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cabinet　　　　['kæbɪnət]

n. 储藏柜;陈列柜;橱柜

[英文释义]a piece of furniture with shelves,cupboards,or draw-ers,which is used for storing or showing things

[记忆方法]cab(出租车)+ in(里面)+et(小)→出租车里空间很小,就像柜子→厨,柜

[真题例句]We can supply three–drawer filing cabinets immediate-ly,but two–drawer models are currently on order.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]我公司三屉档案柜有现货供应,两屉型号的档案柜只能订货。

[真题例句]We can no longer sell two-drawer filing cabinets.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]我们公司不再销售两屉档案柜。

[真题例句]I meant to put it in the filing cabinet this morning.(剑 4,Test 4,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]我本来准备今天早上把它放在文件柜里。

calculate　　　['kælkjʊleɪt]

v. 算,计算

[英文释义]to judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have,and adding,multiplying,subtract-ing or dividing numbers

[记忆方法]calcul(计算)+ ate(做)→计算

[真题例句]He made very few mistakes,and calculated his costs and the time that a job would take very accurately.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]他在工作中极少犯错,并未提到成本的高低和时间的长短问题。

[真题例句]Julia Strekalova want to know how to calculate the amount she can charge custom-ers for her marketing consultancy services.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Julia Strekalova 想知道如何计算出她向客户收取的营销服务费用。

calculator　　　['kælkjʊleɪtə(r)]

n. 计算器

[英文释义]a small electronic device which is used for doing calculations

campaign　　　[kæm'peɪn]

n.(尤指政治、商业或军事的)专项活动,运动

[英文释义]a planned group of es-pecially political,business or mil-itary activities which are intended to achieve a particular aim

[记忆方法]camp(田野)+ aign(名词词尾)→战役;活动

[真题例句]We put about a quar-ter of our investment into a strong marketing cam-paign,which was support-ed by a slightly larger invest-ment in the sales team.(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]我们将投资额的四分之一用来开展一场大型营销活动,并且投入了更大的一笔资金用于销售团队建设,以支撑本次活动。

camping　　　['kæmpɪŋ]

n. 露营度假,野营度假

[英文释义]when you stay in a tent on holiday

candidate　　　['kændɪdət]

n.(职位)申请人,候选人

[英文释义]a person who is com-peting to get a job or elected posi-tion

[记忆方法]can(能)+ did(做)+ate(表人)→能干的人→候选人;投考者

[真题例句]If you interviewed a candidate,when question would you ask?(剑2,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)

[参考译文]如果你面试工作申请者,你会提什么问题?

[真题例句]Sophie Jones wants professional help in finding good candidates for senior posts in her computer software company.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]索菲·琼斯需要专业的帮助,以便找到能在她的软件公司任高职的优秀候选者。

[真题例句]… the book's ideas on how to reject unsuccessful can-didates.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]拒绝不成功的面试者,这是书中出现的内容。

canteen　　　[kæn'ti:n]n.

食堂,餐厅,饮食部

[英文释义]a place in a factory,of-fice,etc where food and meals are sold,often at a lower than usual price

[真题例句]Firstly,the canteen on the ground floor is open all day for coffee,meals,etc,but there are also coffee machines on the top floor,where we have all the com-pany noticeboard,so staff often meet there to talk.(剑 2,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]首先,在第一层食堂全天开放并提供咖啡 ,膳食等 ,但顶楼有咖啡机,那里也是公司布告牌的所在地,因此员工经常在那见面谈话。

[真题例句]Crockfords,an inter-national law firm,needs lighting and cocking equipment installed in the canteen at its new offices.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Crockfords 是一家国际法律公司,需要在新办公室的餐厅安装照明和烹饪设备。

capacity　　　[kə'pæsətɪ]

n. 容积,容量;生产能力;(尤指某人或某组织的)办事能力

[英文释义]the total amount that can be contained or produced,or(especially of a person or organiza-tion)the ability to do a particular thing

[记忆方法]cap(获取,抓住)+ city(名词词尾)→可能接受的量→容量

[商务用语]seating capacity 座位容量,座位数(剑2,Test 2,Listen-ing,Part 2)

[真题例句]A car company is in-creasing the capacity of its factory in Michigan.(剑4,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 1)

[参考译文]一家汽车公司将要扩大它在密歇根工厂的规模。

car rental companies

[kɑ:(r)'rentl kɒmpænɪs]

汽车租赁公司

[真题例句]The exhibition is twice the size it was last year as the organisers have been successful in attracting many more lead-ing airlines,hotels and car rental companies than in the past.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]今年的展会规模是去年的两倍,展会的组织者成功地吸引了比去年更多的有影响力的航空公司,酒店,汽车租赁公司。

career　　　　[kə'rɪə(r)]

n. 生涯,职业;事业

[英文释义]the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life,especially if you continue to get bet-ter jobs and earn more money

[记忆方法]car(跑)+(e)er(名词词尾)→赛跑所用的路→跑道→生涯

[商务用语]career opportunity 就业机会,职业前景(剑2,Test 3,Listen-ing,Part 3)career development 事业发展(剑3,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[真题例句]This is something we do every year for university gradu-ates who would like to find out about career opportunities at Dennings.(剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]这个特别报告周活动是集团每年专门为那些想要在Dennings公司寻求就业机会的大学毕业生举办的。

[真题例句]I knew in the long term the move to Electra was important for my career development.(剑3,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]用长远的眼光看来,为伊莱克特拉工作对我的事业有很大的影响。

carry out　　　['kæri aut]

执行,贯彻,落实,完成

[英文释义]to do or complete something,especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do

[真题例句]Instead the oil group contacted an agency to carry out more market research.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]相反，石油集团联系一家代理机构来开展更多的市场研究。

cashflow　　　['kæʃfləʊ]

n. 现金流转;资金流转

[英文释义]the amount of money-moving into and out of a business

[商务用语]Making a cashflow forecast 进行现金流转预算(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

cassette　　　[kə'set]

n. 盒式录音(或录像)带;盒式录音(或录像)机

[英文释义]a flat rectangular de-vice containing a very long strip of magnetic material that is used to record sound and/or pictures,or a machine that uses such devices

[记忆方法]casse(盒子)+(e)tte(表示“小”的名词词尾)→小盒子→盒式录音带

[商务用语]CDs,audio and video cassettes CD 盘 ,录音带和录像带(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

catalogue　　　['kætəlɒg]

n.(商品)目录册

[英文释义]a book with a list of all the goods that you can buy from a shop

[记忆方法]cata(仔细地,详尽地)+log(说)+ue →被仔细述说的东西→目录

[真题例句]Item 20 in this cata-logue is withdrawn until further no-tice，due to supply problems.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]由于供应问题,取消产品目录中编号20的产品,(上货)请等待随后通知。

[真题例句]…merger negotiations with another catalogue retailer ended without agreement.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]和另一家零售公司的合并谈判以失败告终。

[真题例句]Re our new catalogue,just received,Vanters want to see ‘Primavera’cloth.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]对我方目录表的回复已收到 ,Vanters 想看一下 Primavera的布料。

[真题例句]Have you a copy of our catalogue there?(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]您有没有我们的产品目录?

category　　　['kætəgəri]

n. 种类,类别,范畴

[英文释义](in a system for divid-ing things according to appear-ance,quality,etc)a type,or a group of things having some fea-tures that are the same

[记忆方法]cate(向下)+(e)gory(宣称)→向下宣称→向下分→范畴

[真题例句]What about product categories? That's more import-ant.(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]产品种类怎么样 ? 那更重要。

catering　　　['keɪtərɪŋ]

n. 承办酒席(的行业)

[英文释义](trade of)providing food,etc for social events

[商务用语]catering specialist needed 需要专业的餐饮业服务人员(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

celebrate　　　['selɪbreɪt]

v. 庆祝,庆贺;祝贺

[英文释义]to take part in spe-cial enjoyable activities in order to show that a particular occasion is important

[记忆方法]celebr(荣誉)+ ate(动词词尾)→给……荣誉→庆祝

[真题例句]…but this week you're celebrating its first anniversary.(剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]但本周您却正在庆祝创刊一周年。

centimetre　　['sentɪmi:tə(r)]

n. 厘米

[英文释义]a unit of length equal to 0.01 of a metre

[记忆方法]centi(百)+ metre(米)→一米的百分之一→厘米

[真题例句]And we also want the tables to be six centimetres lower now…um,one hundred and four centimetres.(剑 2,Test 3,Lis-tening,Part 2)

[参考译文]我们还希望工作台的高度能降低6厘米,嗯,达到104厘米高。

[真题例句]We haven't much space,so no wider than thirty-five centimetres.(剑4,Test 4,Listen-ing,Part 2)

[参考译文]我们空间有限,所以宽度不要超过35厘米。

CEO(chief executive officer)

[ˌsi:i:'əʊ]

首席执行官

chain　　　　[tʃeɪn]

n. 一连串,一系列(的事物)

[英文释义]a set of connected or related things

[商务用语]managing the supply chain 管理供应链(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

chair　　　　　[tʃeə(r)]

n. 主席(职位),委员长(职位);(大学)系主任

[英文释义](the official position of)a person in charge of a meeting or organization,or a position in an official group,or the person in charge of or having an important position in a college or university department

[真题例句]What should the per-son who chairs a meeting do if some participants arrive late?(剑2,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3)

[参考译文]如果有与会者迟到了,大会主席应该如何处理?

chairman　　　['tʃeəmən]

n.(会议或组织的)主席,委员长,主持人

[英文释义]a person in charge of a meeting or organization

[真题例句]According to the chair-man,trading conditions have im-proved steadily each month since April.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]根据该公司董事长的看法 ,自 4 月起 ,该公司的交易状况每个月都在稳步地转好。

[真题例句]The chairman predicts an improvement in profits as sales are rising faster than operating costs.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]该公司董事长预测销售利润的增长速度要快于营业成本的消耗。

[真题例句]With over 1,000 pub-lished newspaper articles,three successful books and his current job as Chairman of his own mar-keting consultantcy Swan Part-ners,Richard Swan is well quali-fied to lecture on marketing.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]理查德·斯旺不仅在报刊上发表过1000余篇文章,写了3本书,而且还是他自己的市场营销咨询公司——Swan Partners的主席,因而他很有资格讲一讲市场营销方面的策略。

[真题例句]The speaker will be Paul Miller,former Chairman of Fasttrack Holdings,who is now Director of Westwick Business School.(剑 4,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]发言人是保罗·米勒,他是Fasttrack控股公司的前任主席,现在是Westwick商学院的主席。

challenge　　　['tʃælɪndʒ]

n. 挑战;难题;考验

[英文释义](the situation of being faced with)something needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and which therefore tests a person's ability

[真题例句]One increasingly popular project is job swapping,which gives an insight into the daily challenges facing different people in different roles.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]一个在日益流行的项目是工作的互换,该项目能使参加者体会到不同角色所面临的不同挑战。

challenger　　['tʃælɪndʒə(r)]

n. 挑战者

[英文释义]someone who tries to win a competition,fight or sports event from someone who has previously won it

charge　　　　[tʃɑ:dʒ]

v.(尤指对某一服务或活动)收费,要价,开价

[英文释义]to ask an amount of money for something,especially a service or activity

[商务用语]charge the price 出价(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)

[真题例句]Julia Strekalova want to know how to calculate the amount she can charge custom-ers for her marketing consultancy services.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Julia strekalova 想知道如何计算为所提供的营销咨询服务向客户收费多少的方法。

check　　　　[tʃek]

v. 检查;核查,核对 n. 检查;核对,查核

[英文释义]v. to make certain that something or someone is correct,safe or suitable by examining it or them quickly n. an examination of something in order to make cer-tain that it is correct or the way it should be

[真题例句]In stores there are now information screens for cus-tomers to check the availability of goods they want to purchase.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]店里设置了信息屏蔽供顾客查询他们想要购买的产品是否有货。

[真题例句]The safety team is carrying out checks in this area.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]安全队在这一地区执行检查。

[真题例句]Not before I'd checked it first.(剑 4,Test 1,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]在我先检查之前不要传阅。

cheque　　　　[tʃek]

n. 支票

[英文释义]a printed form,used instead of money,to make pay-ments from your bank account

[真题例句]We will now pay ex-penses as part of monthly pay cheques rather than as separate petty cash amounts.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]我们现将业务津贴作为按月支付的支票的一部分来发放,而不是单独以小额现金支付。

chief executive[tʃi:f iɡ'zekjutiv]

董事长,行政长官

[真题例句]Jane Halton,currently Finance Director at Curtis Bank,is replacing John Murphy as Chief Executive at Boulder Insurance.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]现任柯蒂斯银行财务部长的简·霍尔顿将取代约翰·墨菲出任博尔德保险董事长一职。

[真题例句]Boulder Insurance hopes to appoint a new Chief Ex-ecutive.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]博尔德保险希望任命一位新的董事长。

[真题例句]The post of Chief Executive at Curtis Bank has become vacant.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]柯蒂斯银行董事长一职现在空缺。

[真题例句]…business has im-proved here since the arrival of our new Chief Executive,Jane Rothwell.(剑 4,Test 3,Listen-ing,Part 2)

[参考译文]自从我们的新任行政长官简·罗斯韦尔上任以来,生意一直在扩张。

cinema guide　[lain ɡaid]

电影指南

[真题例句]They also said we should advertise in cinema guides.(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]他们(广告公司)还建议我们在电影指南上刊登广告。

circulate　　　['sɜ:kjəleɪt]

v.(使)循环;(使)流通;(使)传递;(使)散布

[英文释义]to move around or through something,or to make something move around or through something

[记忆方法]circu(环)+ lat(搬运)+ e(动词词尾)→运送……的环→循环

[真题例句]He has circulated it too soon.(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]他把报告传阅得太快了。

[真题例句]I circulated copies in-ternally. I thought you asked me to.(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]我在内部传阅了文件。我还以为你让我这么做。

claim　　　　[kleɪm]

v. 要求(拥有);认领;索取,索要

[英文释义]to ask for something of value because you think it belongs to you or because you think you have a right to it

[记忆方法]claim,大叫→声称

[真题例句]Payment for overtime is made monthly but claim forms cannot be processed unless they are authorised by supervisors.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]加班费用会每月结算,但所有的申报都要经总监审批后生效。

[真题例句]Claims for overtime should be approved by supervisors.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]加班申报须经总监审核。

[真题例句]Customers are able to claim a refund if packing is dam-aged.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]如果包装损坏,顾客可以要求退款。

clap　　　　　[klæp]

v. 鼓(掌)

[英文释义]to clap your hands re-peatedly to show that you like or admire someone or have enjoyed a performance

[记忆方法]c + lap(轻拍)→拍手,鼓掌

[真题例句]To motivate the team,whenever a saving was recorded on a board in the centre of Cobalt's open-plan office,everyone clapped the team achievement.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]为了鼓励整个团队,在科博尔特开放计划办公室,任何一项记录在案的节省都会被大家鼓掌以鼓励整个团队成就。

classify　　　['klæsɪfaɪ]

v. 将……分类,将……归类;把……分级

[英文释义]to divide things into groups according to their type

[记忆方法]class(分类)+ify(使……)→把……分类

[商务用语]Classifying consum-ers 对客户进行分类(剑4，Test 1,Reading,Part2)

clinic　　　　['klɪnɪk]

n. 诊所;门诊部

[英文释义]a building,often part of a hospital,to which people can go for medical care or advice

[记忆方法]clin(床)+ ic(形容词词尾,此处转用作名词)→有床的地方→诊所

[真题例句]Dr Shah wants to ar-range for medical supplies and electronic equipment to be sent out to his clinic in Bangladesh.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Dr Shah 打算安排一下把医疗设备和电子用品运送到他在孟加拉国的诊所。

close the deal(with)

[kləʊz ðə di:l wɪð]

完成交易,生意成交

closing value　['kləuziŋ 'vælju:]

收盘价

cloth　　　　　[klɔθ]

n. 布,布料

[英文释义](a type of)woven ma-terial

[真题例句]Re our new catalogue,just received,Vanters want to see ‘Primavera’ cloth.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]对我方目录表的回复已收到 ,Vanters 想看一下 Primavera的布料。

colleague　　　['kɒli:ɡ]

n. 同事;同僚

[英文释义]one of a group of peo-ple who work together

[记忆方法]col(=com,一起,共同)+league(选择)→共同选出的人→同事

[真题例句]Her colleagues in pub-lishing thought that being self-em-ployed would be difficult for her.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]她在出版社的同事认为她很难胜任自由撰稿人的工作。

[真题例句]…another colleague offered to help me move to an apartment owned by my company.(剑4,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]……我的一个同事帮我住进了公司所有的一座公寓。

[真题例句]The team … made up of four Cobalt project managers and five Sainsbury's colleagues.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]团队里包括科博尔特的4个项目经理和5位Sainsbury的同事。

[真题例句]It was the contact with colleagues that created this feeling of belonging.(剑4,Test 4,Read-ing,Part 5)

[参考译文]与同事的接触造就一种归属感。

collect　　　　[kə'lekt]

v. 取,领取;接走

[英文释义]to go to a place and bring someone or something away from it

[真题例句]Customers must col-lect the furniture straight from the factory.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]顾客必须直接从厂家取走家具。

combine　　　[kəm'baɪn]

v.(使)结合;(使)联合;(使)合并;(使)综合

[英文释义]to(cause to)exist to-gether,or join together to make a single thing or group

[记忆方法]com(一起)+ bine(两个)→把两个结合起来→联合

[派生词汇]combination n. 联合;混合; 结合; 综合(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)combined adj. 综合的(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[真题例句]In Swan's opinion,achieving company growth de-pends on a combination of several factors.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]斯旺认为多种因素的综合才会带来经济效益的增长。

come through　[kʌm θru:]

(信息或文件)传来

[英文释义]If a piece of information or a document comes through,you receive it.

[真题例句]Here's coffee,and the MD is just coming through now.(剑2,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]这是咖啡 ,MD 马上就到达。

comment　　　['kɒment]

n. 评论;意见;评价;评语

[英文释义]something that you say or write that expresses your opinion

[记忆方法]com(彻底)+ment(心智,想)→彻底想到,论及→评论

[真题例句]Add any comments to our proposal in pencil - these will then be discussed at the next committee meeting.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]用铅笔写下对提案的意见,这些意见将会在下次委员会上进行讨论。

[真题例句]Your comments on the layout would be appreciated.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]请您对版式布局提出意见或建议。

commercial　　[kə'mə:ʃəl]

adj. 商业的;商务的;贸易的

[英文释义]related to buying and selling things

[记忆方法]commerc(e)+ ial(……的)→商业的

[派生词汇]commercially adv. 商业地;商务地;贸易地(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[真题例句]…and next year,we've decided to locate six branches in commercial centres.(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]明年,我们决定在商业中心地带新开6家店。

[真题例句]It is also essential to contact the British Association of Removers and ask for a list of commercial specialists who will advise on packing,security and other important topics.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]还有必要联系英国搬运商协会,征询商业专家关于包装、搬迁安全,以及其他重要注意事项。

[真题例句]Commercial specialists will keep company employees fully informed and answer any ques-tions they may have.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]商业专家会帮助公司的员工充分了解搬迁工作,并回答他们所关心的相关问题。

[真题例句]You'll be a strong leader,full of ideas and ambition,and commercially aware,prefer-ably with knowledge of the retail industry in one of the countries where we have stores.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]你将成为强有力的领导者,足智多谋,满怀抱负,具备商务知识,最好能了解我们开分店的某一国家的零售业。

commission　　[kə'mɪʃn]

n. 佣金;提成;回扣

[英文释义]a(system of)payment to someone who sells goods which is directly related to the amount of goods sold

[记忆方法]com(表加强)+ miss(送,委派)+ ion(名词后缀,表行为)→送交给某人→委任

[真题例句]…with commission I make forty-six thousand pounds.(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]……算上提成,我的薪水有4600英镑。

[真题例句]Low-cost airlines do not,…have to pay commission to travel agents.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]低成本航空公司不必付给旅行中介佣金。

commit　　　　[kə'mɪt]

v. 承诺,保证;(使)忠于;(使)致力于;投入(时间或金钱)

[英文释义]to promise or give your loyalty,time or money to a par-ticular principle,person or plan of action

[记忆方法]com(一起)+mit(送)→一起送给→把……托付给

[派生词汇]commitment n. 忠诚;投入;奉献;承诺,保证,诺言(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)commit-tee n.(代表较大的组织决策或搜集信息的)委员会(剑2,Test 4,Lis-tening,Part 1/剑3,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 6)

[固定搭配]committed to 决心从事……,致力于(剑2,Test 2,Read-ing,Part 4/ 剑 4,Test 2,Listening,Part 4)

[真题例句]Louise feels committed to this business for the present.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]目前,路易丝将专心于经营自己的公司。

[真题例句]So all our staff are very committed to giving a good per-sonal service.(剑 4,Test 2,Lis-tening,Part 4)

[参考译文]所以我们所有的员工都竭诚为顾客服务才是成功的秘诀。

[真题例句]…we're not sure this is the right moment for a commit-ment like that.(剑 3,Test 3,Lis-tening,Part 4)

[参考译文]我们不确定现在是否是外包公司业务的恰当时机。

[真题例句]The Committee Room. I thought it was here on the sec-ond floor.(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]这是委员会室。我以为它在2楼这里。

[真题例句]Add any comments to our proposal in pencil - these will then be discussed at the next committee meeting.(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]用铅笔写下对提案的意见,这些意见将会在下次委员会上进行讨论。

[真题例句]The committee now has to find a new location,as our current machine causes problems near the fire exit if several people use the machine at the same time.(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]因为现有机器在防火通道旁边,如果有几个人同时使用就会引起很多麻烦,所以委员会现在不得不找个新的搁置地方。

community　　[kə'mju:nətɪ]

n. 社区;群体;社团,团体,界

[英文释义]the people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests,back-ground or nationality

[记忆方法]com(共同)+ pat(=path,感情)+ ible(……的)→有共同感情的→兼容的

[真题例句]This will be held at the Ocean Park Hotel,to bring togeth-er new members of the city's busi-ness community and introduce them to suppliers.(剑 4,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]会议将在海洋公园宾馆举行,会议将城里商会的新成员聚集在一起,并将他们介绍给供应商。

commute　　　[kə'mju:t]

v. 上下班往返;往返于工作地点与家之间;通勤

[英文释义]to make the same journey regularly between work and home

[记忆方法]com(一起,共同)+mute(改变)→一起变换→通勤

[真题例句]It's especially popular to go and live outside the big cities and commute into work.(剑 4,Test 3,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]去大城市外部生活并且在城市通勤,这是特别受欢迎的。

compensation　[kɒmpen'seɪʃn]

n. 赔偿金;补偿金

[英文释义]money that is paid to someone in exchange for something that has been lost or demaged or for some inconve-nience

[记忆方法]com(一起)+ pens(支付)+ ation(名词词尾)→一起支付的东西→赔偿金;补偿金

[真题例句]Customers will not necessarily qualify for compensa-tion if goods are demaged.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]如果货物损坏,顾客不一定有资格得到补偿。

compete　　　[kəm'pi:t]

v. 竞争

[英文释义]to try to be more suc-cessful than someone or some-thing else

[记忆方法]com(一起)+pet(寻求)→一起寻求一样东西→争夺,竞争

[派生词汇]competition n.竞争;竞赛,比赛(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 4/ 剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 5/剑4,Test 1,Speaking,Part 3/剑4,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)com-petitive adj. 竞争的;竞赛的(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 6/剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 3/ 剑 4,Test 2,Listening,Part 4)

[商务用语]competitive price 有竞争力的价格(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 6/剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)competitive salary 有竞争力的薪资(剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)

[真题例句]Poor weather and competition from abroad have had a serious effect on sales.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]糟糕的天气情况和海外竞争对自行车行业的影响很大。

[真题例句]‘The competition in this trade is weak,’he says,‘so I believe we can turn this into a 1bn company.’(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]他说：“这一行业竞争很弱,所以我相信我们能使公司年营业额达到10亿英镑。”

[真题例句]What kind of competi-tion might the company hold?(剑4,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)

[参考译文]公司可能会举办哪些竞赛活动?

[真题例句]The company's principal aim since it was first founded has been to supply its customers with high-quality sports and leisure products at competitive prices.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]自从公司建立以来，主要目标是把高质量的运动和娱乐产品以竞争性的价格提供给顾客。

competent　　['kɒmpɪtənt]

adj. 有能力的;能干的;称职的

[英文释义]able to do something well

[记忆方法]com(完全)+pet(寻求)+ent(形容词词尾)→完全能寻求→有能力的

[真题例句]Simon's very compe-tent,of course - there's plenty of time to negotiate all that in detail.(剑2,Test 2,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]西蒙是非常有能力的,当然——有很多时间协商全部细节。

complaint　　　[kəm'pleɪnt]

n. 抱怨,牢骚;投诉;不满

[英文释义]when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory

[商务用语]dealing with customer complaints 处理顾客投诉问题(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

compromise　　['kɒmprəmaɪz]

v. 妥协;折中;让步;和解

[英文释义]an agreement in an argument in which the people in-volved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree

[记忆方法]com(一起)+pro(前面)+ mise(投,掷)→彼此提前约定→妥协

[真题例句]They originally wanted thirty per cent but we compro-mised on seventeen even though it's more than the fifteen we usu-ally offer.(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]起初,他们要求30%的折扣 ,但是经过我们双方商定妥协 ,把折扣率定在17%,而这个折扣也高于我们通常提供的15%。

compulsory　　[kəm'pʌlsəri]

adj. 必须做的;强制性的;必修的

[英文释义]If something is com-pulsory,you must do it because of a rule or law.

[记忆方法]com(一起)+ puls(驱使)+ ory(形容词词尾)→驱使的,必须要做的→强制的

[真题例句]Friday's meeting is compulsory for all Finance staff;others welcome to attend for in-formation.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]财务部的全体职员必须参加周五的会议 ,同时 ,欢迎其他部门的同事参与。

computer　　　[kəm'pju:tə(r)]

n. 计算机,电脑

[英文释义]an electronic machine which is used for storing,organiz-ing and finding words,numbers,and pictures,for doing calculations and for controlling other machines

[商务用语]computer-aided de-sign 计算机辅助设计(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)computer desk 电脑桌(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)computer printers 计算机打印机(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)computer system 计算机系统(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)computer training services 计算机培训服务(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]Robin Richards is skilled in art and computer-aided design,and previously worked for a publicity company.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]罗宾·理查德擅长技术和计算机辅助设计,并曾在一家宣传公司工作。

[真题例句]Sally's MD wants to reorganise the office because of a new computer system,so Sally is researching computer desks for him.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]萨莉的主管想要用新的电脑系统装配办公室 ,因此 ,萨莉正在为他寻找电脑桌。

concentrate　　['kɒnsntreɪt]

v. 专注,专心;全神贯注;集中(注意力)

[英文释义]to direct your mental powers or your efforts towards a particular activity,subject or prob-lem

[记忆方法]con(一起)+ centr(中心)+ ate(动词词尾)→一起到中心→集中注意力

[固定搭配]concentrate on 专心于 ,集中精力于(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[真题例句]well,at the newspaper I always concentrate on economic matters,but now I can choose to work on a wider range of projects than before.(剑2,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 4)

[参考译文]以前,我给报纸提供的稿件主要是针对经济问题,但是现在却不同以往,我能够选择撰写领域更加宽泛的内容。

conference　　['kɒnfərəns]

n. 会议,大会;讨论会,协商会

[英文释义]an event,sometimes lasting a few days,at which there are a group of talks on a particu-lar subject,or a meeting in which especially business matters are dicussed formally

[商务用语]Conference Atten-dance 出席会议(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)conference re-ception 会议接待处(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[真题例句]John expects to be away at the conference from 1^stto 8^thof next month.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]预计约翰下个月1号到8号不会参加任何会议。

[真题例句]Dr Munroe needs to get to Sydney,Australia,for a World Health Organisation con-ference on food and health.(剑3,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]芒罗医生想到澳大利亚的悉尼去参加一场有关食品和健康的世界卫生组织会议。

[真题例句]… probably the most important part of any conference are the new contacts you make.(剑4,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]……有可能任何一场会议的最重要的部分就是认识一些新的人。

confident　　　['kɒnfɪdənt]

adj. 自信的;有信心的;确信的;有把握的;信任的

[英文释义]having confidence

[商务用语]confident person re-quired 要挑选自信的人(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]And being my own boss has made me feel more con-fident about the other areas of my life,too.(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]自己开创事业后,我对于人生的其他方面也变得更加有自信了。

confidential　　[kɒnfɪ'denʃl]

adj. 秘密的,机密的

[英文释义]secret,often in a for-mal,business or military situation

[记忆方法]来自 confident(adj. 自信的;确信的)

[真题例句]Confidential files can be sealed in secure boxes for the moving day.(剑2,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 4)

[参考译文]搬迁当天,公司的机密文件应该妥当地密封在盒子中。

[真题例句]Companies are ad-vised to pack confidential materials themselves.(剑2,Test 3,Read-ing,Part 4)

[参考译文]建议公司自己打包机密文件。

confirm　　　　[kən'fɜ:m]

v. 确认,确定(安排或会议)

[英文释义]to make an arrange-ment or meeting certain,often by telephone or writing

[记忆方法]con(完全)+ firm(坚固的)→做得十分坚固→证实

[派生词汇]confirmation n. 确认(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[真题例句]Can I just confirm your phone number … 01332 987987?(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]我想确定一下您的联系电话是01332 987987吗?

[真题例句]We can't say wheth-er your training application will be accepted until we can confirm that funds are available.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]在能够确认有足够的资金之前,我们不能确认能否接受你的培训申请。

[真题例句]Human Resourc-es cannot confirm which training course Wei Yu should take.(剑4,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]人力资源部不能确认魏宇应当参加哪一门培训课。

[真题例句]Soledad Ramirez has asked for confirmation that her conference accommodation is available.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]Soledad Ramirez 得要求确认她在会议期间能找到住处。

considerable　[kən'sɪdərəbl]

adj. 相当大的;相当多的;非常可观的;相当重要的

[英文释义]large or of noticeable importance

[记忆方法]consider(考虑)+ able(能……的)→能纳入考虑范围的→重要的

[派生词汇]considerably adv. 非常; 很; 相当地(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[真题例句]However,changes in the way we deliver to stores have led to considerable savings.(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]然而,我们送货到店方式的改变节省了相当多的费用。

[真题例句]On this day share pric-es closed considerably lower than the previous working day,with the fluctuation between high and low being at its greatest.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]当日收盘时,股价同上一个交易日相比大幅下降,其涨幅波动达到了股价的最高点和最低点。

[真题例句]Over the last two years we've increased our investment in it considerably-here,see ?(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]在过去的两年,我们大量增加资金投入——在这呢,看到了吗?

[真题例句]Our retail business found that trading conditions were reasonable in April,very poor in May,then improved considerably in June,with this improvement continuing in July.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]我们公司零售业的交易状况在4月份还不错,在5月份较差,到了6月份有明显的好转,而这种好转的状况一直延续到了7月份。

[真题例句]Absences in 2002 varied little,but in 2003 they rose sharply in July,dropping consid-erably the next month and staying unchanged in September.(剑 3,Test 4,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]2002年的旷工天数变化很小 ,但在 2003 年 7 月旷工天数猛然增多 ,在 8 月又大幅度下降 ,9 月不变。

[真题例句]I manged to increase market share considerably by im-proving customer service.(剑 3,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]我通过提高服务质量而大幅度地抬升了市场份额。

consultancy　　[kən'sʌltənsɪ]

n. 咨询公司;顾问服务公司

[英文释义]a company that gives specialist advice on a particular subject

[商务用语]Puckeridge Consul-tancy Group Puckeridge 咨询集团(剑3,Test 3,Reading,Part 2)

[真题例句]However,in nineteen eighty-nine a recruitment consul-tancy contacted me with an invita-tion to join a retail chain…(剑 3,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]不过,在1989年一家猎头公司联系上我,邀请我参加一家连锁零售店……

[真题例句]Julia Strekalova want to know how to calculate the amount she can charge custom-ers for her marketing consultancy services.(剑 4,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]Julia Strekalova 想知道如何计算出她向客户收取的营销服务费用。

[真题例句]With over 1,000 pub-lished newspaper articles,three successful books and his current job as Chairman of his own mar-keting consultantcy Swan Part-ners,Richard Swan is well quali-fied to lecture on marketing.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]理查德·斯旺不仅在报刊上发表过1000余篇文章,写了3本书,而且还是他自己的市场营销咨询公司——Swan Partners的主席,因而他很有资格讲一讲市场营销方面的策略。

[真题例句]…the Sainsbury's supermarket chain asked man-agement consultancy Cobalt to find ways significantly reducing its operating costs and increasing the turnover in its sores.(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]Sainsbury 超级连锁店询问管理咨询公司科博尔特,请其找到能减少运营开支并增加商店营业额的方法。

consultant　　[kən'sʌltənt]

n. 顾问;咨询师

[英文释义]someone who advises people on a particular subject

[记忆方法]consult(请教;查阅)+ant(表人)→供咨询的人→顾问

[真题例句]He will,however,contin-ue to act as part-time consultant.(剑2,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]然而,他将继续担任兼职顾问。

[真题例句]AFN marketing con-sultants has prepared a report for a north-African music publisher and requires a version in Arabic.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]AFN 的销售顾问已经准备了一份关于北非音乐发布的报告,他们需要一份阿拉伯语版的。

consumer　　　[kən'sju:mə(r)]

n. 消费者;顾客;用户

[英文释义]a person who buys goods or services for their own use

[商务用语]obtaining and using consumer information 获取和使用客户信息(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)

contact　　　　['kɒntækt]

n.(尤指经常通过交谈、书信的)联系,联络,交往 v.(通过电话或写电子邮件等)联系,联络

[英文释义]n. communication with someone,especially by speaking or writing to them regularly v. to communicate with someone by telephone them or sending them a letter,email,etc

[记忆方法]con(一起)+tact(接触)→接触在一起→联系

[商务用语]giving contact de-tails 给出联系方式(剑 3,Test 1,Speaking,Part 2)name of contact 联络人的名字(剑2,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 7)contact person 联系人(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 7/剑2,Test 4,Speaking,Part 2)

[真题例句]Put me down as the contact person(they can email me).(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 7)

[参考译文]联系人一栏填写我的名字(他们可以发邮件联系我)。

[真题例句]And is Mr Brown the contact name for the order?(剑2,Test 3,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]布朗先生还是订货的联系人吗?

[真题例句]John Brown is buying new vans for his service engineers and wants to be able to contact them at any time.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 2)

[参考译文]约翰·布朗为他公司的维修技术人员配备了新的面包车,并且希望能时刻与他们联系上。

[真题例句]John has a useful list of contacts in order to help her re-search new safety equipment.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]为了帮助她研究新型安全仪器,约翰留下了联系方式。

[真题例句]We may use your con-tact details to send to companies whose services may be of interest to you.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]我们可以将你的具体联系方式寄给你对其服务感兴趣的公司。

[真题例句]Staff should contact the supplier's technicians if there is a fault and not attempt to repair the printer themselves.(剑 4,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]如果有故障,员工一定要与供应商的技术人员联系,不要试图自己修理打印机。

[真题例句]…probably the most important part of any conference are the new contacts you make.(剑4,Test 2,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]……有可能任何一场会议的最重要的部分就是认识一些新的人。

continue　　　[kən'tɪnju:]

v.(使)继续,(使)持续,(使)延续

[英文释义]to keep happening,existing or doing something,or to cause something or someone to do this

[真题例句]Why did Jim decide to continue employing Alec?(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]吉姆为什么决定继续雇佣亚历克?

[真题例句]Our retail business found that trading conditions were reasonable in April,very poor in May,then improved considerably in June,with this improvement continuing in July.(剑 2,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]我们公司零售业的交易状况在4月份还不错,在5月份较差,到了6月份有明显的好转,而这种好转的状况一直延续到了7月份。

[真题例句]Customers can con-tinue to get a discount if they place orders frequently.(剑 3,Test 1,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]如果顾客频繁购货,将会继续得到折扣待遇。

[真题例句]Although there was a drop in foreign sales,domes-tic sales continued to rise,which resulted in profit levels holding steady.(剑 3,Test 2,Reading,Part 3)

[参考译文]尽管国外销售量有所下降 ,但国内销量有所上升 ,这样的盈利水平仍保持平稳态势。

continual　　　[kən'tɪnjuəl]

adj.(通常指令人讨厌或引起不便地)频频的,频繁的,再三的

[英文释义]happening repeatedly,usually in an annoying or inconve-nient way

[记忆方法]来自continue(v. 继续,连续)

[真题例句]Without doubt,this has led to a continual expansion of our business over the past few years.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]毫无疑问,这使得我们的生意在过去数年中持续地扩张。

continuous　　[kən'tɪnjuəs]

adj. 不断的,连续的,持续的

[英文释义]without a pause or in-terruption

[记忆方法]来自continue(v. 继续,连续)

[真题例句]Finally,as part of our continuous programme of staff development,we plan to offer a wide variety of courses next year,including Account Management,as well as continuing with IT Skills and Customer Services.(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]最后,作为员工培训系列方案的组成部分,我们计划明年提供更加多样化的培训课程,既包括已有的课程IT技能和客户服务,也有新课程账户管理。

contract　　　['kɒntrækt]

n. 合同;契约 v.(与……)订立合同;(与……)订契约

[英文释义]1. a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups,or the agree-ment itself 2. to make a legal agreement with someone to do work or to have work done for you

[记忆方法]con(一起)+ tract(拉)→拉在一起→订合同

[固定搭配]contract with 与……订约(剑4,Test 4,Reading,Part 4)

[商务用语]Length of contract 合同的长度(剑 3,Test 2,Speaking,Part 2)

[真题例句]Jim had employed Alec on the understanding that the job would probably end when the current contracts were completed.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]吉姆当初雇佣亚历克时双方达成共识，即目前的合同全部完成之日就是两人雇佣关系结束之日。

[真题例句]Why was Jim happy that Troon Football Club gave him the contract?(剑2,Test 1,Read-ing,Part 5)

[参考译文]为什么吉姆对于获得Troon足球俱乐部的合同感到十分高兴?

[真题例句]Sainsbury's contracted Cobalt with the aim of improving profitability.(剑 4,Test 4,Read-ing,Part 4)

[参考译文]Sainsbury 已经同科博尔特签订合同,目的在于提高收益率。

contribute　　　[kən'trɪbju:t]

v. 贡献,奉献,捐献(尤指钱)

[英文释义]to give something,es-pecially money,in order to provide or achieve something together with other people

[记忆方法]con + tribute(给予)→捐献,捐款

[固定搭配]contribute to 有助于 ,贡献给,促使(剑2,Test 2,Read-ing,Part 6)

[真题例句]Think of the things you could contribute to the organisa-tion.(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 6)

[参考译文]考虑一下你能为公司作出哪些贡献。

control　　　　[kən'trəʊl]

n. 掌握;控制(权);克制(力);支配(权)

[英文释义]when you control something or someone,or the power to do this

[记忆方法]cont(=counter,反,逆)+ rol(=roll,卷)→向相反的方向卷→控制

[派生词汇]controller n. 控制者;管理者;指挥者

[真题例句]Why did she do it? ‘I had no control over my work’.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]她为什么这样做 ? “我无法掌控自己的工作。”

convenience　[kən'vi:niəns]

n.(通常指房子里的)便利设施;方便装置

[英文释义]a device or machine,usually in the house,which oper-ates quickly and needs little effort

[商务用语]convenience food 方便食品(剑 2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)

[真题例句]Our main customers were a convenience store chain called Star Stores,…as later they offered me the job of sales man-ager.(剑 3,Test 4,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]我们的主要顾客是一家名为 Star Stores 的便捷连锁超市……他们给我提供的岗位是销售经理。

cope　　　　　[kəʊp]

v.(成功地)对付,应付,处理

[英文释义]to deal successfully with a difficult situation

[固定搭配]cope with 同……较量 ,同……相对抗,应付,对付,克服(剑3,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

corporate　　　['kɔ:pərət]

adj. 团体的;全体的,集体的

[英文释义]of or shared by a whole group and not just of a sin-gle member

[记忆方法]corpor(团体)+ ate →法人团体的,公司的

[商务用语]corporate entertain-ment providers 企业娱乐项目服务(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)corporate training 公司培训 ,企业培训,集体培训(剑2,Test 4,Lis-tening,Part 3)

[真题例句]But we are arranging special tours for corporate mem-bers in November,to introduce you to the facilities.(剑 2,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]我们为团体会员在11月份安排了特别的展示会,给大家介绍设备的使用。

corridor　　　['kɒrɪdɔ:(r)]

n.(尤指两边是房间的)走廊,通道,过道

[英文释义]a long passage in a building or train,especially with rooms on either side

[真题例句]You can take the lift or use the stairs at the end of the corri-dor.(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]您可在走廊的尾端乘坐电梯或走楼梯。

courier　　　　['kʊrɪə(r)]

n.(递送重要书信或文件的)信使,递送员

[英文释义]a person who carries important messages or docu-ments for someone else

[商务用语]courier services 快递服务(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 2)

course　　　　[kɔː(r)s]

n. 课程;教程

[英文释义]a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular sub-ject,usually resulting in an exam or qualification

[商务用语]course materials 课程的学习材料(剑 2,Test 1,Speak-ing,Part 2)course title 课程的名称(剑2,Test 2,Reading,Part 7)

cover　　　　['kʌvə(r)]

v. 给……保险,承保

[英文释义]to protect someone against loss,damage,accident or having something stolen,by hav-ing insurance

creation　　　[krɪ'eɪʃn]

n. 创造;创立;产生;创造物,作品

[英文释义]the act of creating something,or the thing that is cre-ated

[真题例句]My early creations were mostly unsuccessful … How-ever,the following year in Germa-ny; they received great attention and sales increased.(剑3,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)

[参考译文]我早期的创作并不很成功。但是接下来的一年,它们在德国引起极大的关注,而销售也上升了。

credit　　　　['kredit]

n. 赊购,赊账

[英文释义]a method of paying for goods or services at a later time,usually paying interest as well as the original money

[记忆方法]cred(相信)+ it →信任

[商务用语]credit account 记入贷方账户(剑 4,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)credit terms 赊购条款(剑2,Test 4,Listening,Part 1)

[真题例句]Could you credit our account?(剑4,Test 1,Listening,Part 2)

[参考译文]能否将我们的账户记入贷方?

[真题例句]We can't affect our profit margins,so I offered them better credit terms.(剑 2,Test 4,Listening,Part 1)

[参考译文]在不影响公司利润率的前提下,我向他们提供了优惠的信用条件。

CRM(Customer Relationship Marketing)

[si:ɑ:(r)em]

客户关系营销

[真题例句]Although it is essential for effective CRM to record cus-tomer database,the real skill is in-terpreting what your customers tell you and knowing what promises they think you have made.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]尽管要使CRM策略要有效地实行,记录顾客数据的技术是基本而重要的,但所需的真正技能则是挖掘出你的顾客所告诉你的信息,以及他们认为你已经为他们做了什么样的承诺。

[真题例句]Swan thinks all compa-nies should move from old-fash-ioned marketing to CRM.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]斯旺认为所有的公司都应当把旧的营销策略转换为CRM策略。

currency　　　['kʌrənsɪ]

n. 货币,通货

[英文释义]the money that is used in a particular country at a particu-lar time

[记忆方法]curr(跑)+ency →正在跑→通行

[真题例句]0% commission on foreign currency exchange.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]零手续费外汇交易。

[真题例句]Commission is charged on some foreign currencies only.(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]只有部分外汇交易需要付手续费。

current　　　　['kʌrənt]

adj. 现实的,当前的;现行的

[英文释义]of the present time

[派生词汇]currently adv. 现时,当今(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[商务用语]current company 现在的公司(剑 4,Test 3,Listening,Part 3)current contracts 目前的合同(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)current post 现在职位(剑2,Test 4,Speaking,Part 3)current rate 现行税率(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)current year 本年度(剑2,Test 4,Reading,Part 6)

[真题例句]Jim had employed Alec on the understanding that the job would probably end when the current contracts were completed.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]吉姆当初雇佣亚历克时双方达成共识,即目前的合同全部完成之日就是两人雇佣关系结束之日。

[真题例句]All prices shown are inclusive of any promotional offer and tax at the current rate.(剑2,Test 1,Reading,Part 5)

[参考译文]给出的所有价格都包括折扣和现行的税点。

[真题例句]I…started my current company,which is called Star Consultants.(剑 4,Test 3,Lis-tening,Part 3)

[参考译文]我……开办了现在的公司,取名为Star咨询。

[真题例句]Loyalty's car insurance is currently the cheapest available.(剑4,Test 2,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]Loyalty 的汽车保险是目前可用最便宜的。

customer　　　['kʌstəmə(r)]

n. 顾客,主顾,客户

[英文释义]a person who buys goods or a service

[记忆方法]custom(习惯)+ er(名词词尾)→去[某个地方]成习惯的人→顾客

[商务用语]customer services dept.(department)客户服务部(剑 2,Test 1,Reading,Part 7)customer group 消费群体(剑 2,Test 4,Listening,Part 4)custom-er notice 客户通知(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)customer survey 顾客调查(剑 2,Test 2,Reading,Part 2)type of customer 顾客类型(剑4,Test 4,Speaking,Part 2)

[真题例句]Customers can view how the VP 50 projector works on their PC.(剑 4,Test 4,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]客户可以在自己的电脑上了解到 VP 50 放映机是如何工作的。

[真题例句]It's essential for ef-fective Customer Relationship Marketing to record customer information on a good computer database.(剑4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]有效的客户关系营销有必要把客户的详细资料存储在一个好的电脑数据库里。

[真题例句]My supermarket cus-tomers kept asking me to find a place for them on my plane.(剑4,Test 2,Listening,Part 4)

[参考译文]我超市中的顾客总是让我给他们在飞机上留个座位。

[真题例句]Although it is essential for effective CRM to record cus-tomer database,the real skill is in-terpreting what your customers tell you and knowing what promises they think you have made.(剑 4,Test 3,Reading,Part 4)

[参考译文]尽管要使CRM策略要有效地实行,记录顾客数据的技术是基本而重要的，但所需的真正技能则是挖掘出你的顾客所告诉你的信息,以及他们认为你已经为他们做了什么样的承诺。

customs　　　['kʌstəmz]

n. 海关

[英文释义]the place at a port,airport or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally

[真题例句]In order to expedite the procedures,it shall be better to arrange someone to discuss with the customs straight away.(剑2,Test 2,Writing,Part 1)

[参考译文]为了加快办事程序,要最好立即安排人员与海关协商。

cut back　　　[kʌt bæk]

减少,削减,缩减

[英文释义]to do less of some-thing or use something in smaller amounts

CV abbr.　　　[si:'vi:]

简历,履历(curriculum vitae)

[英文释义]a short written de-scription of your education,qual-ifications,previous employment and sometimes also your personal interests,which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job; curriculum vitae

[真题例句]Looking for a job? Contact Jobservices.com for a better presented CV.(剑2,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]想要好的工作吗 ? 先准备好的简历 ! 请联系 Jobservices. com。

[真题例句]Experienced appli-cants should submit an up-to-date CV and contact details to personnel.(剑3,Test 2,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]有经验的申请者需要上交最新的个人简历,同时与人事科联系告知具体细节。

[真题例句]Secretaries - look-ing for work? Email your CV to us now! Include details of required salary.(剑 3,Test 3,Reading,Part 1)

[参考译文]有文秘在找工作吗 ? 现在就将您的个人简历电邮给我们,包括对薪金的细节要求。