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　　CAD(=Computer Aided Design) (n.) design and drafting performed interactively on a computer计算机辅助设计

　　[例] Each student majoring in architecture should learn CAD.

　　call1. (n.) visit, telephone call访问，电话

　　[例] The salesman plans to make seven calls.

　　2. (v.) telephone打电话

　　call on (v.) visit拜访

　　[例] He will call on our major customers next week.

　　campaign (n.) plan of action(商业)活动

　　[例] advertising campaign

　　candidate (n.) person who puts himself/herself forward for a job候选人，应聘者

　　[例] Several managers normally interview one candidate because this increases the likelihood of making a good choice.

　　[同义词] applicant

　　canteen (n.) factory restaurant食堂

　　[例] All the employees of the company have their lunch in the canteen.

　　canvass (v.) to go through (a region) or go to (persons) to solicit votes or orders游说,向… 拉选票 或拉生意

　　[例] Please canvass your customers for orders.

　　capacity (n.) amount which can be produced生产能力

　　[例] We are working at full capacity.

　　capital (n.) money, property and assets used in a business(投入)资本

　　[例] One company can open just one capital account in the bank according to the Chinese regulation.

　　caption (n.) short description under a photograph or illustration 文字说明,字幕

　　[例] We have noted your letter of November 28 under the above caption.

　　[同义词] title

　　captive market (n) a situation where buyer’s have no choice of goods or have to deal with only one seller 垄断市场

　　[例]　This firm is the only manufacture of CD players in the country and gains a lot from such captive market. [同义词]　monopoly

　　capture (v.) take占有，夺取

　　[例] We captured 20% of the market.

　　career (n.) job or profession for which one is trained and which one intends to do throughout one’s life事业生涯

　　[例] People have to decide how important work and career are to be in their life.

　　carrier (n) a person or business that transports goods for commercial purposes 承运人

　　[例]　Please arrange the carrier for delivering this batch of goods.

　　[同义词]　haulier

　　carry on (v.) continue坚持

　　[例] Your team can carry on that project from now on.

　　case study (n.) a training technique based on solving a case or problem facing an organization案例分析

　　[例] In MBA study, we should learn how to make good case study.

　　cash1. (n.) money in notes and coins现金

　　[例] Carrying cash is very dangerous and inconvenient for foreign travelers.

　　[同义词] money, currency

　　2. (v.) exchange a cheque for cash兑现(支票)

　　cash crop (n) the produce grown by farmers who intend to sell it rather than use it themselves 经济作物

　　[例]　Bananas are the pillar cash crop for this tropic nation.

　　cash flow (n.) the pattern of income and expenditures, as of a company or person, and the resulting availability of cash现金流转

　　[例] The cash flow of the bank’s counter is calculated at day end.

　　cash ratio (n) the relationship between the mount of money a bank holds in cash and the total amount it holds in deposits and investments 现金比率

　　[例]　In order to better deal with possible bank-rush, banks should keep a reasonable cash ratio.

　　casual labour one that serves or appears at irregular intervals, especially a temporary worker临时工人

　　[例] All work is done by casual labour.

　　catalogue [US catalog] a sales publication which lists products and prices产品目录

　　[例] When doing import trading, you should get to know the exporter’s catalogue.

　　[同义词] list, inventory

　　cater for (v.) service, deal with供应

　　[例] We can only cater for 20 people; if there are more, there won’t be enough space.

　　catering industry(n.) industry provide food to customers餐饮业

　　[例] Catering industry met depression for SARS in Asia.

　　catch a cold to lose money in a business deal 亏本

　　[例]　During that severe recession, many shareholders caught a cold.

　　CBA (cost-benefit analysis)成本效益分析

　　certificate of origin (n) a document that shows where goods were made 原产地证书

　　[例]　The Customs required us to show a certificate of origin for clearing the goods.

　　certified cheque (n) a cheque marked by the bank it is drawn on as “good for payment” 保兑支票

　　[例]　We only accept certified cheque.

　　[同义词]　marked cheque

　　chain (n.) number of shops belonging to one company连锁店

　　[例] The well famous retail company has built up at least 200 chain stores in China.

　　chair (v.) to preside over as chairperson 主持

　　[例] I chaired the executive committee.

　　[同义词] preside

　　challenger (n.) company which enters a market where others are already established 挑战者

　　[例] New Asia Snack is a competitive challenger to KFC.

　　channel (n.) means by which goods pass from one place to another(销售)渠道

　　[例] The main distribution channel is through supermarkets.