2018年高級(jí)商務(wù)英語考試詞匯及例句（7）

　　[例] They have a good research reputation but they find it difficult to commercialize their products.

　　commission [ kE5miFEn ] (n.) proportionate amount of money paid to a sales person/agent, usually a percentage of the sales made傭金

　　[例] We offered the agent a 10% commission.

　　commitment [ kE5mitmEnt ] (n.) acceptance of values or pursuit of objectives 許諾,承擔(dān)義務(wù)

　　[例] We have not made any commitment in this respect.

　　[同義詞] pledge, engagement, promise

　　commodity[ kE5mCditi ] (n.) goods sold in very large quantities, such as metals, foodstuffs商品(尤指日用品)[例] The commodity of this food company sells very well on the market.

　　commute [ kE5mju:t ] (v.) daily travel between home and office 每天乘車往返上下班

　　[例] She, as a consultant, commutes from Cambridge to London every day.

　　limited (liability) company (Itd.) a private company where the shareholders are responsible for repaying debts to the value of their shares有限責(zé)任公司

　　public limited company (plc) company whose shares can be bought on the Stock Exchange股票上市公司

　　compensate [ 5kCmpEnseit ] (v.) give something such as money to someone for loss or damage補(bǔ)償

　　[例] The director decided to compensate those who had been hurt in the working accident.

　　compensation [ kCmpen5seiFEn ] (n.) something, usually money, given to someone for loss or damage 賠償(金)

　　compete [ kEm5pi:t ] (v.) succeed in doing better than (another person/company)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

　　[例] It’s difficult to compete with low-priced imports.

　　competition [ kCmpi5tiFEn ] (n.) process of trying to do better競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

　　[例] The competition is very fierce.

　　competitor [ kEm5petitE ] (n.) person/company that competes競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者

　　[例] Dozens of competitors are applying for the position of sales manager.

　　[同義詞] rival, opponent, adversary

　　competitive[ kEm5petitiv ] (adj.) of a product which competes well有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的

　　[例] It’s important to keep a competitive edge.

　　[同義詞] rival, competing, vying, combative

　　competitive edge (n.) advantage競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)

　　[例] We have competitive edge in this respect.

　　competitiveness (n.) process of being competitive 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力

　　competence [5kRmpEtEns] (n.) ability to do a job well, skill or efficiency能力，勝任

　　[例] The promotion of an employee should be judged chiefly by his competence.

　　[同義詞] ability, capability

　　component [ kEm5pEunEnt ]1. (n.) piece of machinery機(jī)器部件