商务英语难词解析汇编(二)
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account 1 账户
例:When the debt is cleared- as it must be by the time the customer retires- and the account goes into credit, it will attract interest at about 5 per cent.
account 2 客户,生意往来关系
例:The firm is one of our major accounts.
accountancy 会计工作
例:To her, accountancy was a means to find out about business and be paid at the same time.
accounts 1 账目
例:The financial director was accused of falsifying the company accounts.
accounts 2 会计部门 即 accounts department
例:She works in accounts.
accounts manager 会计部经理
accounts payable 应付账款
例:Accounts payable is created when a firm deals with suppliers who extend credit.
accounts receivable 应收账款
例:Assets include cash, accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, and patents.
achievable 切实可行的,可达到的
例:Your objectives should be relevant to the job you have applied for and achievable.
Achilles heel 原意为阿基里斯的脚踵,引申为致命弱点
例:However, an Achilles heel can usually be found that allows the headhunter to persuade them that they are, in fact, wanting to change.
acid test 决定性的考验
例:The acid test is whether or not somebody will actually buy the product.
acquire 购入,取得所有权
例:This is cussons newly acquired factory in Poland.
acquisition 收购
例:The accelerated rate of globalization has left companies desperately seeking overseas acquisitions in order to remain competitive.
across-the-board 全面,全体
例1:They have decided to increase prices by 4% across-the-board.
例2:To save money, identify current problems, and make the old company more efficient, the new president ordered an across-the-board examination of expenditures and operational procedures in every department.
action figure (仿真)玩具人,活动人
activewear 运动服
例:Lauren has been making activewear and basics like jeans and leather jackets for almost a quarter of a century.
activity 经营项目,经营业务
例:The main activities of the company are manufacturing computer components and direct retailing to consumers.