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　　sack [ sAk ]1. (v.) dismiss解雇2. (n.) termination of employment解雇

　　[例] He was given the sack.

　　salary [ 5sAlEri ] (n.) pay, usually expressed as an annual sum and paid monthly薪水

　　[例] The payroll consists of the wages and salaries paid to employees.

　　[同義詞] pay, wage, remuneration

　　salesperson (n.) person who sells銷售員

　　sample [ 5sAmpl ]1. (n.) a specimen of a product used to show what it is like樣品

　　[例] The sample is for reference only.

　　2. (v.) to try out something嘗試

　　3. (v.) to test a product on a small group of a target audience取樣

　　saturate (v.) fill something completely飽和

　　[例] The market is saturated.

　　[同義詞] glut

　　saturation (n.) a stage in a market’s development where there is no room for further growth 飽和

　　[例] So many companies have entered that market that it has reached saturation point.

　　save [ seiv ] (v.) keep, not spend money節(jié)約

　　[例] Due to the high cost of office stationery, you all should have the sense of saving paper, pens,etc.

　　saver (n.) person who saves節(jié)省的人

　　savings (n. pl) money saved儲(chǔ)蓄

　　[例] It is said that the old couple has over 10 million dollars savings.

　　scale (n.) system for measuring, divided into levels刻度

　　[例] We can evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 5.

　　scarce [ skZEs ] (adj.) rare, very limited, insufficient稀缺的

　　[例] The mineral is scarce in China so it cost high to be a raw material.

　　scheme [ ski:m ] (n.) a systematic plan of action計(jì)劃，安排

　　[例] apply for six –month training schemes

　　scrap [ skrAp ]1. (n.) waste material or non-quality products 廢料,殘余物

　　2. (v.) to throw away something because it is waste or of poor quality廢棄

　　[例] You can sell the old car for scrap.

　　scrap value (n) the worth of an item as waste material to be recycled 廢料價(jià)值

　　[例] The scrape of this lemon (次品，尤指破車)is about 200 USD.

　　seasonal (adj.) which only happens in certain seasons季節(jié)性的

　　[例] Ice-cream sales are very seasonal.

　　section (n.) part of a department部分

　　[例] The personnel department is divided into 5 sections, each dealing with a specialized area.

　　sector (n.) part of the economy or industry部門

　　[例] The hi-tech sector is growing fast.

　　securities (n. pl) investments in stocks and shares有價(jià)證券

　　[例] Yesterday I bought securities in stock exchange building.

　　segment (v.) divide a market into different parts分割市場(chǎng)

　　[例] segment markets into several parts

　　select (v.) choose挑選

　　[例] The HR department should select those most suitable and competent candidates.

　　selection (n.) act of choosing挑選

　　selection board (n.) group of people that chooses a candidate for a job選拔委員會(huì)

　　self-made (adj) having achieved success or recognition by one's own efforts白手起家的

　　[例] a self-made millionaire

　　seller’s market (n) a market condition characterized by high prices and a supply of commodities falling short of demand 賣方市場(chǎng)

　　[例] It is now a seller’s market and the price is bit too high.

　　seminar (n.) a meeting for an exchange of ideas; a conference討論會(huì)

　　[例] a marketing seminar

　　semi-skilled (adj.) with some training半熟練的

　　[例] semi-skilled workers.

　　sensible (adj.) acting with or exhibiting good sense明智的

　　[例] It seems sensible to look at developing resort hotels.

　　service (n.) 1. work of dealing with customers服務(wù)

　　[例] The service is excellent — we never have to wait.

　　2. maintaining a machine in good working order保養(yǎng)

　　[例] The photocopier is due for a service.

　　settle (v.) pay償還

　　[例] settle their debts

　　settlement (n.) as payment for sth 清償

　　[例] I enclose a check in settlement of your account.

　　sexual harassment unwanted and offensive sexual advances or sexually derogatory or discriminatory remarks, as those made by an employer to an employee性騷擾

　　[例] Nowadays, sexual harassment is quite common in offices.

　　share [ FZE ] (n.) 1. market share市場(chǎng)份額

　　[同義詞] portion, part, division

　　2. small part of a company’s capital 股份

　　shareholder (n.) person who owns shares in a company股東

　　shelf-life (n.) length of time a product can be displayed for sale貨架期, 保存限期

　　[例] The shelf-life of this brand is one fortnight.

　　shift [ Fift ] (n.) part of the working day in a factory班制

　　[例] You need to decide some time before next Monday if you want to work the early shift or the late shift.