第九期单词营来咯,今天为大家带来三个常见的单词,在开始学习之前,先来看看在前两期活动中获奖的小伙伴吧。
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错过之前的打卡文章不要紧,文末还有补打卡入口哦~
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return
/rɪˈtɜːn/
verb&noun&adjective
return常用于表示返回、归还,在商务英语的语境中,也有利润、回报、退货等多个含义,详情请看👇
return (ACCOUNTING, FINANCE) verb|if a business or an investment returns an amount of money, it produces a profit
Last year all 60 branches of the business returned a profit.
The account is low-risk but returns just 0.5% interest.
return (COMMERCE) verb|to take or send \ a product back to the company that sold it to you. You usually do this if you want them to replace the product or to give you back your money
Customers who return goods must present a receipt to get cash or credit.
return verb|to give back money that will not be used or that should not have been paid:
If the sale does not go through, the agent is obliged by law to return the deposit.
return verb|to phone someone who has called you earlier
I left several messages on his answer-phone, but he never returned my call.
He did not return the multiple messages left on his cell phone.
return verb|to go back to an earlier situation or to start doing something again
return to sth
return to growth/profit
Most women return to work at the end of their maternity leave.
return (ACCOUNTING, FINANCE) noun|the amount of profit made by an investment or a business activity
return on sth
make/see a return (on sth)
a positive/negative return
a good/high/low/modest return
produce/offer/yield a return
The program guarantees lenders a return of 10% interest.
A fixed-rate investment will give you below-average returns.
If the market improves, we can make a return of $10,000 on our investment.
return (COMMERCE) noun|a product that is returned to a company because the buyer is not satisfied with it, or the act of returning products to a company
An error in the manufacturing process led to hundreds of returns from dissatisfied customers.
Check that there is a return policy in case there is a problem with the goods that you buy.
return (TAX) noun|an official document with details of your income that you send to the government tax department each year so that income tax can be calculated
It is possible to file your return online.
When you have submitted your return, the Revenue promises you instant acknowledgement of its receipt.
complete/do your return
return noun|a situation in which someone or something goes back to an earlier position or activity
a return to profit/growth/stability
The last year has seen a return to normal in the banking sector.
return (IT) noun|a situation in which someone or something goes back to an earlier position or activity
Type in your name and then press return.
return (TRANSPORT) noun|a ticket for a journey to a place and back again
return to somewhere
I need a return to Kings Cross Station.
return (TRANSPORT) adjective|relating to a journey to a particular place and back again
a return journey/ticket/fare
agency
/ˈeɪdʒənsi/
noun
agency作为名词,有代理、机构等意思,也可用来表示负责某一特定活动的政府部门,详情请看👇
agency (COMMERCE) noun|a business that provides a service to other people or organizations
Background checks may be done in-house or by an outside agency.
She now runs an agency which last year catered for more than 17,000 travellers.
agency (GOVERNMENT) noun|a government department that is responsible for a particular activity
Scottish Natural Heritage, the conservation agency, has finally managed to get approval for the project.
security/intelligence/immigration, etc. agency
In a lengthy response to the report, the immigration agency stated that it will follow the recommendations.
a government/federal/state agency
chairman
/ˈtʃeəmən/
noun
chairman有主席、会长之意,商务英语中常用于表示董事长,详情请看👇
chairman (MEETINGS) noun|a person, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting
The chairman called the meeting to order.
chairman noun|a person who is in charge of a committee or an organization
appoint sb (as) chairman
serve/resign/step down as chairman
He was appointed chairman of the British Bankers' Association.
She has decided to step down as chairman next year.
chairman (WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT) noun|a person who is in charge of a large company, especially the chairman of the board
appoint sb (as) chairman
serve/resign/step down as chairman
deputy/vice chairman
The chairman's role includes managing the board's business and acting as its facilitator and guide.
Dr Johnson was not only vice chairman but also one of the founders of the company.
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