2018年商務(wù)英語考試高級(jí)寫作詞匯及例句：C

　　C

　　CAD(=Computer Aided Design) (n.) design and drafting performed interactively on a computer計(jì)算機(jī)輔助設(shè)計(jì)

　　[例] Each student majoring in architecture should learn CAD.

　　call [ kC:l ]1. (n.) visit, telephone call訪問，電話

　　[例] The salesman plans to make seven calls.

　　2. (v.) telephone打電話

　　call on (v.) visit拜訪

　　[例] He will call on our major customers next week.

　　campaign [ kAm5pein ] (n.) plan of action(商業(yè))活動(dòng)

　　[例] advertising campaign

　　candidate [5kAndidit ] (n.) person who puts himself/herself forward for a job候選人，應(yīng)聘者

　　[例] Several managers normally interview one candidate because this increases the likelihood of making a good choice.

　　[同義詞] applicant

　　canteen [ kAn5ti:n ] (n.) factory restaurant食堂

　　[例] All the employees of the company have their lunch in the canteen.

　　canvass [ 5kAnvEs ] (v.) to go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders游說,向… 拉選票 或拉生意

　　[例] Please canvass your customers for orders.

　　capacity [kE5pAsiti ] (n.) amount which can be produced生產(chǎn)能力

　　[例] We are working at full capacity.

　　capital [ 5kApitEl ] (n.) money, property and assets used in a business(投入)資本

　　[例] One company can open just one capital account in the bank according to the Chinese regulation.

　　caption [ 5kApFEn ] (n.) short description under a photograph or illustration 文字說明,字幕

　　[例] We have noted your letter of November 28 under the above caption.

　　[同義詞] title

　　captive market (n) a situation where buyer’s have no choice of goods or have to deal with only one seller 壟斷市場

　　[例]　This firm is the only manufacture of CD players in the country and gains a lot from such captive market. [同義詞]　monopoly

　　capture[ 5kAptFE ] (v.) take占有，奪取

　　[例] We captured 20% of the market.

　　career[ kE5riE ] (n.) job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to do throughout one’s life事業(yè)生涯

　　[例] People have to decide how important work and career are to be in their life.

　　carrier (n) a person or business that transports goods for commercial purposes 承運(yùn)人

　　[例]　Please arrange the carrier for delivering this batch of goods.

　　[同義詞]　haulier

　　carry on (v.) continue堅(jiān)持

　　[例] Your team can carry on that project from now on.

　　case study (n.) a training technique based on solving a case or problem facing an organization案例分析

　　[例] In MBA study, we should learn how to make good case study.

　　cash [ kAF ] 1. (n.) money in notes and coins現(xiàn)金

　　[例] Carrying cash is very dangerous and inconvenient for foreign travelers.

　　[同義詞] money, currency

　　2. (v.) exchange a cheque for cash兌現(xiàn)(支票)

　　cash crop (n) the produce grown by farmers who intend to sell it rather than use it themselves 經(jīng)濟(jì)作物

　　[例]　Bananas are the pillar cash crop for this tropic nation.

　　cash flow (n.) the pattern of income and expenditures, as of a company or person, and the resulting availability of cash現(xiàn)金流轉(zhuǎn)

　　[例] The cash flow of the bank’s counter is calculated at day end.

　　cash ratio (n) the relationship between the mount of money a bank holds in cash and the total amount it holds in deposits and investments 現(xiàn)金比率

　　[例]　In order to better deal with possible bank-rush, banks should keep a reasonable cash ratio.

　　casual labour one that serves or appears at irregular intervals, especially a temporary worker臨時(shí)工人

　　[例] All work is done by casual labour.

　　catalogue [US catalog] a sales publication which lists products and prices產(chǎn)品目錄

　　[例] When doing import trading, you should get to know the exporter’s catalogue.

　　[同義詞] list, inventory

　　cater for (v.) service, deal with供應(yīng)

　　[例] We can only cater for 20 people; if there are more, there won’t be enough space.

　　catering industry(n.) industry provide food to customers餐飲業(yè)

　　[例] Catering industry met depression for SARS in Asia.

　　catch a cold to lose money in a business deal 虧本

　　[例]　During that severe recession, many shareholders caught a cold.

　　CBA (cost-benefit analysis)成本效益分析

　　certificate of origin (n) a document that shows where goods were made 原產(chǎn)地證書

　　[例]　The Customs required us to show a certificate of origin for clearing the goods.

　　certified cheque (n) a cheque marked by the bank it is drawn on as “good for payment” 保兌支票

　　[例]　We only accept certified cheque.

　　[同義詞]　marked cheque

　　chain [ tFein ] (n.) number of shops belonging to one company連鎖店

　　[例] The well famous retail company has built up at least 200 chain stores in China.

　　chair[ tFZE ] (v.) to preside over as chairperson 主持

　　[例] I chaired the executive committee.

　　[同義詞] preside

　　challenger [ `tFAlIndVE(r) ] (n.) company which enters a market where others are already established 挑戰(zhàn)者

　　[例] New Asia Snack is a competitive challenger to KFC.

　　channel [ 5tFAnl ] (n.) means by which goods pass from one place to another(銷售)渠道

　　[例] The main distribution channel is through supermarkets.

　　charge [ 5tFAnl ] (n.) payment to be made for a service費(fèi)用

　　[例] There is no service charge included in the bill – it is at your discretion!

　　chart [ tFB:t ] (n.) diagram which displays information visually 圖表

　　[例] Please draw a chart on sales volume of this month.

　　[同義詞] diagram,graph

　　bar chart uses columns to show relative heights直方圖

　　flow chart shows process from first to last step流程圖

　　organization chart (n.) a chart which shows how a job relates to other jobs and where it fits in the overall 組織機(jī)構(gòu)圖

　　[例] Please give me an organization chart of that company .

　　pie chart shows data in a circle cut up into segments圓型圖

　　checklist (n.) a list of items to be noted, checked, or remembered清單

　　[例] a checklist for shopping

　　checkout[ 5tFekaut ] (n.) place where goods are paid for in a shop結(jié)帳處

　　[例] Where is the checkout of the supermarket?

　　cheque [ tFek] (n.) [US check] note ordering a bank to pay money to the person/company whose name is written on the cheque支票

　　[例] You need to have the drawer endorsed first, then go to the bank to encash the cheque.

　　chief [ tFi:f ] (adj.) most important最重要的

　　[例] This is the chief problem.

　　CEO Chief Executive Officer 執(zhí)行總裁

　　[例] Jack Welch , the former CEO of GE is the No.1 CEO in the world.

　　CIF COST, INSURANCE AND FREIGHT到岸價(jià)格

　　circular [ 5sE:kjulE ] (n.) a copied leaflet which is sent to people 傳單，大量分發(fā)的廣告頁

　　[例] Have you seen the circular handed out in the street?

　　[同義詞] notice, advertisement

　　claim[ kleim ] 1. (n.) request for money索賠

　　[例] We put in an insurance claim after the accident.

　　2. (v.) ask for money索賠

　　[例] We claimed $50,000 for the damaged car.

　　claimant [5kleImEnt] (n.) a party that makes a claim(根據(jù)權(quán)利)提出要求者, 原告

　　classified advertisement (n)short ads in a newspaper or magazine placed by people offering or asking for a product or service, or who are offering or looking for employment分類廣告

　　[例] I will place a classified ad for the coming auction.

　　clear (v) 1.to dispose of goods 拋售

　　[例] The stock sold their goods at cost price in an attempt to clear old stock.

　　2.to pass goods through customs 清關(guān)

　　[例] clear the goods

　　clear (adj) net 凈的

　　[例] The clear profit is very little after deduction of all expenses.

　　clerk [ klB:k; klE:k ] (n.) person employed in an office to do routine tasks職員

　　[例] She was employed as a bank maintenance clerk after her graduation.

　　client [ 5klaiEnt ] (n.) person or company buying a service客戶

　　[例] Nowadays good service is a very important aspect to the bank’s clients.

　　clientele [ 7kli:B:n5teil ] (n.) a body of customers or patrons 顧客(總稱)

　　[例] a restaurant's clientele

　　Co (n.) abbreviation for company“公司”的縮寫

　　cold [ kEuld ] (adj.) not approached before 冷不防的

　　[例] He gave me a cold call this afternoon but we didn’t have any appointment.

　　collaboration [ kE7lAbE5reiFEn ] (n.) working together 協(xié)作

　　[例] The efficient collaboration will bring mutual benefit to both sides.

　　collective bargaining (n.) negotiations between unions and employers about conditions, wages, etc. 集體協(xié)定，勞資雙方就工資等問題談判

　　[例] Labor union is making collective bargaining with employers of that factory.

　　come up with =put forward (an idea) 提出

　　[例] come up with an original idea

　　commercial [ kE5mE:FEl ] (adj.) of or relating to commerce 商業(yè)的

　　[例] commercial area

　　[同義詞] trading, mercantile

　　commercial(n.) advertisements on TV or radio (電視插播的)商業(yè)廣告

　　[同義詞] advertisement

　　[例] The aim of the repetitions of the same commercial on television is nothing but to brainwash consumers into compulsive consumption.

　　commercialize [ kE5mE:FElaiz ] (v.) make something make money使商業(yè)化

　　[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)競爭

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

　　competition [ kCmpi5tiFEn ] (n.) process of trying to do better競爭

　　[例] The competition is very fierce.

　　competitor [ kEm5petitE ] (n.) person/company that competes競爭者

　　[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有競爭力的

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

　　[同義詞] rival, competing, vying, combative

　　competitive edge (n.) advantage競爭優(yōu)勢

　　[例] We have competitive edge in this respect.

　　competitiveness (n.) process of being competitive 競爭力

　　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

　　2. (n.) part that goes into the final product產(chǎn)品零件

　　[例] This new type of machine contains many components.

　　[同義詞] part，replacement

　　complimentary [ 7kCmpli5ment(E)ri ] (adj.) given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy 免費(fèi)贈(zèng)送的

　　[例] complimentary ticket

　　concentrated marketing (n.) marketing directed at one segment of the market密集性市場策略

　　condition [ kEn5diFEn ] (n.) 1. general state 狀態(tài)2. term of a contract 條款

　　conditions (n. pl) situation狀況，環(huán)境

　　[例] It will probably be appropriate to start an interview with a neutral chat by asking non-controversial questions – perhaps about the weather or the traffic conditions.

　　conditions of employment (n.) terms of employment雇傭條款

　　[例] Do all the workers make clear of conditions of employment?

　　configuration [ kEn7fi^ju5reiFEn ] (n.) organization and layout of equipment生產(chǎn)設(shè)備的布置

　　[例] Better configuration can increase operational efficiency.

　　conflict [ 5kCnflikt ] (n.) disagreement爭執(zhí)

　　[例] Conflict can clear the air by letting people get their bad feelings ‘off their chest’.

　　[同義詞] clash, collision, disagreement

　　conglomerate [ kCn5^lCmErit ] (n.) group of companies jointly owned producing different products企業(yè)集團(tuán)

　　[例] One of the main advantages of a conglomerate is that the risk is spread over a number of companies operating in different markets.

　　consensus [ kEn5sensEs ] (n.) agreement一致同意

　　[例] They came into consensus in the end.

　　consign [ `sCnsI ] (v.) send (goods) to a buyer寄售

　　[例] The exporter will consign the goods to the buyer after the shipment.

　　[同義詞] deliver, transfer, convey

　　consignee (n) a person or an organization intended to receive goods sent 收貨人

　　[例] We will inform the consignee of the date of shipping.

　　[同義詞] receiver

　　consignment [ kEn5sainmEnt ] (n.) group of goods sent in one load 運(yùn)送之物

　　[同義詞] commitment, delivery

　　consolidate [ kEn5sClideit ] (v.) put the accounts of subsidiary companies into the parent company’s accounts合并

　　[例] In the year end, the financial department will consolidate all the financial items to outcome the balance sheet.

　　[同義詞] unit, join, combine

　　consolidated accounts accounts of subsidiaries grouped together with the parent company合并賬目

　　consortium [ kEn5sC:tjEm ] (n.) a group of companies formed for a special purples, for example, to bid for a large contract協(xié)會(huì), 聯(lián)盟, (國際)財(cái)團(tuán)

　　[例] In order to bid for a large contract, these several companies formed a consortium.

　　[同義詞] syndicate

　　consultancy [ kEn5sQltEnsi ] (n.) a business or agency offering expert or professional advice in a field咨詢公司

　　[例] open a financial consultancy

　　consultant [ kEn5sQltEnt ] (n.) one that gives expert or professional advice咨詢官

　　[例] She is the No.1 marketing consultant , esp. in promotional strategies.

　　consumables [ kEn5sju:mEblz ] (n. pl) goods which are used up in the production

　　n process消耗品

　　[例] In order to get final products, we must use up a lot of consumables in the production process.

　　consumer [ kEn5sju:mE ] (n.) person who buys goods or services消費(fèi)者

　　[例] In this theory the consumer is assumed to be rational.

　　consumer behavior purchasing patterns of consumers 消費(fèi)者行為

　　[例] Before we enter this market , we should make a research into the consumer behavior .

　　consumer durables expensive items which last a number of years耐用品

　　[例] Refrigerators and washing machines belong to consumer durables.

　　consumer goods (n.) goods bought by consumers as opposed to industry生活消費(fèi)品

　　[例] It is consumers, not industry, who buy consumer goods.

　　container (n) a very large wooden or metal box into which a number of goods may be packed before being transported by road , rail or ship 集裝箱

　　[例]Near the dock you can see many container trucks being driven into and out of the port.

　　contingency [ kEn5tindVEnsi ] (n.) possible emergency which, if it happens, will need immediate action突發(fā)事件,意外事故

　　[例] It is a real contingency to him that the marketing price fluctuates violently.

　　continuous process (n.) a production system in which materials move continuously through the process連續(xù)生產(chǎn), 連續(xù)處理

　　[例] Tomorrow he will show us the continuous process of that production.

　　contract [ 5kCntrAkt ] (n.) legal agreement between two parties合同

　　[例] He signed a 2 years’ contract with the company employing him.

　　[同義詞] agreement, pact, compact

　　contractor [ kEn5trAktE ] (n.) a person or party who provides goods or services under a legal agreement訂約人

　　[例] Who are contractors of the two parties respectively?

　　contractual [ kEn5trAktjuEl ] (adj.) describing the relationship under a legal agreement契約的

　　[例] We have no doubt that you will respect the solemnity of contractual obligations.

　　contribute [ kEn5tribju:t ] (v.) give support (often money)捐獻(xiàn)

　　[例] We contributed to the charity fund.

　　[同義詞] supply, furnish, provide

　　contribution [ 7kCntri5bju:FEn ] (n.) amount of support or money given貢獻(xiàn)

　　[同義詞] donation

　　conversion [ kEn5vE:FEn ] (n.) process of changing inputs into finished products(投入)轉(zhuǎn)化(為產(chǎn)品)

　　[例] Finally we made a conversion of raw materials into finished products.

　　[同義詞] transformation, transfiguration, alteration

　　convertible currency (n) money that can be exchanged for the currency of another country 可自由兌換貨幣

　　[例] Till now , RMB is not a convertible currency.

　　copy [ 5kCpi ] (n.) text specially written for an advertisement or a brochure(廣告)解說詞

　　[例] The copy for the brochure needs some revision in wording.

　　copyright (n) an exclusive legal right, for a certain number of years , to print, publish, record, perform, sell and original text ,work of art or design 版權(quán)

　　[例] China should reinforce her law to punish infringement of copyright.

　　copywriter [5kRpIraItE(r)] (n.) person who writes copy for advertisements etc.廣告文字撰稿人

　　core time (n.) period of working day when all employees must be at work 固定工作時(shí)間(see also flexitime)

　　[例] However, you must all be here for core time from 10 till 3.

　　corporate [ 5kC:pErit ] (adj.) referring to the whole company法人組織的

　　[例] Corporate advertising sells the company, not its products.

　　correspondence [ 7kCris5pCndEns ] (n.) communication by the exchange of letters通信，商務(wù)信函

　　[例] Correspondence can be a key to success.

　　courier [ 5kuriE ] (n.) a person or an organization employed to carry important papers and packages. 快遞

　　[例] We use UPS as our courier for the shipping notice and the tracking Number is 231.

　　[同義詞] messenger, bearer, carrier

　　cover [ 5kQvE ] (v.) pay 支付

　　[例] The organizers will cover some of your costs while you are on this course.

　　direct cost (n.) production cost of a specific product直接成本

　　[例] The direct cost of this product is too high. We cannot accept it.

　　fixed costs costs which do not increase when production increases or decreases固定成本

　　[例] Fixed cost plus variable cost equals total cost.

　　indirect costs (n.) costs which are not directly attached to the production of an item間接成本

　　overhead costs (n. pl) day-to-day costs of running a business營業(yè)間接成本

　　running costs costs of day-today management of a company日常經(jīng)營成本

　　unit cost (n.) total labour, material and overhead costs to produce one unit單位成本

　　variable costs costs which increase or decrease as production changes 可變成本

　　cost-effective (adj.) which gives value劃算的

　　[例] The scheme is cost-effective.

　　costing [ 5kCstiN ] (n.) the calculation of costs for a project成本核算

　　credentials [ kri5denFElz] (n.) evidence or testimonials concerning one's right to credit, confidence, or authority 證明(書)

　　[例] academic credentials

　　[同義詞] certificate, diploma, licence

　　credit [ 5kredit ] (n & adj) time given to a customer to pay賒賬期限

　　[例] We normally give 3 months’ credit.

　　credit control system for checking that customers pay on time 信用控制

　　letter of credit note from a bank allowing credit and promising to repay at a later date信用證

　　credit limit maximum amount that a customer can owe信用額度限制

　　credit rating amount which a credit agency thinks a company/person should be allowed to borrow客戶信貸分類

　　creditor [ 5kreditE ] (n.) person who is owed money債權(quán)人

　　credit-worth (adj.) considered a good risk to be allowed to buy goods on credit 信用好的

　　[例] The credit-worth chart show the relationship between the credit and profit from it.

　　creditworthiness (n.) ability to repay money borrowed信譽(yù)度

　　[例] We should check your creditworthiness before we give you loans.

　　crisis [ 5kraisis ] (n.) dangerous/difficult/serious situation危機(jī)

　　[例] a banking crisis

　　[同義詞] emergency, exigency, dilemma

　　criterion [ krai5tiEriEn ] (n.) a standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

　　[例] Quality is our main criterion.

　　[同義詞] standard

　　critical path analysis (n.) network planning technique for scheduling projects關(guān)鍵途徑分析

　　[例] He asked his secretary to prepare a critical path analysis.

　　currency [ 5kQrEnsi ] (n.) money which is used in a particular country通貨

　　[例] There are still some existing Chinese regulations governing foreign currency.

　　[同義詞] money, cash, legal tender

　　hard currency currency of a country with a stable economy 硬通貨

　　current [ 5kQrEnt ] (adj.) referring to the present time 當(dāng)前的

　　[例] current leaders

　　[同義詞] presend, ongoing, prevailing

　　current account bank account from which a customer can withdraw money at any time 經(jīng)常帳戶

　　[例] If you want your money can bring some benefits in the bank, I advise you do a time deposit rather than deposit it in your current account.

　　current liabilities (n. pl) debts which a company must repay in the short term流動(dòng)負(fù)債

　　[例] Too many current liabilities is risky to a company.

　　customer [ 5kQstEmE ] (n.) person/company who buys goods 消費(fèi)者

　　[例] Customers today are more rational when they are choosing and making decision.

　　customize [kQstEmaIz] (v.) to adapt a product for a particular customer定制

　　[例] I want to customize a new style of clothes for my fashionable sister.

　　cut back (v) to reduce the amount of money, staff or other resources available for a project or an organization 削減

　　[例] To reduce the risk involved in this project, we should cut back our investment in it

　　cut-price (adj.) sold at a lower than normal price 打折的，廉價(jià)的

　　[例] Today we can taste that cut-price pizza after we finish shopping.

　　cut-throat (adj.) fierce, intense殘酷的

　　[例] cut-throat competition

　　cv [,si:5vi:; ,si5vi](n.) (=curriculum vitae) written statement of education and previous employment履歷

　　[例] If you want to apply for the job, don’t forget to send in a detailed cv.

　　cycle [ 5saikl ] (n.) regularly repeated sequence周期

　　[例] This is our normal selling cycle-it’s always quiet after Christmas.

　　cycle time (n.) time between entry of material into production facility and exit周期時(shí)間

　　[例] Cycle time should be condensed next year.