economic planning administration 经济计划管理 fiscal administration 财政管理 personal administration 劳务管理 administration of the fund 资金管理 We must reduce the amount of tine and money spent on administration. 我们必须减少用于行政管理的时间和金钱。 The administration of employee’s expense accounts is very time-consuming. 雇员开支账目管理耗费的时间多。 v. 采纳，批准 adopt a new technique 采用新技术 短语 adopt a resolution 决议 adopt a new idea 采纳新意见 例 adoption The resolution was adopted by a vote of 180 in favor to 10 against it. 决议案以180票对10票获得通过。 n. ①采纳，采用 ②选用新产品 At the meeting they discussed the proposals up for adoption. 例 他们在会上讨论即将实行的各项建议。 We have had a number of adoptions in most of our major markets. 大多数主要市场都有不少人选用我们的产品。 n. 预付款，垫款 v. ①提高，增加 ②预付 例 adopt advance in advance 提前 advance bill 预付票据 all-out advance 市价全面上涨 短语 bank advances 银行贷（出）款 price advance 涨价，提价 advance by overdraft 透支 I asked for an advance on my wages. 我要求预付工资。 Shares advanced today. 今天股价上涨。 Can you advance me $100? 你能预付我100美元吗？ v. ①公布，通告 ②做广告 The company advertised for a new secretary. 公司登广告招聘一名新秘书。 The new sales job was advertised this week. 本周做了招聘销售员的广告。 I advertised him of my plans. 我把我的计划通知了他。
例 短语 advise for 登……广告；登招请（待聘等）广告 advertise 例 We advertised through the press. 我们通过报纸宣传。 BEC中级词汇精选（8）
ad （简写） n. ①广告，布告 ②出公告，做广告 tombstone advertisement 证券发行公告；证券经销人名单 commercial advertisement 商业广告 publishers’ advertisement 出版商广告 classified advertisement 分类广告 television advertisement 电视广告 It has many advertisements and many different sections on Sunday Paper. 星期日报有很多广告和许多栏目。 The best way to sell your car is to put an advertisement in the local paper. 在当地报纸刊登广告是出售汽车的最好办法。 n. ①广告业 ②做广告 adj. 广告的，与广告有关的 短 advertisement 例 advertising point-of-purchase advertising 零售商说明其经营业务的广告标志 price advertising 价格广告 advertising expense 广告费 短语 institutional advertising 建立永久声誉的广告 keyed advertising 广告索引 local advertising 区域性广告 Advertising is one of the biggest businesses in America. 广告业是美国最大的行业之一。 Cigarette advertising has now been banned on television. 当局已禁止在电视上做香烟广告。 v. ①买得起，承受得住 ②承担费用 We really can’t afford a new car. (We really can’t afford to buy a new car.) 例 afford 例 我们实在买不起新车子。 I can’t afford to lose the goodwill of our customers. 我承担不起失去顾客信任的后果。 The land affords wheat. 这地出产小麦。 售后服务（常用于汽车、电脑、家用电器等耐用消费品） We offer a free after-sales service for the first twelve months after purchase. 在购后的12个月内我们提供免费售后服务。 n. 议事日程
after-sales service 例 agenda place/put something on the agenda 把某事提到日程上来 短语 approved agenda 审定议程（最后通过的会议议程） provisional agenda 临时议程 The agenda will be sent out in advance of the meeting. 议程将在会议前发出。 “They share with them an agenda beyond the immediate goal of democratization of the electoral process.” (Daniel Sneider) “除了实现选举过程民主化这一近期目标以外的他们之间的议事日程。”（丹尼尔*斯奈德） 例 BEC中级词汇精选（9）
n. ①代理人，代理机构 ②经纪人 a travel agent 旅行代理商 短语 an insurance agent 代理保险商 universal agent 商业全权代理人 My agent has power to sign my name. 我的代理人有权代我签字。 We are looking for an agent in the Middle East. 我们正在寻求中东的代理机构。 n. ①协定，协议 ②契约 agent 例 agreement come to an agreement 达成协议；取得一致意见 reach/make an agreement达成协议；取得一致意见 短语 by agreement 同意，依约 enter into/conclude an agreement 订约 in agreement with 符合……，照……，同意；（和）……一致 The supermarket chain has signed an agreement with a Japanese trading company. 该连锁超级市场与一家日本商行签订了协议。 It is reported that an agreement has been made between the two major oil companies. v. 分配，配给 例 allocate allocate shares 非配股份 短语 allocate rations for a week-long business trip 分配一星期外出商务旅行的定额。 That space has been allocated for a new business center. 这块地皮已经拨作建一座新的商业中心。 We have allocated costs equally among all members of the department. 我们将成本平均分摊给部门里的全体成员。 n. ①不用付税的津贴，补贴 ②折扣，折价 例 allowance at no allowance 无限制，尽性地 短语 expense allowance 预算拨款 family allowance （工资外的）家庭津贴
free allowance 免费额（重量、价费等） obsolescence allowance 折旧 make allowance(s) for 考虑到；体谅，原谅 make an allowance to 给补贴费，给零用钱 put somebody on short allowance 限制（某人）供应量 The carriers made an allowance of 5% for late delivery. 运输公司因迟延交货而需要付出5％的折扣。 Every clerk was given a petrol allowance of 30p per mile. 公司发给每个职员每英里30便士的汽油津贴。 amalgamate 例 v. 合并 The two firms are amalgamating to increase productivity and save running costs. 两家公司正在进行合并，以提高生产率和节约营运成本。 例 BEC中级词汇精选（10）
amalgamation ambition n. 合并，重组 n. ①强烈的欲望 ②进取心，雄心 One of his ambitions is to become the President of the Motor General. 他的抱负之一是当通用汽车公司的总裁。 v. 分期付款（欠款的利息） I intend to amortize the total cost of the car over three years. 我打算用三年时间分期偿还汽车的所有费用。 v. 分析，研究 The manager tried to analyze the cause of our defeat. 经理努力设法分析我们失败的原因。 n. 分析，分析结果的报告 短语 amalgamation of companies 公司合并 短语 burn with an ambition 野心勃勃 例 amortize 例 analyze 短语 analyze into 把……分解成 例 analysis financial ratio analysis 财务比率分析 flow-of-funds analysis 资金流量分析 短语 feasibility analysis 可行性分析 income-expenditure analysis 收支分析 Close analysis of the sales figures shows the regional variations. 仔细分析销售数字，就可以看出情况因地区而异。 I suggest we carry out an analysis of our overseas markets. 我建议对我们的海外市场进行分析。 例 BEC中级词汇精选（11）
短语 analyst-programmer 程序分析人员
investment analyst 投资分析家 financial analyst 财务分析家 例 We’d better employ an analyst to look at the financial results. 我们最好聘请分析员研究财务结果。 adj. 每年的，按年度计算的 annual annual income 年收入 annual report 年度报告，年报（按照法律规定，公司董事必须向公短语 司成员及股东提供年报，内容包括财务结果等） annual return 年度报表 annual general meeting (AGM) 股东年会 v. ①预定 ②占先，抢先 ③预支，提前使用 ④期待 anticipate one’s income 预支收入 短语 ardently anticipate 殷切地期望 confidently anticipate 满怀信心地期望 We anticipated our competitors by getting our products onto the market first. 我们赶在竞争对手之前，先把产品推向市场。 A man who always anticipates his income can never save or become rich. 总是预支工资，寅吃卯粮的人，永远不能储蓄或成为富人。 She anticipates his arrival with much pleasure. 她万分高兴地期待他的到来。 He tried to anticipate all my needs. 他设法将需要的东西预先准备好。 n. 吸引力 snob appeal 商品对势力顾客的吸引力（如高档，稀奇或进口商品） 短语 eye-catching appeal 具有动人的吸引力（指封面设计，推广资料等） make an appeal to somebody 引起某人兴趣 例 Does the idea of working for a venture company appeal to you? 你有没有兴趣到合资企业去工作？ v. ①申请，请求 ②应用，运用 anticipate 例 appeal apply be applied to 适用于，与……接触 apply for 申请，请求；接洽 短语 apply something to 把……施于……；把……运用于…… apply to 向……询问，向……接洽 She applies all her money to her mortgage. 她把所有的钱都用来付抵押贷款。 We intend to apply economic sanctions. 我们打算实施经济制裁。 例 BEC中级词汇精选（12）
applicant n. ①申请人 ②（保险的）投保人