考试实践Exam practice2--剑桥商务英语高级词汇

Exam practice

dispose: v. to arrange things or people in a particular way or position;2、~ sb to / toward(s) sth to make sb behave in a particular way;

solvent: n. a substance, especially a liquid, that can dissolve another substance;adj. having enough money to pay your debts; not in debt;

shelved: v. to decide not to continue with a plan, either for a short time or permanently;2、to put books, etc. on a shelf;3、(of land) to slope downwards;

roumours: n. a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true;v. be rumoured to be reported as a rumour and possibly not true;

revealing: adj. giving you interesting information that you did not know before;2、(of clothes) allowing more of sb’s body to be seen than usual;

truffle: n. 1、an expensive type of fungus that grows underground, used in cooking;2、a soft round sweet / candy made of chocolate;

tailor: n. a person whose job is to make men’s clothes, especially sb who makes suits, etc. for individual customers;v. to make or adapt sth for a particular purpose, a particular person, etc.;

elegant:adj.1、 (of people or their behaviour) attractive and showing a good sense of style;2、(of clothes, places and things) attractive and designed well;3、(of a plan or an idea) clever but simple;ele•gance：n. elegantly：adv.

production facility：生产场所，生产基地

dismiss：vt. 简单(迅速地)处理，不认真考虑，解雇，开除

personality clash：个性不和

commitment：n.承诺，敬业精神

overtime：n.加班，加班时间

cost-effective：adj.有成本效益的

blue-collar：adj.蓝领的，体力劳动的，普通工人的

loss-making operation：亏损企业

flagship training center：总部培训中心

interim profit：中期利润

shake-up：n.(政策等)剧变， 大改组

haulage system：运输系统

corporate hospitality：企业社交，企业公关

tailor-made：(为个别对象或特定目的)量身定做的，特制的

competitive rates：有竞争力的价格

en suite bedroom：卧室套间