business agreement商業協議
- [countable] an agreement, especially in business, on particular conditions for buying or doing something協議；（尤指）交易
- to sign/strike/finalize/close a deal 簽署/達成/敲定/達成交易
- to negotiate/broker/agree/reach a deal談判/斡旋/同意/達成交易
- She is travelling to New York to seal the deal (= conclude it).她將前往紐約敲定這筆交易。
- a deal with somebody We did a deal with the management on overtime.我們與資方在加班問題上達成了一項協議。
- I'll make a deal with you—I'll work evenings if you'll work weekends.我來跟你訂個協議 － 如果你願意周末工作，那我就晚上工作。
- (informal) He is trying to cut a deal (= make one) with the rebels.他正試圖與叛軍達成協議。
- The deal fell through (= no agreement was reached).交易沒有談成。
- I got a good deal on the car (= bought it cheaply).我這輛小汽車買得很便宜。
- They were hoping for a better pay deal.他們希望達成一項提高工資的協議。
- Both sides are willing to agree on a peace deal.雙方都願意就和平協議達成一致。
- Listen. This is the deal (= this is what we have agreed and are going to do).聽着，下面是我們達成的協議。
Collocations BusinessBusiness商業Running a business經營企業- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise 收購／獲得／擁有／出售公司／商行／特許經銷權
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company創辦企業／公司
- run/operate a business/company/franchise經營企業／公司／專賣店
- head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部門／團隊
- make/secure/win/block a deal達成／阻止一筆交易
- expand/grow/build the business擴展業務
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投資／支出／銷售量／營業額／收入／出口／貿易
- increase/expand production/output/sales增加産量／輸出量／銷售量
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使産量／生産力／效率／收入／收益／利潤／收益增加／最大化
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability實現／維持／保持增長／收益
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削減成本／價格
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／強制實行／實施削減
Sales and marketing銷售和市場營銷- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／進入／佔領／控制市場
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／奪取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市場份額
- find/build/create a market for something爲某物找到／建立／開創市場
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign發起廣告／營銷宣傳活動
- develop/launch/promote a product/website開發／推出／推銷産品／網站
- create/generate demand for your product爲産品創造需求
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／幫助顧客／客戶
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／創造／提高／增加需求／銷售量
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打敗／領先於／智勝／勝過競爭對手
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／達到／超過／未達到銷售目標
Finance財務- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制訂／提出／批準預算
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget執行／平衡／削減／大幅削減預算
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出預算；在預算之内
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business産生收益／利潤／資金／營業額
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit爲活動／商業項目／擴張／開支／赤字提供資金
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／籌集／分配資金
- attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓勵投資／投資者
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／虧損／投資
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan獲得／爲某人提供／準予某人貸款
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申請／籌集／獲得／安排／提供資金
Failure失敗；不成功- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／買賣／顧客／銷量／收益
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累積／積累／招致／積欠債務
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受慘重損失
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面臨削減／赤字／裁員／破産
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申請／避免／幸免破産
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation進入行政接管／清算
- liquidate/wind up a company清算／關閉公司
- survive/weather a recession/downturn艱難渡過蕭條期／衰退期
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／尋求／阻止／反對合並
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid發起／進行／接受／阻止收購投標
see also packageExtra Examples- The club has signed a multi-million pound sponsorship deal with a mobile phone company.該俱樂部已經與一家手機公司簽署了一份價值數百萬英鎊的贊助協議。
- Britain pulled out of the deal because of rising costs.由於成本上漲英國退出了交易。
- He even sweetened the deal with a $5 000 signing bonus.爲達成交易，他甚至拿出 5,000 美元的簽約獎勵。
- Increased holiday allowance is part of the deal.增加休假是協議的一部份。
- Lack of accounting clarity can discourage investors and become a deal breaker.缺乏會計透明度會使投資者望而卻步，導致交易失敗。
- He has been mixed up in several shady deals with arms dealers.他卷入了幾宗與軍火商的地下交易。
- Nurses have taken to the streets to get a fair deal from the government.護士們走上街頭向政府爭取公平的待遇。
- She has a lucrative deal with a cosmetics company.她與一家化妝品公司有一筆利潤豐厚的交易。
- Staff have accepted a deal offering them a 2% share of profits.員工們接受了一項給他們 2% 利潤分成的協議。
- The TV station has signed an exclusive deal to show all United's home games.電視台已經簽署協議獨家轉播聯隊所有的主場比賽。
- The band eventually signed a record deal.樂隊最終簽下了一份唱片合約。
- The company are offering cut-price deals on many flights.公司推出涉及很多航班的機票打折方案。
- The pay deal will not now go ahead.工資協議現在不會執行。
- The workers accepted a package deal including higher pension and longer holiday allowance.工人們接受了一攬子交易，包括更高的養老金和更長的假期津貼。
- The union tries to get a square deal for all its members.工會盡力爲所有會員爭取公平的待遇。
- They are hoping to clinch a major deal to supply computers to the army.他們希望達成一筆向軍隊供應計算機的大宗交易。
- They can't offer us a sweetheart deal on the rental fees we pay.在租金問題上他們不可能私下給我們優惠。
- They took over the company in a £750 000 deal.他們達成了金額爲 75 萬英鎊的協議，收購了那家公司。
- Under the deal, you save money if you repay the loan early.按此協議，提前還貸可以省錢。
- Under the terms of the deal, the band has to make two albums a year.根據協議條款，樂隊每年必須灌錄兩張專輯。
- You may get a better deal from another bank.另一家銀行可能提供更優厚的交易條件。
- a deal between Brazil and Argentina巴西和阿根廷之間的交易
- business brokers and other deal makers經紀人和其他交易人
- Did you manage to cut a deal?你達成交易了嗎？
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.該黨承諾如果當選將給教師更好的待遇。
- They knew they'd been given a raw deal (= been treated unfairly).他們知道自己受到了不公平的待遇。
- We tried to ensure that everyone got a fair deal.我們盡力保證每個人都受到公平待遇。
- Immigrants often get a bad deal when it comes to pay.移民常常在工資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紙牌遊戲
- [countable, usually singular] the action of giving out cards to the players發牌
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；鬆木板
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沒什麽了不起
- So he earns more than me. Big deal!他不就是比我多賺點錢，有什麽了不起的！
- an agreement or a plan that has been finally completed or agreed達成的協議；決定了的計劃
- The merger is by no means a done deal yet.合並之事遠未成定局。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
a good/great deal (of something)
- much; a lot大量；很多
- She's feeling a good deal better.她感覺好多了。
- We don't see them a great deal (= often) these days.這些天我們不常見到他們。
- They spent a great deal of money.他們花了大量的錢。
- A good deal of research has been done on the subject.在這個問題上已經做了大量的研究。
- (informal) used to say that you agree to somebody's terms沒什麽了不起
- ‘I'll cook if you wash the dishes.’ ‘It's a deal!’“如果你洗碗，我就做飯，”。“成交！
- (informal) used to say that something is not important or not a problem沒什麽了不起
- If I don't win it's no big deal.我輸了也沒關系。
strike a bargain/deal (with somebody/something)
- to make an agreement with somebody in which both sides have an advantage達成（對雙方都有利的）協議
- Perhaps we could strike a bargain.也許我們可以達成協議。
- The United States has struck a historic deal with India.美國與印度達成了一項歷史性協議。
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- (informal) what is happening in the present situation?出了什麽事；怎麽啦
- What's the deal? Do you want to go out or not?怎麽啦？你想不想出去？
