annual return 年度报表
例: We are in the middle of making our annual return.
answering machine 录音电话,等于(英)answerphone
例1:There were three messages on the answering machine.
例2:The answerphone has fourteen minutes' recording time, which is a bonus for any business.
anti-fraud technique 防伪技术
antitrust 反托拉斯,反垄断
例: Antitrust laws are a set of laws in the USA that aim to prevent large companies from controling all of the market for their products.
any other business 任何其他议题(通常在会议议程末),简称AOB
例1:Is there any other business?
2:You may bring the item up under any other business.
3:As staff holiday arrangement is a bit complicated this time, I don't think we should include it under any other business.
aperitif 开胃酒
appeal 吸引力
例
epartment stores appeal to people of all age groups, but particularly the 30-50 age category.
apple polishing 逢迎,拍马
例:Other employee didn't like him and believed that his recent promotion was more the result of his apple polishing than his actual achivevements.
application money 认购新股款项
例:Application money must be returned with the appplication form.
appointed 1 任命的
例1: Measures are taken to ensure that newly-appointed members of staff are integrated effectively into existing teams.
appointed 2 布置陈设的,装饰的
例1: This office is well appointed with all the lastest devices.
2: This is a superbly/modestly appointed restaurant.
appointment 任命,(聘任的)职位
例: There has been a new appointment to the board.
appraisal 评价,评估
例: annual appraisal interviews 年度能力评估面试
appreciation 增值,升值
例:For investors, innovation has translated into stong earnings growth and stock price appreciation.
approach to dialogue谈话方式
例
ifferent language have their own approach to dialogue.
arrival notice到货通知.
例:We have not yetreceived the carrier's arrival notice.
articles (在法律事务所)培训期,律师实习
例:She's doing her articles with a firm in London.
A share A股股票(持有者没有投票权的普通股票)
例: But the A shares, off limits to foreign investors, were still among the best performers.
Asian crises of the late 1990s 90年代末亚洲金融危机
例:As Asian crises of the late 1990s illustrated, U.S.firms entering international business transactions need to be cautious of foreign governments.
as is 按现状出售,概不保证,亦作as seen.
例:The goods are to be sold as is .
asking price 索要价,要价
例:Always negotiate, never pay the full asking price.
asleep at the switch 玩忽职守,坐失良机
例:Interest rates dropped significantly for a month before climbing back to higher levels, but our finance manager was asleep at the switch and failed to renegotiate our loans.
