annualreturn年度报表
例:weareinthemiddleofmakingourannualreturn.answeringmachine录音电话,等于(英)answerphone
例1:therewerethreemessagesontheansweringmachine.
例2:theanswerphonehasfourteenminutes'recordingtime,whichisabonusforanybusiness.anti-fraudtechnique防伪技术
antitrust反托拉斯,反垄断
例:antitrustlawsareasetoflawsintheusathataimtopreventlargecompaniesfromcontrolingallofthemarketfortheirproducts.anyotherbusiness任何其他议题(通常在会议议程末),简称aob
例1:isthereanyotherbusiness?
2:youmaybringtheitemupunderanyotherbusiness.
3:asstaffholidayarrangementisabitcomplicatedthistime,idon'tthinkweshouldincludeitunderanyotherbusiness.aperitif开胃酒
appeal吸引力
例:departmentstoresappealtopeopleofallagegroups,butparticularlythe30-50agecategory.applepolishing逢迎,拍马
例:otheremployeedidn'tlikehimandbelievedthathisrecentpromotionwasmoretheresultofhisapplepolishingthanhisactualachivevements.applicationmoney认购新股款项
例:applicationmoneymustbereturnedwiththeappplicationform.
appointed1任命的
例1:measuresaretakentoensurethatnewly-appointedmembersofstaffareintegratedeffectivelyintoexistingteams.
appointed2布置陈设的,装饰的
例1:thisofficeiswellappointedwithallthelastestdevices.
2:thisisasuperbly/modestlyappointedrestaurant.appointment任命,(聘任的)职位
例:therehasbeenanewappointmenttotheboard.appraisal评价,评估
例:annualappraisalinterviews年度能力评估面试appreciation增值,升值
例:forinvestors,innovationhastranslatedintostongearningsgrowthandstockpriceappreciation.approachtodialogue谈话方式
例:differentlanguagehavetheirownapproachtodialogue.arrivalnotice到货通知.
例:wehavenotyetreceivedthecarrier'sarrivalnotice.articles(在法律事务所)培训期,律师实习
例:she'sdoingherarticleswithafirminlondon.asharea股股票(持有者没有投票权的普通股票)
例:buttheashares,offlimitstoforeigninvestors,werestillamongthebestperformers.asiancrisesofthelate1990s90年代末亚洲金融危机
例:asasiancrisesofthelate1990sillustrated,u.s.firmsenteringinternationalbusinesstransactionsneedtobecautiousofforeigngovernments.asis按现状出售,概不保证,亦作asseen.
例:thegoodsaretobesoldasis.askingprice索要价,要价
例:alwaysnegotiate,neverpaythefullaskingprice.asleepattheswitch玩忽职守,坐失良机
例:interestratesdroppedsignificantlyforamonthbeforeclimbingbacktohigherlevels,butourfinancemanagerwasasleepattheswitchandfailedtorenegotiateourloans.asof自......起,等于asfrom
例:iwouldliketoinformyouthatasofseptember6,2001,thenewnameforourcompanywillbesunrise.asper按照,依据
例:theclientrequestedthatwesendourreporttohimonacomputerdisc,sowewroteashortnotetohimsaying'asperyourrequest,wearesendingyouourreportondisc,'andelcloseditwiththedisc.aspirationalgroup带领性消费群体,领导性消费群体
例:ouremulatescertainreferencegroups(aspirationalgroups)whereasoneisactuallyamemberofothergroups.asseen看货买卖,现场交易(货物按买者所见现状出售,卖方不保证质量)
例:ifyoubuyatacarauctionyoutakethevehicleasseen.终于写完了,今天感觉有些累呢,先闪了,大家看看吧
assemblyline装配线
e.g.hefirstworkedontheshopfloorontheassemblyline.他先是在工厂的装配线上工作。
e.g.ihopethatallthetrainingprogramstheyrunforthestaffontheassemblylinemighthavebeguntohaveaneffect.希望那些为工作在装配线上的员工提供的专业培训，如今已经开始发挥作用。assemblypoint集合地点
e.g.bylaw,theassemblypointincaseoffiremustbeclearlymarked.根据法律，发生火灾的集合地必须有明确的标志。assignment1任务
e.g.shewasgivenaverydifficultassignment.她被分派一项非常艰巨的任务。assignment2（财产、权益的）转让
e.g.increaseorassignmentofregisteredcapital注册资本的增加或转让。asset资产
e.g.thecostofestablishingapatent,copyright,ortrademarkistreatedasanassetonthebalancesheet.专利、版权或商标的设立成本在资产负债表上属于资产一类。assistantgeneralmanager总经理助理，副总经理
e.g.theassistantgeneralmanagerwillberesponsibleforeverythingwhenthebossisaway.经理不在时，由总经理助理负责全盘事务。assistantpersonnelofficer人事助理
e.g.thankyouforsendingmethejobdescriptionforthepostofassistantpersonnelofficer.感谢您寄来的有关人事助理一职的工作说明。associate同事，伙伴
e.g.ifnecessary,wewouldliketoinviteoneofyourassociatestojoinus.必要时我们将邀请你的一名同事一起参加我们的这项研究工作。assume承担（义务、债务）
e.g.aspartoftheagreement,thenewbuyerassumedalldebtsoftheoldcompany.作为协议的一部分，新的买家承担了以前公司的全部债务。atshortnotice提前很短时间通知
e.g.iwasaskedtocomeatveryshortnotice.他们让我接到通知立刻就去。attendance出勤率
e.g.theemployee’sattendancewassopoorthathewasfiredaftersixmonths.那个雇员的出勤率极差，6个月之后就被解雇了。attest证明某事真实可信
e.g.thegovernmentinvestigatorsrequiredthecompany’saccountantstoattesttotheaccuracyoftheirreports.政府调查官员要求公司的会计师证实他们的报告准确无误.attituderesearch倾向调查,民意调查
e.g.theresultsoftheattituderesearchshowastrongbrandloyalty.民意调查结果显示人们高度信赖品牌.attorney法律事务代理人,律师
e.g.weneedtouseattorneysandotherspecialistsintheareatosmooththewayandpreventmistakes.我们需要使用法律事务代理人和业内专家帮助铺平道路,避免出错.attrition人员自然损耗,人员自然削减(如自然退休,死亡等，而不是人为的辞退,裁员
let'sdobetterthanourbest!
独乐乐,不如与人乐乐~~~~~~attrition人员自然损耗,人员自然削减(如自然退休,死亡等，而不是人为的辞退,裁员)
e.g.byaquitepracticeofattritionwewereabletoreduceourstaffsizeandcutourannualexpenseswhilenotfiringanyoneandriskingadecreaseinemployeemorale.通过正常的人员自然损耗,我们得以减少员工人数并削减年度费用,同时也避免了因采取解聘行为而导致员工士气降低的风险.audioconference电话会议
attribute品质,特性
e.g.theyhavetheappropriateattributesforeffectiveteamleadership.他们具备有效领导团队的应有品质。audiotyping听录音打字
e.g.becausemybossisawayfromtheofficealotheoftendictatesontoacassettetape,soihavetolearnaudiotyping.因为我老板难得在办公室，常常把话留在口述记录机里，因此我得学会听录音打字。audit审计
e.g.theauditisknown,colloquially,as“checkingthebook.”审计，就是人们平时口头上说的查帐。auditor审计员，审计师，稽核员
e.g.theauditorisresponsibleforcheckingthereasonforanychangesintheaccounts.审计员负责核查账目中任何改动的原因。authorizeddealer特约经销商，授权经销商
e.g.theapplicantcompanyisappointedbyfordmotorcompanyasanauthorizeddealer.该申请公司被指定为福特汽车公司的特约经销商。authorizedsharecapital法定股本，也称作nominalcapital
e.g.thecompanyisallowedtoissueatotalamountofsharesknownastheauthorizedsharecapitalornominalcapital.however,theissuedcapitalmaybelessthanthat.公司获准发行一定数目。autohirecompany汽车出租公司
autoinsurance汽车保险
e.g.forautoinsurance,thisinformationincludescompletedrivinghistory-accidentsortickets-thekindofcar,andthepurposesforwhichitistobeused.办理汽车保险所需信息包括完整的驾车历史记录—事故或罚单记录—以及车的种类、用途等。automaticfeed（复印机）自动进纸功能，自动送纸功能
e.g.thereisanautomaticfeed.youcanenlargeandyoucandodouble-sidedcopying.它有自动送纸功能，可以放大，也可以进行双面复印。automaticredialing（电话、传真号码）自动重拨
e.g.thisisamodelwithautomaticredialing.这种型号的电话具有自动重拨功能。automaticright理所应当享有的权利
e.g.shouldwehaveaautomaticrighttosmokeatwork?是否应该把在工作中吸烟归为理所当然应该享有的权利？automatictellermachine自动取款机，自动柜员机，亦作automatedtellermachine,automatedteller,tellermachine,简称atm
e.g.consumersaredoingmorebusinesswithbanksthroughautomatictellermachinesandoverthephone,methodsthatcostbanksfarless.消费者更多的通过自动取款机和电话与银行打交道，这些方式大大降低了银行费用。automotive汽车制造的
e.g.doanyofthesepersonsorentitieshaveanyfinancialinterestin,oraretheyemployedin,anybusinessdirectlyconcernedwiththeautomotiveindustry?这些自然人或法人中是否有谁直接按或间接地得益于或受雇与汽车业相关的公司？