2019年商务英语高级词汇及例句（3）

　　allotment (n.) the distribution of new company shares to the people who have applied for them配股

　　[例] Allotment has been made by random draw because of oversubscription.

　　allowance (n.) something, such as money, given at regular intervals or for a specific purpose津贴

　　[例] An expenses allowance is paid monthly to each trainee.

　　amalgamation (n.) a type of reorganization where two or more companies are combined into one company合并

　　[例] The amalgamation of the three companies strengthened the corporation.

　　[同义词] combination, merger

　　ambition (n.) strong desire to succeed in life or in a job雄心

　　[例] My sister has an ambition and desires to get MBA.

　　[同义词] aspiration, desire, yearning

　　amenity (n.) a feature that increases attractiveness or value, especially of a piece of real estate or a geographic location 生活福利设施

　　[例] a sunny apartment with amenities including air conditioning

　　[同义词] facility, convenience

　　amortize (v.) to pay off a debt by saving money on a regular basis分期清偿

　　[例] The repayment of the bond is amortized in 5 years.

　　analyse (v.) study in detail分析

　　[例] We analysed the accounts.

　　analysis (n.) detailed study, investigation分析

　　[例] The analysis report shows clear logics and integrity.

　　analyst (n.) person who analyses分析家

　　[例] His intelligence and diligence made him an excellent and acute marketing analyst.

　　annual (adj.) yearly年度的

　　[例] the annual accounts

　　[同义词] yearly

　　annual general meeting (n.) (AGM) a meeting of all the shareholders in a company年度股东大会

　　annul (v.) to cancel something or stop it from being legally effective 废除,取消

　　[例] The contract was annulled.

　　[同义词] nullify

　　annulment (n.) the act of canceling something or stopping it from being legally effective 废除，取消

　　[例] The disagreement of two parts resulted in the annulment of the contract signed at the very beginning of their cooperation.

　　antedate (v.) to put an earlier date (on a document, letter, cheque, etc) than the date at the time of writing 倒填日期

　　[例] To make this cheque legal, you should antedate it by 7days.

　　[同义词] backdate

　　anti-dumping (adj.) of ways in which a country protects its economy by preventing other countries from dumping in it. 反倾销

　　[例] anti-dumping laws

　　apology (n.) an acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.致歉

　　[例] a letter of apology

　　appeal. (n.) being attractive吸引力

　　[例] This product has appeal for young people.

　　[同义词] attraction, charm

　　2. (v.) be attractive to吸引人的

　　[同义词] attract, allure

　　appendix (n.) a collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book附录

　　[例] to use an appendix for any information

　　[同义词] addendum

　　apply (v.) ask for something (in writing)(书面的)申请

　　[同义词] We applied for a loan.

　　applicant (n.) person who applies申请人

　　[例] The applicant shows outstanding advantages among the candidates pool.

　　application (n.) act of applying申请

　　application form (n.) pre-printed form to make a request for a job申请表

　　[例] Please fill in this application form at first.

　　appoint (v.)choose someone for a job任命

　　[例] We have decided to appoint a new sales manager.

　　[同义词] assign, designate

　　appointee (n.) person chosen for a position or job被任命者

　　[例] He is lucky to be the appointee of this project.

　　appointment (n.) 1. choice of someone for a new job任命

　　[例] The appointment of area financial controller implies he has been promoted.

　　2. arrangement for a meeting约定(会议)

　　[例] We fixed an appointment at four o’clock.

　　appraisaln.) calculation of the value of somebody or something 估价

　　[例] Their appraisal of the necklace is about RMB 1,000.

　　[同义词] evaluation, valuation, assessment

　　appraise (v.) to judge the value of somebody or something估价

　　[例] They appraised it was only worth $1.

　　[同义词] evaluate, assess

　　appraiser (n.) person who judges鉴定者，估价官

　　[例] Who will be the appraiser?

　　appreciate (v.) 1. be thankful for感激

　　[例] I appreciated your help.

　　2. understand理解

　　[例] I appreciate your problems.

　　3.increase in value增值

　　[例] My shares have appreciated by 10%.

　　apprentice (n.) young person who is learning a skill学徒

　　[例] Don’t listen to him. Jack is only an apprentice.

　　[同义词] learner, beginner

　　apprenticeship (n.) period of time spent learning a skill学徒年限，学徒身份

　　[例] Jack served an apprenticeship with a carpenter.

　　appropriate (v.) to put an amount of money aside for a special purpose拨出(款项)

　　[例] They appropriated $10,000 for bribery.

　　approve (v.) agree to pass officially批准

　　[例] They Board approved the new plan.

　　[同义词] accept