2018年商務英語考試高級寫作詞匯及例句：R

　　R

　　racket (n) a dishonest business or practice, especially one that obtains money through fraud or extortion 詐騙錢財

　　[例] They are making a good living by a smuggling and racket.

　　rally (n) a notable rise in stock market prices and trading volume after a decline 價格驟然回升

　　[例] a rally in share

　　rate of return (n) the amount of profit ,dividend or interest received from an investment, expressed as a percentage of the original investment 收益率

　　[例] Your investment will absolutely receive a poor rate of return.

　　rating (n)the popularity of a television or radio program as estimated by a poll of segments of the audience收視(聽)率

　　[例] This radio programme has a very high rating among teenagers.

　　R&D research and development研發(fā)

　　[例] Dept. of R&D

　　raise [ reiz ] (n.) increase in salary漲薪水

　　[例] She asked for a raise.

　　(v.) 1. increase增加

　　[例] We raised the dividend by 5%.

　　2.obtain獲得

　　[例] We are trying to raise $50,000 on the money market.

　　3. bring up in discussion提出

　　[例] We raised the question of prices at the board meeting.

　　random check to check by random 隨機抽查

　　range [ reindV ] (n.) series of products which the customer can choose from(產(chǎn)品)系列

　　[例] This type of shoes covers a wide range of color and size.

　　rank [ rANk ]1.(n.) position in a company of list職位

　　[例] He has a high rank in the company.

　　2. (v.) classify in order of importance排名

　　[例] The company is ranked 6th in the world.

　　rapport [ rA5pC:t ] (n.) close or easy relationship友善

　　[例] At the first stage of an interview, the interviewer needs to make the candidate feel at his/her ease, develop rapport and set the scene.

　　[同義詞] harmony

　　rate [ reit ] (n.) money charged for a certain time or at a certain percentage比率

　　[例] If you will bring over 50,000 USD deposit, then we can provide you a better interest rate.

　　fixed rate rate which cannot be changed

　　going rate usual rate of payment

　　rating [ 5reitiN ] (n.) result of measuring something評級

　　[例] Ratings can then be used to compare jobs to one another.

　　ratio [ 5reiFiEu ] (n.) proportion of something compared to another thing比率

　　[例] Our liquidity ratio is not healthy.

　　[同義詞] proportion, percentage

　　rationalize [ 5rAFEnElaiz ] (v.) make more efficient, streamline合理化

　　[例] We should rationalize production step by step.

　　rationalization [ 7rAFEnElai5zeiFEn ] (n.) the activity making something more efficient合理化

　　raw [ rC: ] (adj.) in its original, unprocessed state未加工的

　　raw materials substances used as a base for manufacturing 原料

　　[例] The cost of the raw materials is surprisingly high.

　　reallocate [ri:5AlEkeIt] (v.) allocate again 再分配

　　[例] reallocate the responsibility

　　rebate (n) a deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment 退款

　　[例] He is qualified for a tax rebate according to the new policy.

　　receipt [ ri5si:t ] (n.) piece of paper showing that money has been paid or something received收條

　　[例] a receipt for items purchased

　　accounts receivable money owed to the company應收帳款

　　[例] The account receivable amounts to 1 million dollars.

　　receiver [ ri5si:vE ] (n.) government official appointed to run a company in serious financial difficulty破產(chǎn)案產(chǎn)業(yè)管理人; 涉訟財產(chǎn)管理人

　　[例] The receiver was asked to deal with fund shortage of that company.

　　receivership [rI5si:vEFIp] (n.) the hands of a receiver破產(chǎn)在管

　　[例] The company was put into receivership.

　　receptionist [rI5sepFEnIst] (n.) an office worker employed chiefly to receive visitors and answer the telephone接待員

　　[例] She is the head receptionist of the hotel.

　　recession [ ri5seFEn ] (n.) period of low economic activity不景氣，衰退期

　　[例] There is usually an obvious increase in unemployment when business is in recession.

　　[同義詞] depressed market

　　recognize [ 5rekE^naiz ] (v.) accept認為

　　[例] Unions are recognized by the management and negotiate on behalf of the workforce.

　　recognition [ 7rekE^5niFEn ] (n.) acceptance, acknowledgement承認

　　[例] a recognition of their civil rights

　　recoup [ ri5ku:p ] (v.) get back money獲得補償

　　[例] We recouped our investment in two years.

　　recover [ ri5kQvE ] (v.) get better after a downturn復原

　　[例] The stock market has not recovered since the big fall.

　　recovery [ ri5kQvEri ] (n.) improvement, getting back to the previous (better) position復原

　　recruit (v.) take on a new person招收(新成員)

　　[例] Our trade union has recruited a number of new members this year.

　　[同義詞] enlist

　　recruitment [ rI`krU:tmEnt ] (n.) process of taking on new people招收(新成員)

　　[例] Ads remain a good source of management recruitment.

　　red (n.) in the red showing a loss負債

　　[例] My bank account is always in the red.

　　redeem [ ri5di:m ](v) 1.to convert into cash 兌現(xiàn)

　　[例] redeem stocks

　　2.to pay off 還清

　　[例] redeem the mortgage

　　reduction [ ri5dQkFEn ] (n.) the state of being smaller, lowering 縮減

　　[例] The product reduction implies the company’s producing focus has change to a new area.

　　redundant [ ri5dQndEnt ] (adj.) having lost one’s job 失業(yè)

　　redundancy [rI5dQndEnsI] (n.) state of having lost one’s job失業(yè)

　　[例] The redundancy of the father means the family has lost its income resource.

　　reference [ 5refrEns ] (n.) written report on someone’s personality and/or ability, often written by a previous employer推薦(信)

　　[例] If you want to open an offshore account in HK, a reference letter from your present bank is necessary.

　　[同義詞] recommendation

　　refund [ ri:5fQnd ]1. (n.) money paid back退款