loan applicant 申请借款人 patent applicant 专利申请人 短语 job applicant 求职人员 an applicant for a position 求职者 We had over 200 applicants for the sales job. 例 我们的销售职位有200多名申请人。 Applicants for export licenses should contact the Ministry of Foreign Trade. 出口许可证申请人应与外贸部联系。 n. ①申请 ②实施 ③申请书 application form 申请表 a job application 求职书 短语 on application to 向……函索，索取；申请 credit application 信用证申请书 例 appointee 例 The unemployed engineer wrote a dozen applications for jobs but go nothing. 失业的工程师一连写了十几封求职信，但一无所获。 n. 被任命人，被委派人约定的会面地点 The appointee will be expected to familiarize himself/herself with the company rules. 获委派的人应自行熟悉公司规章细则。 n. ①估价 ②评估（职员和上司会晤，评定前者的工作表现及规划未来的任务） application appraisal detailed appraisal of a project 对某项目的详细评价 短语 make/give an objective appraisal of 对……作出客观的评价 appraisal of real estate 不动产估价 I’ve got an appraisal with my boss tomorrow. 例 明天上司要见我，评估工作表现。 This company has an annual appraisal system. 该公司设立年度评估制度。 v. ①赏识，重视，感激 ②体谅 ③增值 appreciate your kindness 多谢厚意 appreciate in value 增值 We appreciate your efforts for the development of the company. 我们感激你对公司发展所做的努力。 We shall appreciate hearing from you again. 我们恭候佳音。 Houses in this area have all appreciated in value since the new highway was built. 由于修建了新公路，这一地区的房屋都涨价了。 Apples appreciated 2 to 5 cents per box. 苹果每箱涨价二至五分钱。 短语 appreciate 例
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appropriate 短语 例 approve v. 拨出（款项） appropriate funds for education 拨款作教育基金 appropriate for 拨出（款项、房屋等）供……之用 Five thousand dollars has been appropriated for the investment. 已拨款5000元作为投资费用。 v. ①赞成 ②满意 ③批准，通过 The resolution was approved 82 to 16 with 18 abstentions. 例 决议以82票对16票通过，18票弃权。 The managing director has approved the sales budget for next year. 总裁已批准明年的销售预算。 n. ①正式批准 ②官方认可 Do the plans meet with your approval? approval 例 你赞同这些方案吗？ On approval goods must be returned within 14 days if they are not satisfactory. 如果不满意，试用货物须在14天内退回。 n. 天资，才能 She has an aptitude for figures. 例 她有数字方面的天赋。 Most school-leavers should take an aptitude test. 大多数中学毕业生都应参加能力倾向测试。 n. 套汇，套利交易 短语 on approval （货物）供试用；包退包换 短语 aptitude test 能力倾向测试（用于测试某人最适合什么样的工作） aptitude 即几乎同一时间在两个市场买卖商品、证券、外汇等，从市场差价祥解 中获取利润。 注意：不与a(n)连用，无复数，仅与单数动词连用。 arbitrage 短语 arbitrage of exchange 商品套利，套购商品 stock arbitrage 套购证券 The difference in prices between the two markets was reduced by arbitrage. 套利活动使两个市场间的差价缩小。 例 BEC中级词汇精选（14）
arbitration n. ①仲裁，公断 ②鉴定，检验 refer to arbitration 交付公断 submit to arbitration交付公断 短语 commercial arbitration 商务仲裁 obligatory arbitration 强制仲裁
price arbitration 公断价格，议价 quality arbitration 质量检（商）定 The issue has been taken to arbitration. 争议已提交仲裁。 They decided to settle the dispute by arbitration. 他们决定通过仲裁来解决争议。 The management refused to agree to arbitration. 管理层拒绝诉诸仲裁。 n. 欠款 逾期债款 例 arrears arrears of interest 积欠利息 短语 in arrears 欠债；欠人的，拖欠的 an account in arrears 拖欠债款的账户 例 I’m in arrears with the rent. 我拖欠租金。 索价，要价 I managed to get the full asking price of $2,000 for my car. 我已成功地以开出的全价2000美元把汽车卖出。 We shall always negotiate never pay the full asking price. 我们每次都讨价还价，从来不照付全价。 v. ①集合，聚集 ②装配 assemble a machine 装配机器 短语 assemble date 汇集数据 assembly-line 装配线，流水工作线 例 短语 The staff assembled in hall. 员工们在礼堂集合。 n. 评定，估价 assess tax on somebody’s property 对某人的财产征税 assess somebody’s efforts 评价某人的工作 The annual income of staff in this price was assessed at $900. 这地方的员工的年收入为900美元。 Damaged were assessed at 1000 RMB. 损失估计达1000元人民币。 asking price 例 assemble assess 例 BEC中级词汇精选（15）
祥解 asset n. ①财产 ②资产 如股票、土地、建筑物、机器等属于个人或公司，尤指可变卖的东西。 assets and liabilities 资产与负债 active assets 活动资产，有收益资产 短语 alternative reserve assets 代用储备资产 capital assets 资本；（固定）资产 current asset 流动资产
fixed asset 固定资产 frozen asset 冻结资产 intangible assets 无形资产 liquid assets 流动资产 tangible assets 有形资产 The factory is the most valuable asset. 那家工厂是价值最高的资产。 The company was forced to sell off its assets. 那家公司被迫以低价出售资产。 v. 援助，协助 出席 assist somebody with a task 帮助某人…… assist somebody to do something 帮助某人…… 短语 assist somebody in doing something 帮助某人…… assist at the ceremony 参加仪式 You will be required to assist Mrs. Smith in preparing a report. 你将要协助史密斯夫人准备一份报告。 We all assisted in repairing the computer. 我们都帮助修理计算机。 n. 查账，审计 v. 审计审核，查证或校正账目 例 assist 例 audit annual audit 年度查账 balance sheet audit 资产结算表审计 cash audit 现金审核 casual audit 临时审计，抽查账目 短语 income audit 收益审计，收入查核 income statement audit 损益计算书审计 horizontal audit 水平审计，横式查账 external audit 外聘审计（由非受雇于公司的人进行审计） Independent accountants audit the company annually. 独立会计师每年审计公司账目。 The IRS audits questionable income tax returns. 美国国内税务局审计可疑的所得税报告。 An external audit is required for tax purpose. 公司为税务需要，要进行外聘审计。 短语 v. 使……自动化，使……自动操作 automate a factory 使工厂自动操作 automated production 自动化生产 We are in process of automating the production department. 例 我们正在对生产部门实行自动化。 This part of the factory id now fully automated. 工厂的这部分已完全自动化。 n. ①平均，平均水准 ②海损 average out (at) 平均为 on (an) average 通常；按平均
例 automate average 短语 average up 高于平均价格卖出 efficiency average 平均生产率 average revenue 平均收入 What is the average profit for five years in your company? 你们公司五年来的平均利润是多少？ Our expenses averaged out to 45 dollars per day. 我们的支出平均每天45美元。 The shipowners paid the average. 船东付了海损赔偿。 例 BEC中级词汇精选（16）
n. ①意识 ②认识程度 have the awareness of 了解 consumer awareness 消费意识 短语 currency awareness 对币值变化的注意 current awareness 最近资料通告 例 The advertising campaign has been planned to raise awareness of the product amongst the public. 此广告促销计划的目的在于提高产品的知名度。 n. 财务支持，赞助 awareness backing backing off 卸（退）下 have the full backing of 得到……的充分支持 短语 financial backing 财政援助 to have a large backing 有大批的支持者 The plan for a new hospital has plenty of government backing. 新建医院的计划得到政府的大量援助。 The new business received government backing in the form of a grant. 这家新企业得到以补助方式发给的政府资助。 n. ①回扣 ②贿赂 Investigators estimate that $35m had been spent on bribes and backhanders. 调查人员估计，3500万美元被用于贿赂和回扣。 n. 积压（的工作或订货） to become a backlog 成为积压 to acquire (something) as a backlog 获得（某物）作为储备物 There is a backlog of orders waiting to be processed. 大批积压订单等待处理。 Extra staff were employed to clear the backlog. 雇佣额外人手清理积压的工作。 adj. ①无效的 ②无用的，作废的 ③亏损的 bad debt 死账（无法收回的欠款），坏账 in bad faith 不诚实；存心欺骗
例 backhander 例 短语 backlog 例 bad 短语