n. 商人;商店,零售商;签约商户adj. 海运的
The strike by dock workers brought merchant shipping to a halt.
码头工人罢工导致商船停运。
merchant bankaccount (
v.(尤指企业组织)兼并,合并
The two firms have merged.
这两家商行合并了。
The steel trusts merged various small businesses.
钢铁企业联合兼并了许多小企业。
n.(企业等的)合并,吞并
She was pressurized into agreeing to a merger.
她被迫同意将企业合并。
bank mergermergermerger
vt. 将……减到最少,将……降到最低;(将电脑屏幕上的显示)最小化
Minimize any windows you have open.
将你打开的所有窗口都最小化。
ways of minimizing costs
n. 最小值 adj. 最小的,最低的
This is the minimum quantity we require.
这是我们所要求的最小数量。
minimum wagecost
adj. 较小的;不严重的,不重要的n. 未成年人
The company is a minor player in the car industry.
这家公司在汽车产业是个不起眼的角色。
a minor fault
v. 将(某事)写进会议记录 n. 会议记录,会议纪要
We have a secretary to take the minutes.
我们有一个秘书作记录。
the minutes
adj. 中等的,适度的,合理的
While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
适当的压力可能有益,而压力过大会让你筋疲力尽。
at moderate speedmoderate pricesmoderate intensity
adv. 适度地
Prices have risen only moderately so far this year.
今年以来价格只是小幅上升。
It might be necessary to make a few slight
n. 改进
It might be necessary to make a few slight modifications to the design.
可能需要对这款设计进行一些微小的改进。
The software is modified for specific customers.
modify the terms of a contract
vt. 修改，变更
The software is modified for specific customers.
这种软件已作修改以适合特定顾客。
This is a simpler system that requires fewer
modify the terms of a contractsystem monitor
n. 电脑显示器，监督 员vt.监测，监视
This is a simpler system that requires fewer engineers to monitor it.
这是一个更为简单的系统，不需要像以前那么多 的工程师来对它进行监测。 Electricity， gas and water were considered to be
system monitorautomatic monitorbuyer’s monopoly
n.垄断，专卖；独有， 独占
Electricity， gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.
电力，燃气和供水过去被认为是自然垄断行业。
Managers do not have a monopoly on stress.
并非只有经理才有压力。
buyer’s monopolyimport monopolymonopoly capitalforeign trade monopoly
n.士气,精神面貌
Morale perked up immediately at the good news.
听到这个好消息,士气立刻振作起来。
high moraledamage morale
n.抵押贷款,按揭 vt.抵押
The bank refused to accept any mortgage on land.
银行拒绝接受任何土地抵押。
demand mortgagehome mortgagepartially amortized mortgage
vt.激发,激励
How do you motivate people to work hard and efficiently?
你是如何激励人们努力而高效地工作的? She is excellent at motivating her staff. 她十分善于激发员工的积极性。
n.动机
Size was the main motivation for the merger.
扩大规模是本次合并的主要动机。
economic motivationvocational motivation
n.动机
No one unless they've got a commercial motive.
除了他们以外,没人有商业动机。
economic motivesprofit motivejob motivationintrinsic motivation
n.通知,通告;通知书
The report also noted some companies had special notification arrangements.
报告还指出一些公司有特殊的通知安排。
information servicesnotification of receiptnotification of transfer
vt.使负(法律上或道义上的)义务;(以道义或法律)强制......做某事
Customers signed long-term contracts, obligating them to purchase a certain quantity of goods.
顾客签订了长期合同,也就承担了购买一定数量货物的义务。
be obligated to help