2013年商务英语中高级考试词汇例句解析52

　　photocopier [5fEJtEJkRpIE(r)] (n.)Xerox machine 复印机

　　pick [ pik ] (v.) to withdraw from stock the components needed for production or withdraw the finished products for shipment to the customer提取,收回

　　[例] He picked the finished products for shipment the day before yesterday.

　　picking list (n.) form used to pick manufacturing or shipping orders 清单

　　[例] If you have checked the picking list carefully, you won’t make a mistake.

　　pilot [ 5pailEt ] (n.) test which will be extended if successful实验性的

　　[例] a pilot project

　　pipeline [ 5paip7lain ] (n.) channel of flow商品供应线

　　[例] Are there any new product in the pipeline?

　　PIN (personal identification number ) 个人密码

　　pirate [ 5paiErit ] (v ) to make use of or reproduce (another's work) without authorization 盗版

　　[例] Pirated VCDs and DVDs have caused huge loss of movie studios.

　　pitch [ pitF ] (v.) to attempt to promote or sell, often in a high-pressure manner 销售

　　[例] Instead of depending on ads pitched to China’s 56 m people with pcs and Internet access, they have focused on selling online content to the 200 m Chinese with cell phones.

　　[同义词] sell

　　plant [ plB:nt ] (n.) factory工厂

　　[例] The fire plant being built is a joint investment project.

　　plant capacity (n.) amount which can be produced by a factory工厂设备(生产)能力

　　plc public limited company 股票上市公司

　　plough back (v.) to reinvest再投资

　　[例] All our profits have been ploughed back into the business.

　　plug (v) to publicize (a product, for example) favorably, as by mentioning on a broadcast公开推荐

　　[例] He plugged that new shampoo on the radio giving it a good promotion.

　　point of sale (n.) = POS place where a product is sold销售地点

　　policy [ 5pClisi ] (n.) way of doing something方针

　　[例] What is the company policy on discounts?

　　poll [ pEJl ] (n) a survey of the public or of a sample of public opinion to acquire information 民意调查

　　[例] We need to conduct a poll to find out customers’ preference.

　　portfolio [ pC:t5fEuljEu ] (n.) range, collection of investment投资组合

　　[例] a portfolio of shares

　　portfolio management buying/selling a range of shares for a client投资组合管理

　　[例] We can introduce portfolio management to you if you want to buy shares of that company.