做广告
[例] The soap is advertised on TV for its special flavor. [同义词] announce
ad (n, inf) short for advertisement
ad valorem (adj.) of tax that is calculated as a percentage of the value of the goods从价征税
[例] VAT is a kind of valorem tax.
advertisement
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???????????] ??(n.) notice/announcement that something is for sale广告
[例] If you want your house sold, you should have put your advertisement in a more popular newspaper.
advertiser [ ????????? ] ?(n.) person/company which advertises广告商
[例] Advertisers use various ways and media to promote their products.
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advertising [?????????] (n.) the business of designing ??ads广告业
[例] She?s in advertising.
advice [?????? ] ?(n.) recommendation (s) about what you should do建议、通知（书）
[例] His advice was to close the factory. [同义词] counsel, recommendation, opinion
advice note (n.) a note to the receiver of goods from the sender that gives details of the quantity and description of goods and when and how they will be transported 通知单
[例] Before you deliver the goods, please fax us an advice note for our confirmation.
advise [?????? ] (v.) recommend what should be done?建议、通知
[同义词] counsel, recommend, suggest
after-sales service (n.) service offered by a supplier to a customer to
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maintain or repair the product supplied售后服务
[例] Nowadays many enterprises began to compete in the field of after-sales service.
affiliate [ ????????] (n.)a person or an organization that is ?attached to a larger organization 成员，联号
[例] That company is an affiliate of a prestigious holding group. [同义词] member
(v.) to attach ( a person or an organization) to a larger organization 附属于
[例] The business is affiliated to TCL Group.
afmd (abbr.) aforementioned 上述的
[例] You can refer to afmd post address for the dispatch.
aftermarket [`??????????] ?(n.)? a situation where a newly issued security is traded before its real price has been established in the stock market. 二级市场
[例] Buy shares on a healthy aftermarket.
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after sight (adv) written on a bill of exchange to show that the bill should be paid within a specified time after the payer is presented within it见票后付款
[例] The bill should be paid at 60 days after sight.
against all risks (adv.) (of a marine insurance policy) providing insurance for all types of loss or damage全保险. [例] We insuranced the cargo against all risks.
agenda [???????] (n.) ?order of topics to be discussed at a meeting会议议程
[例] The first topic on the agenda is salaries.
agent [ ??????? ] ?(n.) person who represents a company代理（商）
[例] Our company?s agent in Middle East has developed a widespread and mature business there. [同义词] representative, deputy
agiotage [ ????????? ] (n.) ?the business of buying and
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then later selling foreign currencies 套汇 [例] That guy makes a big fortune by agiotage. [同义词] arbitrage
airline [ ?????? ?] (n.) a business providing a system of scheduled air transport航空公司 [例] United Airlines
air time (n.) time given to advertise on TV or radio电视(收音)广告节目时间
[例] The air time of this new product will be prolonged for 10 seconds.
allocate [???????? ] (v.)? give money or other resources in certain proportions分配
[例] In the budget we allocated most of the money to marketing. [同义词] assign, designate, allot
allotment [ ???????? ] ?(n.) the distribution of new company shares to the people who have applied for them配股
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