adj.立即的,迅速的,及时的;(人)敏捷的,准时的 n.提示符
Prompt payment of bills greatly helps our company.
迅速付款给了我们公司很大的帮助。
Please be prompt when attending these meetings.
请准时出席上述会议。
prompt action to stop falling salesprompt noteprompt goods
adj.平民的,公众的,公共的,公立的
Levels of waste from the factory may be a danger to public health.
工厂废弃物可能危及公众的健康。
the public debtpublic office
v.要求(赔偿),申请,进港,提供资金
The boat had to put into Liverpool for supplies.
那艘船只得在利物浦停靠,装载补给品。
If the goods are damaged in the post, you can put in a claim to the post office.
如果货物在邮递途中遭到损坏,你可向邮局索赔。
They've put in for more money for the building of the new highway.
他们已为这条新公路的建设申请要更多的钱了。
put sb. through itput option
n.问题,疑问;课题;怀疑 vt.正式提问,质询
Advisors are available to answer clients' questions.
有顾问可以回答客户的问题。
Investigators have questioned the company's accountants.
调查人员已经询问了公司的会计师。
bring up a questionkey question
adj.(业务、交易等)清 淡的,不活跃的
January and February tend to be quiet months.
一月和二月常常交易清淡。
In the markets things were quiet.
市场上交易清淡。
n.突袭收购
In 1999 he made a successful raid on Telecom Italia. 1999
年,他成功突袭收购了意大利电信。
n.铁路,铁道
The rail strike is causing major disruptions at the country's ports.
铁路罢工使该国港口陷入了一片混乱。
rail companiesa rail network
vt.增加,提高(数量、 水平等);筹募,筹款
They give new companies help in raising capital.
他们在筹资方面给新公司提供帮助。
raise an employee's salaryraise the output of productionraise the rent
adj.任意的,随意的,未 经事先考虑的
The information is processed in a random order.
信息是按照随机顺序处理的。
random samplerandom process
n.一系列;类,种;(变 化或浮动的)范围,区域, 界限 vi.(在一定范围内) 变化,变动
The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles.
这家公司生产一系列的新型轻便自行车。
a wide price rangearrange the goods neatly in the shop windowwithin the range of possibilities
n.(尤指较高的)地位, 级别;等级 v.把……分 等级,属于某等级
Most of their management ranks were filled by business school graduates.
他们大部分的管理职位由商学院毕业的人担任。
The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.
已按困难程度对工作进行了分类。
the rank and file (
n.价格,费用;速度, 进度;比率,率 v. 评估,评价,估价; 划分等级,分等
What is the rate for printed matter?
邮寄印刷品的邮资是多少? The rate of inflation decreased to 10% last year. 去年通货膨胀率降低为百分之十。
a reasonable rateinterest ratesrate of exchange
n.等级,级别;(对 股票、债券等的) 评级
The directors were told how their skills were rated and how it compared to the average rating of all the other directors.
各位董事被告知对其技能的评定 方法,以及如何与其他所有董事的平均评分相比较。
bond ratingrating agency
n.比率,比例
What is the ratio of men to women in the department?
这个部门的男女比例是多少?
in direct ratioin inverse ratioratio analysis
adj.自然状态的, 未加工的;原始的, 未经处理的
Discharge of raw sewage into the sea is unsanitary and unsafe.
把未经处理的污水排放到海里既不卫生也不安全。
raw woodthe raw cost of production
vt.增加到,提升到 (某一水平);被看 到(或听到);实现, 达到 n. (产品或服 务等的)购买人数, (节目的)受众
There are signs that interest rates have reached their peak.
有迹象表明,利率已达到最高点。
The cost reached billions.
费用总计达到数十亿。
It is very important to reach an agreement with this big company.
和这家大公司达成协议是很重要的。
a wide reachincrease your reach
vi. (市场、估价等 对……)做出反应, 起反应,回应
People are waiting to see how the markets react.
市场如何反应,人们将拭目以待。
react angrilyreact negatively
vt.以……价格卖 出;赚得(利润), 遭受(亏损)
The paintings realized $2.5 million at auction.
这些画在拍卖会上卖出了250万元。
The company expects to realize a $3.0 million pretax gain in the third quarter.
公司预计在第三季度实现300万元的税前收益。
realized gains
adj.（价格或成本）可以接受的，合乎情理的，公道的；公平的，合理的；过得去的，还算好的
He made us a reasonable offer for the goods.
他报给我们的货价公平合理。
reasonable prices
vt.再循环，回收利用
These products are made from recycled plastic.
这些产品是用回收塑料制造的。
We collect the aluminum waste and recycle it.
我们收集废铝再循环使用。
recycle waste paper