business agreement商业协议
- [countable] an agreement, especially in business, on particular conditions for buying or doing something协议；（尤指）交易
- to sign/strike/finalize/close a deal 签署/达成/敲定/达成交易
- to negotiate/broker/agree/reach a deal谈判/斡旋/同意/达成交易
- She is travelling to New York to seal the deal (= conclude it).她将前往纽约敲定这笔交易。
- a deal with somebody We did a deal with the management on overtime.我们与资方在加班问题上达成了一项协议。
- I'll make a deal with you—I'll work evenings if you'll work weekends.我来跟你订个协议 － 如果你愿意周末工作，那我就晚上工作。
- (informal) He is trying to cut a deal (= make one) with the rebels.他正试图与叛军达成协议。
- The deal fell through (= no agreement was reached).交易没有谈成。
- I got a good deal on the car (= bought it cheaply).我这辆小汽车买得很便宜。
- They were hoping for a better pay deal.他们希望达成一项提高工资的协议。
- Both sides are willing to agree on a peace deal.双方都愿意就和平协议达成一致。
- Listen. This is the deal (= this is what we have agreed and are going to do).听着，下面是我们达成的协议。
Collocations BusinessBusiness商业Running a business经营企业- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise 收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司
- run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店
- head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队
- make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易
- expand/grow/build the business扩展业务
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易
- increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing销售和市场营销- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额
- find/build/create a market for something为某物找到／建立／开创市场
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动
- develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站
- create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance财务- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金
- attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure失败；不成功- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算
- liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司
- survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标
see also packageExtra Examples- The club has signed a multi-million pound sponsorship deal with a mobile phone company.该俱乐部已经与一家手机公司签署了一份价值数百万英镑的赞助协议。
- Britain pulled out of the deal because of rising costs.由于成本上涨英国退出了交易。
- He even sweetened the deal with a $5 000 signing bonus.为达成交易，他甚至拿出 5,000 美元的签约奖励。
- Increased holiday allowance is part of the deal.增加休假是协议的一部份。
- Lack of accounting clarity can discourage investors and become a deal breaker.缺乏会计透明度会使投资者望而却步，导致交易失败。
- He has been mixed up in several shady deals with arms dealers.他卷入了几宗与军火商的地下交易。
- Nurses have taken to the streets to get a fair deal from the government.护士们走上街头向政府争取公平的待遇。
- She has a lucrative deal with a cosmetics company.她与一家化妆品公司有一笔利润丰厚的交易。
- Staff have accepted a deal offering them a 2% share of profits.员工们接受了一项给他们 2% 利润分成的协议。
- The TV station has signed an exclusive deal to show all United's home games.电视台已经签署协议独家转播联队所有的主场比赛。
- The band eventually signed a record deal.乐队最终签下了一份唱片合约。
- The company are offering cut-price deals on many flights.公司推出涉及很多航班的机票打折方案。
- The pay deal will not now go ahead.工资协议现在不会执行。
- The workers accepted a package deal including higher pension and longer holiday allowance.工人们接受了一揽子交易，包括更高的养老金和更长的假期津贴。
- The union tries to get a square deal for all its members.工会尽力为所有会员争取公平的待遇。
- They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.他们希望达成一笔向军队供应计算机的大宗交易。
- They can't offer us a sweetheart deal on the rental fees we pay.在租金问题上他们不可能私下给我们优惠。
- They took over the company in a £750 000 deal.他们达成了金额为 75 万英镑的协议，收购了那家公司。
- Under the deal, you save money if you repay the loan early.按此协议，提前还贷可以省钱。
- Under the terms of the deal, the band has to make two albums a year.根据协议条款，乐队每年必须灌录两张专辑。
- You may get a better deal from another bank.另一家银行可能提供更优厚的交易条件。
- a deal between Brazil and Argentina巴西和阿根廷之间的交易
- business brokers and other deal makers经纪人和其他交易人
- Did you manage to cut a deal?你达成交易了吗？
Topics Discussion and agreementb1, War and conflictb1, Businessb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + dealdeal + verb- go ahead
- happen
- fall apart
- …
deal + nounpreposition- in a/the deal
- under a/the deal
- deal between
- …
phrases- get a fair deal
- get a square deal
- part of the deal
- …
See full entry treatment待遇
- [countable, usually singular] the way that somebody/something is treated待遇
- If elected, the party has promised a new deal (= better and fairer treatment) for teachers.该党承诺如果当选将给教师更好的待遇。
- They knew they'd been given a raw deal (= been treated unfairly).他们知道自己受到了不公平的待遇。
- We tried to ensure that everyone got a fair deal.我们尽力保证每个人都受到公平待遇。
- Immigrants often get a bad deal when it comes to pay.移民常常在工资方面受到不公正的待遇。
see also big dealOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + dealdeal + verb- go ahead
- happen
- fall apart
- …
deal + nounpreposition- in a/the deal
- under a/the deal
- deal between
- …
phrases- get a fair deal
- get a square deal
- part of the deal
- …
See full entry in card games纸牌游戏
- [countable, usually singular] the action of giving out cards to the players发牌
wood木材
- [uncountable] (especially British English) the soft pale wood of fir or pine trees, especially when it is cut into boards for making things冷杉木；松木板
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 Old English dǣlan ‘divide’, ‘participate’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deel and German Teil ‘part’ (noun), also to dole. The sense ‘divide’ gave rise to ‘distribute’, hence sense 1 of the verb and 'deal somebody/something a blow'; the sense ‘participate’ gave rise to ‘have dealings with’, hence senses 2 of the verb and 'deal with''deal in'. noun sense 4 Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dele ‘plank’.
Idioms - (informal, ironic) used to say that you are not impressed by something没什么了不起
- So he earns more than me. Big deal!他不就是比我多赚点钱，有什么了不起的！
- an agreement or a plan that has been finally completed or agreed达成的协议；决定了的计划
- The merger is by no means a done deal yet.合并之事远未成定局。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
a good/great deal (of something)
- much; a lot大量；很多
- She's feeling a good deal better.她感觉好多了。
- We don't see them a great deal (= often) these days.这些天我们不常见到他们。
- They spent a great deal of money.他们花了大量的钱。
- A good deal of research has been done on the subject.在这个问题上已经做了大量的研究。
- (informal) used to say that you agree to somebody's terms没什么了不起
- ‘I'll cook if you wash the dishes.’ ‘It's a deal!’“如果你洗碗，我就做饭，”。“成交！
- (informal) used to say that something is not important or not a problem没什么了不起
- If I don't win it's no big deal.我输了也没关系。
strike a bargain/deal (with somebody/something)
- to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage达成（对双方都有利的）协议
- Perhaps we could strike a bargain.也许我们可以达成协议。
- The United States has struck a historic deal with India.美国与印度达成了一项历史性协议。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
- (informal) what is happening in the present situation?出了什么事；怎么啦
- What's the deal? Do you want to go out or not?怎么啦？你想不想出去？
