BEC商务英语词汇宝典 p/q/r part）

P部分：

PA  (n.)1. personal assistant 私人助理

2.personal account 个人账户

3.power of attorney 授权书；委托书

 

package [] (adj.) of a whole set整批的

[例]  a package deal

[同义词]  bundle, pack

benefit package  福利制度

 

packaging [ ] (n.) material used to wrap goods for display 包装材料

[例]  It is necessary to improve the packaging.

 

packing [] (v.)包装 (n.) the way products are packaged包装（法）

[例]  The packing of the candy is so trendy!

 

parent company (n.) company which owns more than 50% of the shares of another company母公司

[例]  The parent company of the complex organization is located in the US.

 

part-time (adj.) working for only part of the working day兼职的

[例]  Part-time employees now have to be nationally insured on exactly the same basis as full-time employees.

 

partnership [ ](n.) business where two or more people share risks and profits合伙经营

[例]  They are partnership so that they can share the risks and the profits.

 

patent [] (n.) official registration of a new invention专利

[例]  This patent right is valid for 5 years.

 

peak [ ] (n.) highest point顶峰

[例]  His business career has reached the peak.

[同义词]  top, summit, pinnacle

 

pension [ ] (n.) amount of money paid regularly after a person stops work, either because of or age or illness养老金

[例]  Is ￡140 per week, plus a pension, better than ￡200 per week without?

[同义词]  annuity

 

perform [] (v.) do well or badly表现

[例]  Sometimes employees don’t perform at the required standard because they don’t know what the standard is.

 

performance appraisal (n.) procedure for evaluating a person’s work based on how well or badly they have done their work绩效评价

[例]  At the end of each year, they all have performance appraisals.

 

performance-related pay (n) pay given to employee according to his or her real performance in the job与业绩挂钩的发薪法

[例]  It is fair to adopt a system of performance-related pay which will undoubtedly motivate our men.

 

portfolio [] (n.) range, collection of investment投资组合

[例]  a portfolio of shares

 

positioning [] (n.) creating an image for a product in a particular sector of a market（市场）定位

[例]  How to set up an appropriate positioning for this new kind of product is crucial to the sales volume of the company.

 

probation [] (n.) period of testing a new employee试用(期);见习(期)

[例]  The newly recruited employees are still in probation.

[同义词]  trial, apprenticeship

 

promotion [] (n.) 1. act of giving someone a better job晋升

[例]  He got a promotion for the high sales volume this month.

2. all means of communicating a message about a product or service促销

[例]  The failure of the new product promotion lies in the business secrets release by someone.

 

Q部分：

qualification [] (n.) required education, ability or experience资格

[例]  He plans to go back to college to get a management qualification.

[同义词]  suitability, fitness, eligibility

 

quality [] (n.) the value/worth of a product/service 质量

[例]  The efficiency just shows the inter-relationship between quality and quantity.

 

quality assurance (n.) all activities and functions concerned with achieving a high level of quality质量保证

 

quality control (QC)checking that the quality is high enough质量管理

[例]  As a quality manager, you should guarantee the quality control.

 

quote []1. (v.)to state (a price) for securities, goods, or services.报价

[例]  Could you quote for the contract in dollars?

 

quotation [] (n.) 1.estimate of cost 报价单2.listing of the price of on the Stock Exchange股票牌价

ask for a quotation     要求对方报价

 

R部分：

rally (n) a notable rise in stock market prices and trading volume after a decline 价格骤然回升

[例] a rally in share

 

rate of return (n) the amount of profit ,dividend or interest received from an investment, expressed as a percentage of the original investment 收益率

[例] Your investment will absolutely receive a poor rate of return.

 

range [] (n.) series of products which the customer can choose from（产品）系列

[例]  This type of shoes covers a wide range of color and size.

 

rebate (n) a deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment 退款

[例] He is qualified for a tax rebate according to the new policy.

 

recession [] (n.) period of low economic activity不景气，衰退期

[例]  There is usually an obvious increase in unemployment when business is in recession.

[同义词]  depressed  market

 

representative [] (n.) salesperson销售代表

 

retailer [ ]person who sells goods direct零售商

[反义词]  wholesaler 批发商

 

ROI (return on investment)投资回报

 

risk capital (n.) money for investment in projects with a high risk but also with a potential for a high return风险资本

[例]  The higher profits you can get from risk capital, the higher risk you might have.