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Business English
For BEC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subordinate | Placed in or belonging to a lower order ir rank |
| Put off | a delaying，postponing，or avoiding of something |
| See off | To be present at the departure of (a person making a journey) |
| Keep off | To stay or cause to stay at a distance. Not to eat or drink or prevent from eating or drinking. To avoid or cause to avoid a topic . Not to start: the rain kept off all day |
| Take off | Leave .e Leave the ground |
| Postpone | hold back to a later time; |
| Metal casing | the housing or outer covering of something made by metal |
| Renovate | restore to a previous or better condition; |
| saturation | the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid |
| absenteeism | habitual absence from work |
| Accommodation | 1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances 2. a settlement of differences; |
| Acquisition | 1. the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something; |
| across the board | including all; |
| Acting | the performance of a part or role in a drama serving temporarily especially as a substitute; |
| Adapt | 1. make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; 2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; |
| Adjourn | 2. break from a meeting or gathering; |
| Amalgamate | to bring or combine together or with something else; |
| Anticipate | 1. regard something as probable or likely; 2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time |
| Appointee | 1. an official who is appointed 2. a person who is appointed to a job or position |
| Aptitude | inherent ability |
| Arbitrage | a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price |
| Assemble | 1. make by putting pieces together; 2. collect in one place; |
| Disatrous | (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; |
| Patronising | (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension |
| Take in one's stride | Easy to do sth |
| specification | 1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work |
| Niche | 1. a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; |
| Exploit | 1. use or manipulate to one's advantage; 2. draw from; make good use of; 3. work excessively hard; |
| Top up | an amount needed to restore something to its former level |
| Chief executive | 1. the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; |
| Director | 1. someone who controls resources and expenditures 2. member of a board of directors |
| banal | 1. obvious and dull; 2. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; |
| Uniform | 3. not differentiated clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification |
| Universal | coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions; of worldwide scope or applicability; |
| Council | 1. a body serving in an administrative capacity; 3. a meeting of people for consultation; |
| State-of-the-art | the highest level of development at a particular time (especially the present time); |
| dilemma | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options |
| Hospitality | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers |
| 1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) |
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