第14期单词营来咯~你知道“take the minutes”的真实含义吗？本期我们将学习几个与“会议”有关的单词，看看它们还有哪些用法是我们不知道的，小笔记📒赶紧记下来~
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minute
/ˈmɪnɪt/
noun&verb
minute最常见的意思是“分钟”，而在商务英语的语境中，也常用来表示会议记录。详情请看👇
minute (mainly UK formal) noun｜an official message or written statement that records a decision and often gives permission for an action to be taken
We've received a minute authorizing the purchase of six more computers.
There did not appear to be any proper board minute approving the sale.
minute (MEETINGS) verb｜to make a written record of what was said at a meeting
The secretary hadn't bothered to minute half the meetings on the subject.
be fully/carefully/properly minuted
Talks with lobbyists were fully minuted.
固定搭配：
the minutes (MEETINGS)｜the written record of what was said and decided at a meeting
The company publishes the minutes of all its meetings online.
agree/approve the minutes
take the minutes｜to write down what is said at a meeting and by whom
It is part of her job to set the agenda for board meetings and take the minutes.
agenda
/əˈdʒendə/
noun
agenda常用来表示会议议程，详情请看👇
agenda noun｜the things that a person or organization considers to be important and wants to solve or achieve, or their reasons for wanting to do something
Agendas change with the times, as every CEO knows.
economic/environmental/political agenda
The Senator's environmental agenda is negative for traditional energy producers, but positive for alternative energy producers.
be at the top of/be high on the agenda
The plight of poorer countries is high on the WTO's agenda.
Like any businessman he has an agenda, and that should not be forgotten.
set/lay out/establish an agenda
Company directors are attempting to lay out an agenda for reducing future financial risks.
I strongly suspect that the author has a hidden agenda.
agenda (MEETINGS) noun｜a list of things to be discussed during a meeting
If you don't have a structured agenda, people will bring up side issues that aren't relevant to solving the problem.
The next item on the agenda is a special report from the Advisory Committee.
be at the top of/be high on the agenda
At a meeting of finance ministers in St Petersburg, security of energy supply was at the top of the agenda.
negotiate
/nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪt/
verb
negotiate可用来表示谈判、协商，详情请看👇
negotiate (MEETINGS) verb｜to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach agreement
The dealers who negotiate on behalf of clients are known as commodity brokers.
negotiate with sb/sth
The merger agreement requires that we don't negotiate with any other company.
negotiate for sth
He is negotiating for higher royalties from the record company.
negotiate on/over sth
Unions are negotiating over pensions.
negotiate to do sth
The company is negotiating to buy a multi-million dollar stake in one of the world's biggest oil fields.
negotiate (MEETINGS) verb｜to achieve, arrange, or agree to something by having formal discussions with someone
negotiate a contract/deal/settlement
The unions should take the opportunity to negotiate further pay deals as soon as possible.
negotiate a discount/fee/price
Retailers should be allowed to negotiate prices directly with producers.
negotiate (BANKING, FINANCE) verb｜to discuss the details of borrowing money from a bank, etc. such as how much they will lend you and what rate of interest you will pay
negotiate financing/a loan/a mortgage
The organization can negotiate a loan based on its assets and future contracts.
negotiate (FINANCE, BANKING) verb｜to get or give a sum of money in exchange for a financial document of the same value
negotiate a bill of exchange/a cheque
We can negotiate any single cheque up to the value of £2000.
negotiate verb｜to deal with something difficult
The company has had some difficult problems to negotiate in its first year of business.
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