BEC中级词汇精选（34）

commission

n. ①佣金，回扣 ②代办，委托

短语

commission agent 代理人，经纪人

commission house 证券经纪公司（交易所）

endorsement commission 背书手续费

例

She gets 10% commission on his sales.

她卖出东西可得10%的佣金。

The company sells boats on commission.

这家公司委托售船。

Some salesmen in big shops receive a commission of 10% on everything they sell, as well as a salary.

大商店有些店员不仅有薪金，而且还可抽取所售货物10%的佣金。

commitment

n. ①承诺 ②约定，约束

enter into commitment 承担义务；（商业上的）约定

loan commitment 贷款承诺

original commitment 原承诺款额

The company has a commitment to pay $50,000 to Red Cross.

这家公司有向红十字会提供5000美元的承诺。

commodity

n. 商品，货物

短语

a scarce commodity 短缺商品

"core" commodity 核心商品

distress(ed) commodity 赔钱货

commodity broker 商品经纪人

例

Commodity brokers in the Corn Exchange reacted swiftly to news about crop failure in N. America.

谷物交易所的商品经纪人对北美作物歉收的消息做出迅速反应。

Air conditioners are one of the many commodities that Japan sells abroad.

空调是日本许多出口商品中的一种。

communication

n. ①联络，沟通 ②书信，口信

[pl.] 交通，通讯

例

The tourists found communications with their hosts difficult.

旅客觉得很难联络上旅游的主办单位。

This letter is to confirm our recent telephone communications.

这封信函旨在确认我们最近的电话谈话。

The area has been devastated by the earthquake but communications are now being restored.

这个地区遭受地震破坏，不过交通通讯联络正逐渐恢复。

company

n. 公司

短语

banker's trust company 银行信托公司

bonding company 担保公司

limited (liability) company (ltd.) 股份有限公司

public limited company (plc) 股票上市公司