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101.cost cutting :削減成本
A reactive measure taken by companies esp. in hard times, in order to save money by eliminating waste or unnecessary spending.
公司采取的應(yīng)付措施,特別是在困難時期,通過減少浪費(fèi)和不必要的開支來節(jié)省資金。
Companies in the 90s have been implementing a lot of cost cutting in order to become more efficient and competitive.
為了提高效率和競爭力,許多公司在90年代一直在實(shí)施削減成本的各種措施。
102.cost of living :生活費(fèi)用
The average cost for the basic necessities of life
支付基本生活必需品的平均花費(fèi)。
Many employees expect a yearly cost of living increase in their paychecks.
很多雇員希望其工資的生活費(fèi)用部分每年都有增長。
103.creeping inflation :輕度通貨膨脹
The barely noticeable but persistent increase in prices.
物價不斷上漲,但因漲幅很小而不為人注意。
Creeping inflation continues to spread throughout the economy in the 1990s.
90年代輕度通貨膨脹一直波及經(jīng)濟(jì)生活
104.decline :萎縮,下降
A period of reduced business activity.
經(jīng)營活動下降的時期。
College students are not happy about the decline of job opportunities waiting for them when they graduate.
大學(xué)生們對其畢業(yè)后就業(yè)機(jī)會的減少感到憂心忡忡。
105.deficit :赤字
A budget imbalance in which expenditures exceed income.
支出超過收入的預(yù)算失衡
Our company ran a deficit for the first three years before we started to make any profit.
我們公司在開始贏利前的頭三年中都是虧損經(jīng)營。
106.deflation :通貨緊縮
A decrease in the money supply, causing a sharp fall in prices.
貨幣供應(yīng)的減少,導(dǎo)致物價的急劇下降。
Consumers are always motivated by deflation.
通貨緊縮往往能刺激消費(fèi)者的購買欲。
107.demand :需求
The desire and ability of consumers to purchase goods and services.
消費(fèi)者購買商品和服務(wù)的能力。
Marketers and advertisers are always looking for new ways to create demand for their client’s products.
營銷商和廣告商總是在尋找新的途徑以創(chuàng)造其客戶對產(chǎn)品的需求。
108.depression :蕭條
A severe, extended period of decline in business activity.
商業(yè)活動嚴(yán)重減少并且長時間沒有好轉(zhuǎn)。
Many older Americans remember the great depression of the 1930s.
許多上了年紀(jì)的美國人對三十年代的大蕭條仍記憶猶新。
109.deregulation :撤消管制
A gradual removal of government control over business.
政府逐步撤消對經(jīng)營活動的控制。
Most business and industries approve of deregulation from government control.
大多數(shù)公司和產(chǎn)業(yè)贊成政府撤消管制。
110.distribution :商品流通
The marketing of merchandising.
商品的營銷。
If a product doesn’t have good distribution, it won’t sell.
商品流通如果不暢就賣不出去。
111.diversification :經(jīng)營多樣化
The act of expanding business by increasing the number of goods produced or the number of services offered.
通過增加產(chǎn)品品種和服務(wù)項(xiàng)目來擴(kuò)展經(jīng)營業(yè)務(wù)。
Many fast food businesses are diversifying in an attempt to capture more customers form their competitors.
許多快餐企業(yè)正實(shí)行經(jīng)營多樣化,力圖從其競爭對手手中奪取更多的顧客。
112.dumping :傾銷
The act of selling goods below cost to other nations to eliminate surpluses or offset competition.
以低于成本的價格向其他國家銷售產(chǎn)品以減少過剩產(chǎn)品,引發(fā)競爭。
The U.S. has accused Japan of dumping mini-vans here in American.
美國控告日本在美國傾銷小型貨車。