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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date剑桥商务英语BEC中高级词汇(含例句版)GlossaryGlossaryadj=adjective; adv=adverb; n=noun; v=verb; inf=informal; pl=plural; abbr=abbreviation A-A share (n.) an ordinary share that does not give the owner t

2、he right to vote on company issues A股例 Our company will issue A shares on market.abroad (adv.) to/in another country国外的例 The sales director is abroad on business trip.同义词 overseas, in foreign parts, out of the countryabsence (n.) time/period away from work缺席例 The absence of the chief director of the

3、 meeting is somewhat a pity.同义词 nonattendance, nonappearanceabsent (adj.) not present, not at work缺席的例 Please let your section head know if you are likely to be absent for a longer period.同义词 away, off, missingabsenteeism (n.) regular absence from work旷工例 If motivation decreases, absenteeism is like

4、ly to increase. absorb (v.) integrate a smaller item into a larger whole兼并、担负（费用）例 Head Office has absorbed the losses of our French subsidiary.absorption costing a way of pricing goods by allowing for all costs relating to production in the sale price 归纳成本法例 Our company mainly use absorption costin

5、g to set the sale price of products.abstract (n.) short version of a longer document摘要例 Please brief your staff the abstract of the prevailing government regulations.同义词 summary, synopsis, digestaccepting house = (US) accepting bank an organization, often a merchant bank, that promise to pay a bill

6、of exchange in return for a fee 承兑银行access 1. (n.) entry to something通道例 We have access to classified information.同义词 entrance, passage2. (v.) gain entry into computer data files获取计算机数据（文件）例 They shouldnt have been able to access this file.同义词 outputaccount (n.) record of financial transactions帐户例 I

7、n our bank, if no transaction takes place in 2 years, your personal account will become unclaimed.account executive (n.) an advertising executive who looks after a particular client（广告或服务业）业务经理例 Jack is the account executive of this advertising company.accounts payable a list of amounts owned to a b

8、usiness to suppliers of goods and services 应付帐款例 add an entry to accounts payable accountancy (n.) work of an accountant会计工作例 At the end of a year, the accountancy of a big company is always very burdensome.accountant(n.) person qualified to keep a companys accounts会计师（员）例 To be a good and competent

9、 accountant, accounting principles should be strictly followed.accounts (n. pl) financial records of a business帐目例 The bank would like to see the accounts.accruals (n. pl) money owed which is due at a later date 增长额，利息例 The accruals you owe him will be due next week.achieve (v.) succeed in doing som

10、ething完成例 The two parties achieved final agreements in mutual benefits.同义词 accomplish, complete, finishachievement (n.) the successful completion of something ，something successfully completed 完成、成就同义词 accomplishment, completion, perfectionacknowledge (v.) confirm that something has arrived确认收悉例 We

11、acknowledge receipt of the shipment.同义词 admit, acceptacknowledgement (n.) confirmation that something has arrived收条例 After you have received the mail, please return your acknowledgement by fax. 同义词 acceptanceacquire (v.) buy, obtain购得、占有例 We acquired a company, shares, etc.同义词 obtain, get, procureac

12、quisition the act of acquiring 收购 例 The good news from TCL: the acquisition of Schneider!同义词 merger, takeoveracting (adj.) working in the position of someone for a short time代理的例 an acting manageractive money (n.) money that is being used by the public as opposed to money left in bank accounts.流通货币（

13、相对于银行帐户中的货币） 例 The inflation increases active money . activity (n.) type of business业务例 Our main activity is export /import trade.同义词 businessact of God (n.) an unexpected or unavoidable event such as a storm , a flood , and earthquake ,etc mentioned in some insurance contracts as a cause of loss or

14、 damage 不可抗力例 We will include the term of act of God in this insurance policy to against some uncertain factors.同义词 force majeureactual (adj.) real实际的例 Our actual results were better than forecast.actual loss (n.) the real cost of something as opposed to a sum of money stated on paper实际损失（相对于帐面损失） 例

15、 In the recession, for the latest fiscal year, our actual loss is much greater than the paper loss. 相关词汇 paper lossactuals (n.) goods that can be purchased and used , as opposed to goods traded on a futures contract that are represented by documents实货（相对于期货） 例 The merchant is especially interested i

16、n the trading of futures , not actuals. 同义词 physicals adapt (to ) (v.) to make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation. 使适应例 the ability to adapt quickly to a new situation同义词 adjustaddendum (n.) an extra section that is attached to ,or follows , a letter , report,ect 附录，附件 例 write an add

17、endum to a report 同义词 appendix address (v.) 1.deal with 处理例 address public concerns 2.give speech to 演说例 address audience on a business projectadjourn (v) to stop (a court case, a meeting , etc.)for a time before beginning again 延期，休会例 The board meeting has been adjourned to an uncertain date. 同义词 p

18、ostponeadjust (v) to settle an insurance claim 理算保险索赔例 After the car accident, he made an insurance claim that will be adjusted soon. administration (n.) organization and control of a company经营、管理例 The administration power of a company also shows the internal control of the company.同义词 managementadm

19、in (n.) abbreviation for administration 经营、管理administer (v.) organize, control: 管理同义词 manageadopt (v.) choose, decide on采用例 We adopted a new strategy.advance (n.) money paid before it is due, or for work only partially completed 预付款例 Yesterday I received an advance on my monthly wage.(v) 1. to incre

20、ase 提高例 On bull market , shares are advancing rapidly.同义词 increase 2.to pay something before it is due 预付例 The publishing house advanced me on royalties.advance bill (n.) a bill of exchange that has been written before the goods have been sent off 预付（开）票据例 Dear customer, we will send you the advance

21、 bill for that batch by air express mail today.adverse balance (n.) an amount of debt shown on an account赤字 例 With the rapid growth of our turnover, our adverse balance will be eliminated very soon.同义词 deficit advertise (v.) announce something is for sale做广告例 The soap is advertised on TV for its spe

22、cial flavor.同义词 announcead (n, inf) short for advertisementad valorem (adj.) of tax that is calculated as a percentage of the value of the goods从价征税例 VAT is a kind of valorem tax.advertisement(n.) notice/announcement that something is for sale广告例 If you want your house sold, you should have put your

23、 advertisement in a more popular newspaper.advertiser (n.) person/company which advertises广告商例 Advertisers use various ways and media to promote their products.advertising (n.) the business of designing ads广告业例 Shes in advertising.advice (n.) recommendation (s) about what you should do建议、通知（书）例 His

24、advice was to close the factory.同义词 counsel, recommendation, opinionadvice note (n.) a note to the receiver of goods from the sender that gives details of the quantity and description of goods and when and how they will be transported 通知单例 Before you deliver the goods, please fax us an advice note f

25、or our confirmation.advise (v.) recommend what should be done建议、通知同义词 counsel, recommend, suggestafter-sales service (n.) service offered by a supplier to a customer to maintain or repair the product supplied售后服务例 Nowadays many enterprises began to compete in the field of after-sales service.affilia

26、te(n.)a person or an organization that is attached to a larger organization 成员，联号例 That company is an affiliate of a prestigious holding group.同义词 member(v.) to attach ( a person or an organization) to a larger organization 附属于例 The business is affiliated to TCL Group.afmd (abbr.) aforementioned 上述的

27、例 You can refer to afmd post address for the dispatch.aftermarket (n.) a situation where a newly issued security is traded before its real price has been established in the stock market. 二级市场例 Buy shares on a healthy aftermarket.after sight (adv) written on a bill of exchange to show that the bill s

28、hould be paid within a specified time after the payer is presented within it见票后付款 例 The bill should be paid at 60 days after sight.against all risks (adv.) (of a marine insurance policy) providing insurance for all types of loss or damage全保险.例 We insuranced the cargo against all risks. agenda(n.) or

29、der of topics to be discussed at a meeting会议议程例 The first topic on the agenda is salaries.agent (n.) person who represents a company代理（商）例 Our companys agent in Middle East has developed a widespread and mature business there. 同义词 representative, deputyagiotage (n.) the business of buying and then l

30、ater selling foreign currencies 套汇例 That guy makes a big fortune by agiotage.同义词 arbitrageairline(n.) a business providing a system of scheduled air transport航空公司 例 United Airlinesair time (n.) time given to advertise on TV or radio电视(收音)广告节目时间例 The air time of this new product will be prolonged for

31、 10 seconds. allocate (v.) give money or other resources in certain proportions分配例 In the budget we allocated most of the money to marketing. 同义词 assign, designate, allotallotment (n.) the distribution of new company shares to the people who have applied for them配股 例 Allotment has been made by rando

32、m draw because of oversubscription.allowance (n.) something, such as money, given at regular intervals or for a specific purpose津贴例 An expenses allowance is paid monthly to each trainee.amalgamation (n.) a type of reorganization where two or more companies are combined into one company合并例 The amalga

33、mation of the three companies strengthened the corporation.同义词 combination, mergerambition (n.) strong desire to succeed in life or in a job雄心例 My sister has an ambition and desires to get MBA.同义词 aspiration, desire, yearningamenity (n.) a feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially o

34、f a piece of real estate or a geographic location 生活福利设施例 a sunny apartment with amenities including air conditioning同义词 facility, convenienceamortize (v.) to pay off a debt by saving money on a regular basis分期清偿例 The repayment of the bond is amortized in 5 years.analyse (v.) study in detail分析例 We a

35、nalysed the accounts.analysis (n.) detailed study, investigation分析例 The analysis report shows clear logics and integrity.analyst (n.) person who analyses分析家例 His intelligence and diligence made him an excellent and acute marketing analyst.annual (adj.) yearly年度的例 the annual accounts同义词 yearlyannual

36、general meeting (n.) (AGM) a meeting of all the shareholders in a company年度股东大会annul (v.) to cancel something or stop it from being legally effective 废除,取消例 The contract was annulled.同义词 nullifyannulment (n.) the act of canceling something or stopping it from being legally effective 废除，取消例 The disag

37、reement of two parts resulted in the annulment of the contract signed at the very beginning of their cooperation.antedate (v.) to put an earlier date (on a document, letter, cheque, etc) than the date at the time of writing 倒填日期例 To make this cheque legal, you should antedate it by 7days.同义词 backdat

38、eanti-dumping (adj.) of ways in which a country protects its economy by preventing other countries from dumping in it. 反倾销例 anti-dumping lawsapology (n.) an acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.致歉例 a letter of apologyappeal 1. (n.) being attractive吸引力例 This produc

39、t has appeal for young people.同义词 attraction, charm2. (v.) be attractive to吸引人的同义词 attract, allureappendix(n.) a collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book附录例 to use an appendix for any information同义词 addendumapply (v.) ask for something (in writing)（书面的）申请同义词 We applied for

40、a loan.applicant (n.) person who applies申请人例 The applicant shows outstanding advantages among the candidates pool.application (n.) act of applying申请application form (n.) pre-printed form to make a request for a job申请表例 Please fill in this application form at first.appoint (v.)choose someone for a jo

41、b任命例 We have decided to appoint a new sales manager.同义词 assign, designateappointee (n.) person chosen for a position or job被任命者例 He is lucky to be the appointee of this project.appointment (n.) 1. choice of someone for a new job任命例 The appointment of area financial controller implies he has been pro

42、moted.2. arrangement for a meeting约定（会议）例 We fixed an appointment at four oclock.appraisal (n.) calculation of the value of somebody or something 估价例 Their appraisal of the necklace is about RMB 1,000.同义词 evaluation, valuation, assessmentappraise (v.) to judge the value of somebody or something估价例 T

43、hey appraised it was only worth $1. 同义词 evaluate, assessappraiser (n.) person who judges鉴定者，估价官例 Who will be the appraiser?appreciate (v.) 1. be thankful for感激例 I appreciated your help.2. understand理解例 I appreciate your problems.3.increase in value增值例 My shares have appreciated by 10%.apprentice (n.

44、) young person who is learning a skill学徒例 Dont listen to him. Jack is only an apprentice.同义词 learner, beginnerapprenticeship (n.) period of time spent learning a skill学徒年限，学徒身份例 Jack served an apprenticeship with a carpenter.appropriate (v.) to put an amount of money aside for a special purpose拨出（款项

45、）例 They appropriated $10,000 for bribery.approve(v.) agree to pass officially批准例 They Board approved the new plan.同义词 acceptapproval (n.) agreement批准aptitude (n.) natural ability (to do a task)天资例 She had a high aptitude for business.arbitrage (n.) the purchase of securities on one market for immedi

46、ate resale on another market in order to profit from a price discrepancy套利例 He made big fortune by arbitrage.arbitration (n.) process of settling a dispute仲裁例 We shall have to resort to arbitration.同义词 judgement, adjudicationarea (n.) region区域例 His sales area is the North East.同义词 district, region,

47、territoryarrears (n.) money which is owed and has not been paid on time到期未付帐例 The payment in arrears amounts to$100.同义词 arrearage, debt, liabilitiesarrival notice (n.) a note sent by a carrier to the receiver( consignee) saying that goods have arrived 到货通知例 After your receipt of the arrival notice f

48、rom the carrier-COSCO, please arrange the picking-up of the goods at the dock.artifical person (n.) a company considered as having a separate legal identity from the people who work for it, although some of these people will represent the will of the company 法人例 The company is regarded legally as an

49、 artifical person. 同义词 fictitious person, juristic personas per (adv) according to根据 例 As per your request that is made in your last mail, we are writing to confirm our point concerning the price.asap as soon as possible 及早例 After the cargo reaches your dock,please inform us by fax or email asap.ass

50、emble (v.)1. put (a product) together from component parts装配 例 After the internal innovation, the efficiency of workers assembling machines has greatly improved. 2.to bring or call together into a group or whole集合 例 Ask your colleagues to assemble in the meeting room at 10:15.assembly-line (n.) layo

51、ut of workers and machines where the work passes from one worker to the next, usually on a moving belt, until it is finished装配线例 All the workers should take care of the assembly line.assembly (n.) putting (a product) together装配例 We have automated assembly line.assembly point (n.) a place where peopl

52、e should gather in an emergency.集合地点assented stock (n.) an item of financial value, eg an ordinary share, that belongs to someone who has agreed to the conditions of a takeover bid 同意股票assess (v.) estimate the value of估价例 The property was assessed at 20,000.同义词 value, evaluateassessment (n.) calcula

53、tion of value估价例 a tax assessment 同义词 evaluation, appraisalasset (n.) something of value which is owned by a company资产例 Their companys major asset is its property.同义词 propertyasset backing (n.) the total value of the assets of a company divided by the number of ordinary shares issues. 资产保证例 We must

54、ensure a solid asset backing for our company.associate company (n.) a company of which more than 20%, but less than 51% of the share capital is held by another company .联营公司例 This firm is an associate company , not a holding company.current assets (n.) assets in daily use by a business 流动资产fixed ass

55、ets (n.) property and machinery固定资产例 Plants and machines are fixed assets.frozen assets (n.) assets which cannot be sold, usually because there is a dispute冻结资产intangible assets (n.) assets which cannot be seen (such as goodwill, patents etc.)无形资产liquid assets (n.) cash or bills which can be easily

56、converted into cash流动资产例 The amount of liquid assets is important to a company.tangible assets (n.) assets which can be seen (such as property, machinery etc.)有形资产at par ( adj/ adv) of a share or other security that has the same value on the market as the value written on the share itself 平价（市值等于票面值

57、）例 She bought the shares at par.ATM (n.) automatic teller machine 自动取款机例 You can draw cash from any ATM at any time in Shanghai by using this Visa Card. 同义词 cashpointattempt 1.(n.) trial, effort努力、尝试例 We have made an attempt to enter a new market.2. (v.) tryattn (abbr) for the attentin of交由某人亲启例 He

58、wrote ATTN Mr.Johnson. on the envelop.auction (n.)the way of selling in which each item is sold at an open meeting to the person who makes the highest bid拍卖 例 He sold his villa in the auction at 200,000 dollars.auction (v.) to sell something to the person who makes the highest offer; sell something

59、by auction拍卖 例 His house was auctioned last week.audio-conference (n.) a meeting with people who cannot all be together at the same time, using audio (telephone) equipment 电话会议例 The scheduled meeting has been cancelled for SARS, and we are planning to hold an audio-conference next week. audit (n.) e

60、xamination of the accounts of a company审计例 We require an audit confirmation from your account opening bank.auditing (n.) official process of checking the accounts of a company to see if they represent a true picture审计例 The bank is under its annual internal auditing. auditor (n.) person who audits审计员

61、authenticate (v.) proof that something is real or true 认证例 You should ask a skilled attorney to authenticate the signature at the bottom of this document in case that it is a forged one.同义词 certify average 1. (n.) the number which is calculated by adding several figures together and then divided by the number of figures均数例 The sales average has been aro