2018年商务英语考试高级写作词汇及例句：M

2018年商务英语考试高级写作词汇及例句：M

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　　magazine [ 7mA^E5zi:n ] (n.) regular news or special interest publication often printed on glossy paper with many photographs杂志

　　mailshot (n.) direct mailing related to a particular product or service邮寄广告

　　[例] The mailshot really interests those well-off families.

　　maintain [ men5tein ] (v.) keep going维持

　　[例] We must maintain our market share.

　　[同义词] keep up, retain, conserve

　　maintenance [ 5meintinEns ] (n.) keeping things working维持

　　[例] The after-sales team work on maintenance of the products.

　　[同义词] conservation, preservation, upkeep

　　major [ 5meidVE ] (adj.) important, bigger, biggest主要的

　　[例] The major shareholder has 35% of the shares.

　　[同义词] chief, main, supreme

　　majority shareholding more than 50% of the shares主要股权，大股东

　　make [ meik ] (n.) brand or type of product品牌

　　[例] a famous make of shirt.

　　[同义词] brand, model

　　manage [ 5mAnidV ] (v.) control and be in charge of管理

　　[例] to manage a sales office

　　[同义词] administer, direct, run

　　management [ 5mAnidVmEnt ] (n.) 1. controlling and running a business or part of a business管理

　　[例] management by objectives

　　2. group of people who control an organization管理层

　　[同义词] executive, board, directors

　　managerial [ 7mAnE5dViEriEl ] (adj.) of, relating to, or characteristic of a manager or management管理的

　　[例] managerial roles

　　mark down (v) to reduce the price of goods to encourage sales 减价

　　[例]　In the promotion campaign , the hyper-market was marking down all the prices of the goods.

　　mass media (n) ways of spreading news and information to the greatest number of people , eg by television, radio or newspapers 大众传媒

　　[例]　She got full financial aid to study in UBC , majoring in Mass Media.

　　mass production (n.) the manufacture of goods in large quantities, often using standardized designs and assembly-line techniques 大批量生产

　　[例] Mass production reduces unit cost substantially, reflecting the advantage of economy of scale.

　　master (n) an original, especially an original audio recording, from which copies can be made 原版，母带

　　[例]　This is the master, and keep it for future reference.

　　middle management (n.) department managers中层管理者

　　senior management (n.) top managers高级经理

　　manager [ 5mAnidVE ] (n.) person who manages an organization or part of it经理

　　[同义词] administrator, executive, director

　　plant manager (n.) factory manager工厂经理

　　line manager (n.) manager who is in charge of accomplishing the basic goals of the organization生产经理

　　[例] All the sales performance will be reported to your line manager monthly.

　　management accounts (n. pl) financial information (sales, costs, profits, cash-flow, etc.) prepared for managers管理帐目

　　manpower [ 5mAnpauE ] (n.) total number of workers for a certain type of work or for an area人力

　　[同义词] worke-force

　　manpower resources (n.) manpower available人力资源

　　[例] The factory is lacking in manpower resources.

　　manual [ 5mAnjuEl ] (adj.) using the hands手工的

　　[例] Manual employees are usually represented by different unions from white-collar employees.

　　[同义词] physical, hand-operated

　　manufacture [ 7mAnju5fAktFE ] (v.) make a product using machines生产

　　[例] Europe has a traditional advantage in manufacturing machines.

　　[同义词] produce, fabricate, assemble

　　manufacturer [ 7mAnju5fAktFErE ] (n.) company which produces products制造商

　　manufacturing [ 7mAnju5fAktFEriN ] (n.) process of producing制造

　　[例] manufacturing industry

　　margin [ 5mB:dVin ] (n.) difference between sale price and cost price利润

　　[例] Margin leaves the space for the dealers to pursue profits.

　　gross margin difference between manufacturing cost and sale price毛利

　　net margin difference between total cost (inc. overheads) and sale price净利

　　make-to-order (adj.) referring to products which are made after receipt of the customer’s order

　　make-to-stock (adj.) referring to products that are made before a customer order is placed; ‘off-the-shelf’

　　manning [ 5mAniN ] (n.) organization of workers needed for a job人员配备

　　[例] Manning refers to a specific organization of workers need for a job.

　　markup [`mB:kQp] (n.) amount added to the cost price to reach the sale price加价，毛利

　　[例] the retailer’s mark-up

　　market (n.) 1. place where a product can be sold市场

　　[例] Our company has occupied the biggest market shares in the similar productions.

　　[同义词] market-place, mart, bazaar

　　2. possible sales of a product销售.

　　(v.) to sell 销售market one’s products

　　market leader dominant company in the market市场领导者

　　market niche A focused, targetable part of a market

　　marketing mix (n.) combination of different marketing elements such as price, promotion, product, etc.销售组合

　　market penetration (n.) amount a product sells in a market畅销度

　　market segmentation (n.) division of the market into consumer groups市场分割

　　market share`(n.) percentage of a total market which one company or product holds市场占有率

　　up market (adj & adv.) luxury end of the market高端市场的

　　down market (adj & adv) cheep end of the market低端市场的

　　master production schedule (n.) document which shows what a company expects to manufacture生产计划表[例] You can find out what this company expects to manufacture in its master production schedule.

　　material requirements planning (MRP) (n.) technique to calculate the materials which will be needed材料需求计划

　　synthetic materials (n) man-made materials 人工合成材料

　　[例]　It hope to be making 200 million of its synthetic corks a year by the end of the decade.

　　materials handling (n.) efficient movement of materials from one part of the factory to another材料运转管理[例] This enterprise has an efficient material handling ability.

　　maternity leave (n) time off work allowed by law to a woman for her birth-giving 产假

　　[例]　She is now on her maternity leave and will be back in office next month.

　　matrix management (n.) management system under which a manager has to report to two bosses in different parts of the organization距阵管理系统

　　[例] Nowadays matrix management is very popular among companies.

　　mature (v) due for payment到期

　　[例]　The insurance policy matures on the 3rd, March.

　　[同义词]expire , due

　　maximize [ 5mAksmaiz ] (v.) make as large as possible最大化

　　[例] Each businessman wants to maximize his profits.

　　MB ( megabyte= 1，048，576 bytes) 兆字节

　　[例]　Join Yahoo membership now! You will get a 6 MB free mailbox immediately.

　　MBO(=management by objectives) (n.) system of management based on planning work to be carried out and then checking to see that the work has been completed correctly and on time目标管理系统

　　measure [ 5meVE ] (n.) action, step措施

　　[例] We are going to take measures to reduce costs.

　　media [ 5mi:djE ] (n.) means of communicating a message媒体

　　[例] A successful advertiser can choose the most suitable way and make full use of the media.

　　memo=memorandum [ 5memEu] (n.) a written record or communication, as in a business office 备忘录

　　[例] a memorandum about the meeting

　　merchandise [ 5mE:tFEndaiz ] (n.) products货物

　　[例] We cannot offer you this merchandise right now but expect to be able to do so next week.

　　[同义词] goods, commodities

　　merchandising [ 5mE:tFEndaiziN ] (n.) managing the display and promotion of goods in shops销售管理

　　merge [ mE:dV ] (v.) join together兼并

　　[例] The company merged with another European company.

　　[同义词] join, unite, converge, combine

　　merger [ 5mE:dVE ] (n.) act/result of joining companies together兼并

　　[同义词] amalgamation, combination, incorporation

　　merit [ 5merit ]1. (n.) quality of deserving reward优点

　　[例] The soap has a special curing merit.

　　[同义词] worthiness, excellence, virtue

　　2. (v.) deserve值得

　　[同义词] deserve, be worthy of, be entitled to

　　method study (n.) examination of the way something is done to try to find a more efficient or cheaper way the term is widely used to describe engineering efforts to improve productivity, decrease costs, and increase worker satisfaction with the job方法优化研究

　　mill (n) factory processing materials for finished goods加工厂

　　[例]　a textile mill

　　middleman [5mId(E)lmAn] (n.) person or company that acts as an intermediate step between manufacturer and customer中间商

　　[例] A wholesaler is a middleman.

　　[同义词] agent, broker, dealer, factor

　　minimize [5mInImaIz] (v.) make something as small as possible最小化

　　[例] to minimize risk

　　minutes (n) an official record of the proceedings at a meeting 会议记录

　　[例]　The secretary took the minutes of the meeting.

　　MIS (management information system)管理信息系统

　　[例]　MIS is now applied widely in cooperation management in China.

　　mission [ 5miFEn ] (n.) long-term objectives and philosophy of a company使命

　　[例] mission statement

　　[同义词] duty, task, assignment

　　model [ 5mCdl ] (n.) a style or design of an item型号，式样

　　[例] Look at our latest models.

　　monopoly [ mE5nCpEli ] (n.) market situation where one company is the only supplier of a product or service垄断

　　[例] The famous multi-national company was sued for its monopoly selling policy.

　　[同义词] control, domination, exclusiveness

　　moratorium [ 7mCrE5tC:riEm ]　(n) an authorization to a debtor, such as a bank or nation, permitting temporary suspension of payments 延期偿还

　　[例]　We will seek a moratorium if our financial situation can’t be ameliorated.

　　mortgage [ 5mC:^idV ]1. (n.) contract for loan to buy a property using the property as security抵押

　　2. (v.) obtain a loan with a property as security抵押

　　[例] The house is mortgaged.

　　motivate [ 5mEutiveit ] (v.) give someone a reason or incentive for doing something激励

　　[同义词] prompt, impel, stimulate

　　motivated [ 5mEutiveitid ] (adj.) encouraged被激励的

　　[例] They are motivated to work hard for high salary.

　　motivation [ 7mEuti5veiFEn ] (n.) state of being motivated激励

　　[例] For motivation to take place, workers must believe that effort on their part will lead to rewards.

　　motive [ 5mEutiv ] (n.) reason动机

　　[例] To minimize the loss of this project is the motive for the company’s layoff action.

　　[同义词] reason, cause, motivation

　　multinational (n) a company or corporation operating in more than two countries 跨国公司

　　[同义词]　This multinational will branch out into South American.