BEC商务英语中级词汇大全(下）
下面是小编整理的BEC商务英语中级词汇大全， 希望对大家有帮助。
1.compensate v. 补偿。酬报
短语compensate somebody for loss 赔偿某人损失
例Management compensated us for the time we worked.
资方补偿我们工作时间的报酬。
The company compensates her for extra work.
公司因她的额外工作而给她报酬。
2.compensation n. ①补偿，赔偿 ②酬金
短语in compensation for 以……为报酬/赔偿
make compensation for 补偿/赔偿……
compensation trade 补偿贸易
make compensation for somebody's losses 补偿某人的损失
例Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work.
男女应同工同酬。
The airline passenger demanded compensation for the loss of all her luggage.
该飞机乘客要求赔偿她所丢失的全部行李。
She was given $3,000- in compensation.
她获得3,00美元的赔偿金。
3.compete v. 比赛，竞争
短语compete with/against sb. for sth. 与某人竞争而获得某物
例Japan competed with other countries for world market.
日本与其他国家竞争国际市场。
4.competition n. 比赛，竞争
短语keep trade competition between 在……之间保持剧烈的贸易竞争
fair competition 公平竞争
horizontal competition 同业竞争
例The competition has cornered the market.
竞争对手已垄断了市场。
5.competitor n. 竞争者，对手
例Competitors in the book trade did their best to undercut each other's prices.
图书市场的竞争者们竞相压价。
This firm is one of our biggest competitors.
这家商行是我们最强的竞争对手之一。
6.commission n. ①佣金，回扣 ②代办，委托
短语commission agent 代理人，经纪人
commission house 证券经纪公司(交易所)
endorsement commission 背书手续费
例She gets 10% commission on his sales.
她卖出东西可得10%的佣金。
The company sells boats on commission.
这家公司委托售船。
Some salesmen in big shops receive a commission of 10% on everything they sell, as well as a salary.
大商店有些店员不仅有薪金，而且还可抽取所售货物10%的佣金。
7.commitment n. ①承诺 ②约定，约束
enter into commitment 承担义务;(商业上的)约定
loan commitment 贷款承诺
original commitment 原承诺款额
The company has a commitment to pay $50,000 to Red Cross.
这家公司有向红十字会提供5000美元的承诺。
8.commodity n. 商品，货物
短语a scarce commodity 短缺商品
"core" commodity 核心商品
distress(ed) commodity 赔钱货
commodity broker 商品经纪人
例Commodity brokers in the Corn Exchange reacted swiftly to news about crop failure in N. America.
谷物交易所的商品经纪人对北美作物歉收的消息做出迅速反应。
Air conditioners are one of the many commodities that Japan sells abroad.
空调是日本许多出口商品中的一种。
9.communication n. ①联络，沟通 ②书信，口信
[pl.] 交通，通讯
例The tourists found communications with their hosts difficult.
旅客觉得很难联络上旅游的主办单位。
This letter is to confirm our recent telephone communications.
这封信函旨在确认我们最近的电话谈话。
The area has been devastated by the earthquake but communications are now being restored.
这个地区遭受地震破坏，不过交通通讯联络正逐渐恢复。
10.company n. 公司
短语banker's trust company 银行信托公司
bonding company 担保公司
limited (liability) company (ltd.) 股份有限公司
public limited company (plc) 股票上市公司
11.clerical adj. 职员的，办公室工作的
n. 办事员
短语clerical staff (全体)职员，办事员
clerical staff 文书职员
clerical work 文职工作
例Owing to a clerical error the document was wrongly filed.
因文书工作失误，那份文件归错了档。
We need a new clerical assistant to help with the typing and filing.
我们需要一名新的文书协助打字和文件归档工作。
12.client n. ①委托人 ②顾客
短语mail-order client 邮购户
regular client 常年客户;常年委托人
on behalf of a client 代表委托人
例The architect is meeting a client this morning.
建筑师今天上午会见一名委托人。
A good hairdresser never lacks clients.
出色的美发师不愁没有顾客。
C/O care of 由……转交(仅用于书面语)
certificate of origin 原地产证明书
例Mr. Brown, c/o Mr. and Mrs. Philips.
由菲利普斯夫妇转交布朗先生。
13.cold n./adj. 冷淡的，生意清淡的
短语catch a cold 蚀本，亏本
例The company lost their regular clients because of a cold reception.
这家公司因为冷淡的接待而失去了常年客户。
The price of shares has fallen heavily today and many recent investors are likely to catch a cold.
股票价格今天大跌，相信很多新近投资者要亏本了。
14.commercial adj. ①商贸的 ②盈利的
n. 广告(电视、电台、电影中的广告)
短语commercial activity 商贸活动
a commercial success 成功盈利
a commercial break 商业广告时间
例Commercial activity is expected to intensify towards Christmas.
预计临近圣诞节商贸活动会逐渐频繁。
Gold has been discovered by the prospectors but not in commercial quantities.
勘探者发现黄金，但在数量上未足以具有商业价值。
Every fifteen minutes the programme was interrupted for the showing of commercials.
每隔15分钟，节目就被广告打断。