2011商务英语辅导：BEC词汇例解10

attn (abbr) for the attentin of交由某人亲启

[例]  He wrote ATTN Mr.Johnson. on the envelop.

 auction (n.)the way of selling in which each item is sold at an open meeting to the person who makes the highest bid拍卖

[例]  He sold his villa in the auction at 200,000 dollars.

 auction [  ] (v.) to sell something to the person who makes the highest offer; sell something by auction拍卖

[例]  His house was auctioned last week.

audio-conference (n.) a meeting with people who cannot all be together at the same time, using audio (telephone) equipment 电话会议

[例]  The scheduled meeting has been cancelled for SARS, and we are planning to hold an audio-conference next week.

 audit [ ] (n.) examination of the accounts of a company审计

[例]  We require an audit confirmation from your account opening bank.

 auditing [ ] (n.) official process of checking the accounts of a company to see if they represent a true picture审计

[例]  The bank is under its annual internal auditing.

 auditor [] (n.) person who audits审计员

 authenticate [  ] (v.) proof that something is real or true 认证

[例]  You should ask a skilled attorney to authenticate the signature at the bottom of this document in case that it is a forged one.

[同义词]  certify

 average [  ] 1. (n.) the number which is calculated by adding several figures together and then divided by the number of figures均数

[例]  The sales average has been around 250 units.

[同义词]  mean

2. (adj.) middle平均的

[例]  the average price

 averaging [  ] (n.) trading shares from the same company at different prices at the same time 股票平均买卖法

[例]  Average can maintain the price of a security.

 awareness [  ] (n.) being conscious of something知道

[例]  He has no awareness about the transaction.

 axe 1.(v) remove or dismiss somebody 解雇

[例]  Several thousand of jobs will be axed next month due to the great depression.

[同义词]  dismiss ,sack, lay off ,fire

2.(n)removal or dismissal 解雇

[例]  I will under the axe if I can’t reach the sales goal this year.