一见钟情英文商务英语重点词汇

2021年1月8日发(作者：舒固卿)
Useful Vocabulary in Biz English Test
Unit 1
1、concentrate on doing sth 集中精力做 2、light bulbs 灯泡
3、filament 灯丝 4、fuel V.刺激,n,燃料
4、stimulate 刺激，激励 5、product innovation 产品创新
6、radiation 辐射 7、patent 专利证书 8、diversification 多样化
9、launch 投放（市场） 10、headquarters 总部 11、outlet 专营店
12、stock exchange 证券交易所 13、turn out 生产
14、 integrated circuit 集成电路 15、board of management 董事会
16、implement 执行 17、creed 原则 18、be committed to(sth) 尽力做。。。
19·terminal 终端 20、cyberspace 网络空间
Unit 2
Recruitment 招聘 Cover letter 求职信 Curriculum Vitae = resume 简历
Propel up 迫使 Brainteaser 有趣的难题 Simulate 模拟
Clerical worker 坐办公室的工作 Intangible 可触摸的，可感觉的
Interrogation 长时间的询问，质问 Downsize 裁员 Slash 削减
Anecdotal 奇闻轶事 Trait 特征 Bring around 说服。。。同意
Candidate 候选人 Reference 证明人 Coverage 新闻报道
Unit 3
Niche market 利基市场 Marks & Spencer 马莎百货 Tesco 乐购 Hi-fi 高保真音响设备
Sales pitch 商品宣传 Operating margin 营业利润 Stock 存货 Overheads 日常开支
End-of line 尾货 Chain 连锁店 Volume sale 大销量 Distribution 分销
Akai 雅佳电子 Late space 末版商品 Tout 招徕顾客 Stack 堆积 Plug 插头
Hot-cross bun 十字面包 （英国人复活节食品）
Unit 5
【1】do’s and don’ts — rules that you should follow 规则；注意事项
【2】minefield — (n.) a situation that contains hidden dangers or difficulties 危机
四伏的局面；充满潜在威胁的局势
【3】‘a potential minefield’ — a situation with possible hidden dangers
【4】end up — to find youself in a situation that you did not intend or expect to be
in 最终成为；最终处于（某种局面）
【5】covert — (adj.) secret or hidden, making it difficult to notice 秘密的；暗中的
【6】aspiring — (adj.) wanting to start the career or activity that is mentioned 渴
望从事 …的；有志成为 …的
【7】secret agent — a person who is used by a government to find out secret information
about other countries or governments 特工人员；间谍
【8】‘it may sound … secret agents.’ — it may sound like a secret activity for those
who want to start a career as secret agents.
【9】to date — until now 迄今为止；到目前为止
【10】track — (n.) directions that sth is moving in 方向
【11】cover — (v.) to include; to deal with 包括；涉及
【12】‘the other social etiquette’ = the other track covers social etiquette
【13】etiquette — (n.) the rules of correct or polite behaviour in society or among members
of a particular profession 礼节；礼仪；规矩
【14】social etiquette — 社交礼仪；社交规矩
【16】be familiar with — know very well 熟悉；通晓
【17】firm — (adj.) strong and steady 强有力的
【18】grip — (n.) an act of holding 握；抓
【19】a loose grip — 松松地握住
【20】sole — (n.) the bottom part of the foot; the bottom part of a shoe 脚掌；脚底
（板）；鞋底
【21】‘showing the soles of your feet’ — 把脚掌/鞋底对着人
【22】cross your legs — to place one leg over the other 翘着二郎腿
【23】offensive — (adj.) rude extremely unpleasant 粗鲁的；冒犯的；令人不适的
【24】post — (n.) an occasion during the day when letters, etc. are collected or delivered
收集或投递邮件的时间；邮班
【25】sack — (v.) (informal, esp. BrE) to dismiss sb from a job 解雇；炒鱿鱼
【26】empower — (v.) to give sb the power to do sth 授权；给（某人）… 权力
【27】reward sb for sth / for doing sth — to give sth to sb because they have done sth
good or worked hard, etc.因某事而奖励、奖赏某人
initiative — ability to make decisions and take action without the help of others 主
动性
use one's initiative — 发挥主动性
【28】‘operate on the basis of obeying direct orders.’ — work by ensuring that orders
are obeyed.
【29】on the basis of — in the way things are organized or arranged 基于；根据
【31】‘condensed into a narrow strip of land’— (with a population of 125 million)
crowding into a narrow piece of land.
【32】condense — (v.) to put a lot into a small space 压缩
【33】strip — (n.) a long narrow piece 条；带
【34】private space — (also: personal space) invisible boundaries surrounding the
individual’s body which are maintained in relation to others.私人空间
【35】virtually — (adv.) almost, or very nearly 几乎；差不多
【36】packed — (adj.) extremely full of people 异常拥挤的；挤满人的
【37】tiptoe — (v.) to walk using the front parts of your feet only, so that other people
cannot hear you 踮着脚走；蹑手蹑脚地走
【38】‘tiptoeing through the minefield’ — be careful in a situation with hiddern
dangers
【39】compliment — (n.) a remark expressing praise and admiration 称赞；致意
【40】sensitive — (adj.) aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings
体贴的；体恤的；善解人意的
【41】familiarize yourself with (sth) — learn about sth so you start to understand it
熟悉；了解；通晓
【42】the basics of business — the most important and necessary facts or principles in
doing business 经商的基本要求
【43】assume — (v.) to think or accept that sth is true but without having proof of it
假定；假设；认为
【44】pay sb a compliment — to praise sb for sth 对某人表示赞扬
【45】go (like) a bomb — (BrE) to be very successful; （英）十分成功；(informal, AmE)
to fail completely （美）彻底失败
【46】infer — (v.) to reach an opinion or decide that sth is true on the basis of
information that is available 推断；推论；推理
【47】reserved — (adj.) slow or unwilling to show feelings or express opinions 内向
的；寡言少语的；矜持的
【48】exuberant — (adj.) full of energy, excitement 精力充沛的；热情洋溢的
【49】equate sth with sth (else) — to think that sth is the same as sth else 同等看
待；把 … 等同于
【50】‘equate reserve with lack , of enthusiasm’ — think that being unwilling to show
feelings or express opinions is the same as lacking interest.
Unit 8
【1】log on/in — to perform the actions that allow you to begin using a computer system
登录，注册，进入（计算机系统）
【2】fever — (n.) great interest in or excitement about sth 狂热
【3】‘Europeans … Fever’ — People in Europe make use of the computer system for their
great interest in investment.