compete (v.) succeed in doing better than (another person/company)竞争

　　[例] It’s difficult to compete with low-priced imports.

　　competition (n.) process of trying to do better竞争

　　[例] The competition is very fierce.

　　competitor (n.) person/company that competes竞争者

　　[例] Dozens of competitors are applying for the position of sales manager.

　　[同义词] rival, opponent, adversary

　　competitive (adj.) of a product which competes well有竞争力的

　　[例] It’s important to keep a competitive edge.

　　[同义词] rival, competing, vying, combative

　　competitive edge (n.) advantage竞争优势

　　[例] We have competitive edge in this respect.

　　competitiveness (n.) process of being competitive 竞争力

　　competence (n.) ability to do a job well, skill or efficiency能力，胜任

　　[例] The promotion of an employee should be judged chiefly by his competence.

　　[同义词] ability, capability

　　component1. (n.) piece of machinery机器部件

　　2. (n.) part that goes into the final product产品零件

　　[例] This new type of machine contains many components.

　　[同义词] part，replacement

　　complimentary (adj.) given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy 免费赠送的

　　[例] complimentary ticket

　　concentrated marketing (n.) marketing directed at one segment of the market密集性市场策略

　　condition (n.) 1. general state 状态2. term of a contract 条款

　　conditions (n. pl) situation状况，环境

　　[例] It will probably be appropriate to start an interview with a neutral chat by asking non-controversial questions – perhaps about the weather or the traffic conditions.

　　conditions of employment (n.) terms of employment雇佣条款

　　[例] Do all the workers make clear of conditions of employment?

　　configuration (n.) organization and layout of equipment生产设备的布置

　　[例] Better configuration can increase operational efficiency.

　　conflict (n.) disagreement争执

　　[例] Conflict can clear the air by letting people get their bad feelings ‘off their chest’.

　　[同义词] clash, collision, disagreement

　　conglomerate (n.) group of companies jointly owned producing different products企业集团

　　[例] One of the main advantages of a conglomerate is that the risk is spread over a number of companies operating in different markets.

　　consensus (n.) agreement一致同意

　　[例] They came into consensus in the end.

　　consign [ `sCnsI ] (v.) send (goods) to a buyer寄售

　　[例] The exporter will consign the goods to the buyer after the shipment.

　　[同义词] deliver, transfer, convey

　　consignee (n) a person or an organization intended to receive goods sent 收货人

　　[例] We will inform the consignee of the date of shipping.

　　[同义词] receiver

　　consignment (n.) group of goods sent in one load 运送之物

　　[同义词] commitment, delivery

　　consolidate (v.) put the accounts of subsidiary companies into the parent company’s accounts合并

　　[例] In the year end, the financial department will consolidate all the financial items to outcome the balance sheet.

　　[同义词] unit, join, combine

　　consolidated accounts accounts of subsidiaries grouped together with the parent company合并账目

　　consortium (n.) a group of companies formed for a special purples, for example, to bid for a large contract协会, 联盟, (国际)财团

　　[例] In order to bid for a large contract, these several companies formed a consortium.

　　[同义词] syndicate

　　consultancy (n.) a business or agency offering expert or professional advice in a field咨询公司

　　[例] open a financial consultancy

　　consultantn.) one that gives expert or professional advice咨询官

　　[例] She is the No.1 marketing consultant , esp. in promotional strategies.

　　consumables (n. pl) goods which are used up in the production

　　n process消耗品

　　[例] In order to get final products, we must use up a lot of consumables in the production process.

　　consumer (n.) person who buys goods or services消费者

　　[例] In this theory the consumer is assumed to be rational.

　　consumer behavior purchasing patterns of consumers 消费者行为

　　[例] Before we enter this market , we should make a research into the consumer behavior .

　　consumer durables expensive items which last a number of years耐用品

　　[例] Refrigerators and washing machines belong to consumer durables.

　　consumer goods (n.) goods bought by consumers as opposed to industry生活消费品

　　[例] It is consumers, not industry, who buy consumer goods.

　　container (n) a very large wooden or metal box into which a number of goods may be packed before being transported by road , rail or ship 集装箱

　　[例]Near the dock you can see many container trucks being driven into and out of the port.

　　contingency (n.) possible emergency which, if it happens, will need immediate action突发事件,意外事故

　　[例] It is a real contingency to him that the marketing price fluctuates violently.