商务英语(BEC)中级必考词汇
商务英语(BEC)中级必考词汇(一)
.bookkeeper n. 簿记员
短语general bookkeeper 总账记账员
boom n. 繁荣,景气
v. (贸易和经济活动)激增,繁荣
短语a trade boom 贸易快速增长
an economic boom 经济快速增长
例Our company is enjoying a sales boom at the moment.
目前公司货物畅销。
The country was in the middle of an economic boom.
Sales boomed last year.
去年销售激增。
In a city with booming industry, land is precious and cannot be extravagantly used for traffic.
在一个工业飞速发展的城市里,土地资源非常宝贵,不能任意地用于交通。
boost v./n. ①推动,促进 ②宣扬
短语to boost prices 提高价格
a big boost in salary 一次工资大增加
pressure boost 增压
例The channel tunnel should boost European trade.
海峡隧道应可促进欧洲贸易。
Lower prices are boosting sales.
较低的价格刺激着销售。
He designed an advertising program to boost local products abroad.
他设计了为向国外推销地方产品而大肆宣传的一套广告。
bottleneck n. 瓶颈,窄路
v.阻碍
例Production of material has bottlenecked.
原料的生产受到了阻碍。
bottom n. 底部
adj. 最后的,根本的
v. 到达底部,建立基础
短语knock the bottom out of 除去根基;推翻
bottom out 跌倒谷底(跌倒可能的最低点,在其后只有一个回升会发生)
at bottom 根本上
例Sales of personal computers have bottomed out.
个人电脑的销售跌倒了最低点。
House estate prices bottomed out in October.
房地产价格10月份降到最低点。
商务英语(BEC)中级必考词汇(二)
bounce v. 退回,拒付(支票因开票人账上存款不足遭银行退回、拒付)
v./n. (股市价格的)回弹,反弹
短语a check that bounced 被退回的支票
get the bounce 被解雇
give the bounce解雇/开除/抛弃某人,与……断绝关系
bounce back 回升,复苏
例You'd better ask him to pay cash, his cheques always bounce.
The Hong Kong market bounces as confidence grew.
公众的信心增强,香港股市反弹。
Car sales bounced back after a poor July.
7月份汽车销售疲软,现已复苏。
Tokyo was preparing for a sudden bounce today.
今天东京在为股市反弹做准备。
brainstorm v./n. ①集思广益 ②头脑风暴(广泛讨论所有参与者的意见)
短语a brainstorming meeting 自由讨论会
例Please brainstorm a more permanent solution to a problem.
请群策群力设法找到一个长期有效的解决办法。
We're holding a brainstorming session on our new product next Tuesday.
下周二开集体自由讨论会,研究我们的新产品。
branch n. 分支,分部
短语domestic branch 国内分行
overseas branch 国外分支机构
branch forth (商店等)扩展
branch out (事业扩大规模)
manufacture's sales branches 制造厂商的分销机构
例The bookshop has decided to branch out into selling software and electronic publications.
那家书店已经决定扩大经营范围,销售软件和电子出版物。
The company's head office is in the city, but it has branches all over the country.
公司的总部在这个城市,但它的分公司遍布全国各地。
break even 收支相抵,不亏不盈
短语break even point 收支相抵点,盈亏平衡点
例After six months of trading the company broke even.
在经营了六个月后,公司已收支相抵。
The film didn't make a fortune, but it broke even.
那部电影没有赚大钱,但是有微利。
We estimate it will take a year to reach break-even point.
我们估计一年后能够达到收支平衡。
商务英语(BEC)中级必考词汇(三)
breakthrough n. 突破
短语make a breakthrough 突破
bribe n. 贿赂
v. ①行贿 ②买通
例It is illegal to offer a bribe to a judge.