] n. 基础,底部;基地;总部 vt. 设立;基于 adj. 基础的;卑鄙的,不道德的

Beijing is an ideal base for international business operations. 北京是国际商务运营的理想基地。

base on/upon 以…为基础/base motive 卑鄙的动机

basis n. 基础 (例:on the basis of 在…的基础上)/basic adj. 基本的 (例:basic requirement 基本要求/basic wage 基本工资)

study leave

进修假期

Only the top and middle management can enjoy study leave in the company. 在这个公司,只有中高层管理人员才享有进修假期。

geographical

[ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkl] adj. 区域的;地理的

词根记忆:geo(地)+graphi(写)+cal(…的)→写的内容跟地有关→地理的

geographical area 地理区域/geographical location 地理位置

geographically adv. 在地理上;地理学上

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It is believed that geographical separation of the market will disappear one day with the development of globalisation.

人们相信,随着全球化的发展,市场的地理分割终有一天会消失。

plant

[plant] n. 工厂,车间;机械设备;植物 vt. 种植;培养;安置

The company does not have sufficient funds to purchase a new plant and equipment. 这家公司没有足够的资金购买新厂房和设备。

assembly plant 装配车间/processing plant 加工厂

blockbuster

[ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)] n. 轰动;巨型炸弹;一鸣惊人者

Blockbuster mobile phones like the iPhone 4 were designed by Jobs' work team. 轰动一时的iPhone 4手机是由乔布斯的团队设计的。

blockbusting adj. 轰动一时的;畅销一时的 (例:blockbusting performance 轰动一时的演出)

ensure

[ɪnˈʃʊə(r); ɪnˈʃɔː(r)] vt. 保证,确保

联想记忆:en(表强调)+sure(确信的)→确保

No one can ensure that they can be certain to benefit from the investment in European market. 没有人能保证他们一定可以从欧洲市场的投资中获利。

cutback

[ˈkʌtbæk] n. 削减,减少;裁员

Many corporations face cutbacks because of economic depression. 由于经济萧条,许多公司面临裁员。

headed paper

带信头的信纸

It is our company's rule to correspond with our customers using headed paper. 我们公司规定和客户通信时要使用带信头的信纸。

precede

[prɪˈsiːd] vt. 在…之前发生(或出现)的,先于

The outbreak of the global financial crisis was preceded by the collapse of the stock market. 股票市场崩溃之后爆发了全球性的金融危机。

precede sth. with 以…开始(或引导)

rationalise

[ˈræʃnəlaɪz] vt. 使更有效,使合理化;对…进行合理的解释

The factory is making great effort to rationalise its production process to cut costs. 这家工厂正努力对生产工序进行合理化改革,以降低成本。

rationalise one's behaviour 对某人的行为作出合理的解释

rationalisation n. 合理化 (例:reform of rationalisation 合理化改革)

coordinate

[kəʊˈɔːdɪneɪt] v. 调整,协调

[kəʊˈɔːdɪnət] n. 坐标;配套服装

词根记忆:co(一起)+ordin(顺序)+ate(动词后缀)→一起按顺序调整→调整,协调

Department managers are responsible for coordinating the internal work with other related departments. 部门经理负责协调涉及其他相关部门的内部工作。

coordinate with 与…相协调

coordinator n. 协调人/coordination n. 协调,配合

fast-growing

[ˈfɑːstgrəʊɪŋ] adj. 高速发展的;快速成长的

组合词:fast(快速地)+growing(成长的)→快速成长的

Experts of foreign countries forecast that China is going to raise interest rates to cool its fast-growing economy. 外国专家预测中国正打算提高利率,为高速增长的经济降温。

contributory

[kənˈtrɪbjətəri] adj. 促进的,促成的;有贡献的 n. 贡献者

The collapse of the stock market is the contributory factor for the global economic crisis. 股市崩溃是这次全球性经济危机的诱发因素。

contributory factor 促成(诱发)因素,诱因/contributory negligence 共同过失

agent

[ˈeɪdʒənt] n. 代理人,代理商,经纪人;政府代表;动因,原因;剂;政府特工人员,间谍

词根记忆:ag(做)+ent(表人)→办事情的人→代理人,经纪人

real estate agent 房地产经纪人

agency n. 代理;代理处;提供专项服务的机构 (例:travel agency 旅行社/Xinhua News Agency 新华社)

render

[ˈrendə(r)] vt. 发出,开出;呈递,提交;使得,致使;给予,提供;翻译;(艺术上)再表现;演奏

联想记忆:给予(render)后自然就成了出借人(lender)

render an account 发出账单

render sth. ineffective 使…无效/render a service to sb. 为某人提供服务/render a report 提交一份报告/be rendered in (into)English 被翻译成英语

rendering n. 演奏,表演;翻译

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The State Food and Drug Administration is obliged to render the settlement plan within 14 working days.

国家食品药品监督管理局必须在14个工作日内提出处理方案。

hands-on

[ˌhændzˈɒn] adj. 亲身实践的;亲自动手的

His hands-on management style does not gain the praise of the president. 他的这种事必躬亲的管理风格并没有得到总裁的赞许。

distinguish

[dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ] vt. 区分,辨别;使扬名,使表现突出 vi. 区别,区分

联想记忆:di(分开)+sting(刺)+uish→把带刺的部分分出来→区分,辨别

Over the last few years, this young man distinguished himself as a successful entrepreneur. 在过去的几年里,这位年轻人作为一名成功的企业家而声名远扬。

distinguish between/among 在…之间辨别,区分/distinguish from 区分

distinguishable adj. 可区别的/distinguished adj. 杰出的;著名的 (例:a distinguished entrepreneur 杰出的企业家)

tribunal

[traɪˈbjuːnl] n. 特别法庭;审理团

联想记忆:tri(三个)+bun(面包)+al(…的)→一个馒头都可以引发血案,三个面包还不得告上特别法庭呀→特别法庭

Any employee has the right to appeal to an industrial tribunal when he/she is unfairly dismissed. 任何员工在遭到不公平解雇时,都有权向劳资法庭上诉。

industrial/employment tribunal 劳资法庭

function

[ˈfʌŋkʃn] n. 功能;职责;盛大的集会 vi. 运行;活动;行使职责

Commercial banks perform the function of raising capital for industry. 商业银行有职责为产业融资。

fulfil/perform a function 履行职能/function as 起…作用;具有…功能

functional adj. 功能的/functionary n. 公职人员;官员

inclination

[ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] n. 倾向,意愿

联想记忆:inclin(e)(倾斜)+a+tion(名词后缀)→倾向,意愿

David lakes any inclination to be a marketing advisor. 戴维对于当营销顾问一点儿兴趣都没有。

inclination to do 做…的倾向

aftermath

[ˈɑːftəmæθ; ˈɑːftəmɑːθ] n. 余波,后果;结果

组合词:after(之后)+math(数学)→数学运算之后,得出结果→后果;结果

The American government works hard to bail out the banking sector in the aftermath of the credit crunch. 信贷危机之后,美国政府努力救助银行业。

settlement

[ˈsetlmənt] n. 解决,和解;协议;清偿;殖民(过程),殖民地; (财产的)授予

Labour and management failed to reach a settlement over the payment. 劳资双方未就报酬问题达成一致。

settlement day 清算日,交割日/property settlement 财产协议

settlement of a claim 同意理赔

mass

[mæs] n. 大量;堆 v. (使)集中,(使)聚集 adj. 群众的;大规模的

We only make products which cater to the mass market. 我们只生产迎合大众市场的产品。

mass production 大批量生产,大规模生产/mass unemployment 大批失业现象

be a mass of 布满,充满

massed adj. 成群的;聚集的/massive adj. 大量的;巨大的;大规模的

disinclined

[ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪnd] adj. 不愿的;不喜欢的

联想记忆:dis(不)+inclined(倾向的)→不倾向于做的→不愿的;不喜欢的

The government is disinclined to use administrative measures to hold down the price. 政府不愿用行政手段抑制物价。

trend

[trend] n. 趋势;动向 v. (使)趋向

联想记忆:倾向(tend)一种趋势(trend)

The report shows a clear downward trend in unemployment rate, which is a good signal of economy recovery. 这份报告显示失业率有明显下降的趋势,这是经济复苏的良好信号。

market trend 市场趋势

trendsetter n. 树立新风的人;引领潮流者/trendsetting adj. 引领潮流的