regular client 常年客户；常年委托人 on behalf of a client 代表委托人 The architect is meeting a client this morning. 建筑师今天上午会见一名委托人。 A good hairdresser never lacks clients. 出色的美发师不愁没有顾客。 C/O 例 短语 cold 例 care of 由??转交（仅用于书面语） certificate of origin 原地产证明书 Mr. Brown, c/o Mr. and Mrs. Philips. 由菲利普斯夫妇转交布朗先生。 n./adj. 冷淡的，生意清淡的 catch a cold 蚀本，亏本 The company lost their regular clients because of a cold reception. 这家公司因为冷淡的接待而失去了常年客户。 The price of shares has fallen heavily today and many recent investors are likely to catch a cold. 股票价格今天大跌，相信很多新近投资者要亏本了。 adj. ①商贸的 ②盈利的 n. 广告（电视、电台、电影中的广告） commercial activity 商贸活动 a commercial success 成功盈利 a commercial break 商业广告时间 Commercial activity is expected to intensify towards Christmas. commercial 预计临近圣诞节商贸活动会逐渐频繁。 Gold has been discovered by the prospectors but not in commercial quantities. 勘探者发现黄金，但在数量上未足以具有商业价值。 Every fifteen minutes the programme was interrupted for the showing of commercials. 每隔15分钟，节目就被广告打断。 例 短语 例 BEC中级词汇精选（34）
短语 n. ①佣金，回扣 ②代办，委托 commission agent 代理人，经纪人 commission house 证券经纪公司（交易所） endorsement commission 背书手续费 She gets 10% commission on his sales. 她卖出东西可得10%的佣金。 The company sells boats on commission. 这家公司委托售船。 Some salesmen in big shops receive a commission of 10% on everything they sell, as well as a salary. 大商店有些店员不仅有薪金，而且还可抽取所售货物10%的佣金。
commission 例 n. ①承诺 ②约定，约束 enter into commitment 承担义务；（商业上的）约定 loan commitment 贷款承诺 original commitment 原承诺款额 The company has a commitment to pay $50,000 to Red Cross. 这家公司有向红十字会提供5000美元的承诺。 n. 商品，货物 a scarce commodity 短缺商品 \核心商品 distress(ed) commodity 赔钱货 commodity broker 商品经纪人 Commodity brokers in the Corn Exchange reacted swiftly to news about crop failure in N. America. commitment 短语 commodity 例 谷物交易所的商品经纪人对北美作物歉收的消息做出迅速反应。 Air conditioners are one of the many commodities that Japan sells abroad. 空调是日本许多出口商品中的一种。 n. ①联络，沟通 ②书信，口信 [pl.] 交通，通讯 The tourists found communications with their hosts difficult. 旅客觉得很难联络上旅游的主办单位。 This letter is to confirm our recent telephone communications. 这封信函旨在确认我们最近的电话谈话。 The area has been devastated by the earthquake but communications are now being restored. 这个地区遭受地震破坏，不过交通通讯联络正逐渐恢复。 n. 公司 banker's trust company 银行信托公司 bonding company 担保公司 limited (liability) company (ltd.) 股份有限公司 public limited company (plc) 股票上市公司 communication 例 company 短语 BEC中级词汇精选（35）
短语 compensate 例 v. 补偿。酬报 compensate somebody for loss 赔偿某人损失 Management compensated us for the time we worked. 资方补偿我们工作时间的报酬。 The company compensates her for extra work. 公司因她的额外工作而给她报酬。 n. ①补偿，赔偿 ②酬金 in compensation for 以??为报酬/赔偿 make compensation for 补偿/赔偿?? compensation trade 补偿贸易 make compensation for somebody's losses 补偿某人的损失
compensation 短语 Equal compensation should be given to men and women for equal work. 男女应同工同酬。 The airline passenger demanded compensation for the loss of all her luggage. 该飞机乘客要求赔偿她所丢失的全部行李。 She was given $3,000- in compensation. 她获得3,00美元的赔偿金。 v. 比赛，竞争 compete with/against sb. for sth. 与某人竞争而获得某物 Japan competed with other countries for world market. 日本与其他国家竞争国际市场。 n. 比赛，竞争 keep trade competition between 在??之间保持剧烈的贸易竞争 fair competition 公平竞争 horizontal competition 同业竞争 The competition has cornered the market. 竞争对手已垄断了市场。 n. 竞争者，对手 Competitors in the book trade did their best to undercut each other's prices. 图书市场的竞争者们竞相压价。 This firm is one of our biggest competitors. 这家商行是我们最强的竞争对手之一。 例 compete 短语 例 短语 competition 例 competitor 例 BEC中级词汇精选（36）
短语 adj. 竞争性的 competitive bidding system 招标制 price not competitive 价格不能与同业竞争 competitive with 可与??竞争的 The agency is a highly competitive sales representative. 这个代理处是个有强烈竞争意识的销售代表。 n. ①机器元件、组件、部件 ②部分 components of cost （各种）生产费用 an electrical component 电器零件 Each of the components is useful in its degree. 例 每一个元件都各有程度不同的用处。 The factory supplies components for the car industry. 该工厂向汽车业供应零部件。 concentrated marketing condition 短语 集中营销策略 n. 条件，状况 [pl.] 付款方式，付款条件 economic condition 经济景况 adjunction condition 复益条件 admissible condition 容许条件
competitive 例 短语 component I can let you have it on very favorable conditions. 例 我愿意以非常优厚的付款条件卖给你。 Conditions in the office made concentration impossible. 办公室的状况根本不可能使人专心。 n. 设备的结构、组合 computer configuration 计算机配置 fixed configuration 固定的配置 configuration 短语 BEC中级词汇精选（37）
短语 conflict 例 短语 conglomerate 例 短语 v./n. 冲突，争论 come into conflict with 和??冲突 in conflict with 同??相冲突 commodity conflict 商品争夺 All these actions by the company conflicted with the universally accepted business rules. 公司的这些行动都与公认的商业规矩相抵触。 n. ①联合企业，集团公司 ②跨行业公司 a mining conglomerate 矿业集团 a construction conglomerate 建筑集团 One of the oldest breweries has now joined an international conglomerate of drinks manufacturers. 一家历史最悠久的酿造厂已加入国际性饮料制造商集团。 v. ①巩固，加强 ②账目合并 ③统一 consolidate at every step 步步为营 consolidated accounts 合并账目 consolidated stock 统一公债 The country is now consolidating its position as a leading producer of textiles. 该国正继续巩固纺织品出口的领导地位。 The two banks will consolidate in July next year. 这两家银行明年7月将合并。 Several small businesses are planning to consolidate to form a large powerful company. 几家小企业正计划合并成一家实力雄厚的大公司。 We need to study the consolidated accounts to understand this group. 我们需要研究合并账目才能了解整个集团。 n. ①财团 ②银团 banking consortium 银行（财）团 consortium of underwriters 证券承受财团 the Channel Tunnel consortium 英吉利海峡隧道财团 The contract was awarded to a consortium of construction and electrical generator companies. 合同给了一个由建筑和发电机公司组成的财团。
consolidate 例 短语 consortium 例 constant 短语 adj. ①恒定的 ②不断的，经常的 a constant companion 忠实的伙伴 BEC中级词汇精选（38）
短语 construction 例 n. 建造，构筑，建设 the construction industry 建筑业 under construction 在建设中 They work for the construction industry. 他们在建筑业工作。 The bridge is under construction. 该桥尚在建设中。 短语 consultant 例 n. 咨询人员，顾问（提供专业意见或服务，收取费用） a business consultant 业务顾问 a financial consultant 金融顾问 a management consultant 管理顾问 The consultant committee met at the call of the chairman. 顾问委员会应主席的召集而开会。 The company called in a tax consultant to advise them. 公司征求税务顾问的意见。 短语 consumer 例 n. 消费者 consumer goods 消费品 consumer durables 耐用消费品（如汽车、家具、冰箱、洗衣机、电视等） consumer protection 消费保护 Consumers have the right to return faulty goods and demand a refund from the supplier. 消费者有权退回有瑕疵的商品，要求供应商退还款项。 Sales in the consumer market are beginning to improve. 消费品市场的销售情况开始有所改善。 consumable 短语 短语 adj. 消耗的，一次性的 consumable paper products 一次性纸制品 n. 意外事件 assessments contingency 资产估价中的意外损失 claims contingency 产权要求中的意外损益 expropriation contingency 紧急征用 We must always be prepared for every contingency. 我们必须始终做应急准备。 contingency 例 BEC中级词汇精选（39）
continuum contract 短语 n. 连续时间 decision-making continuum 决策维持性 n. 合同，契约 v. 订约；承包