Attorney 法律事务代理人, 律师

e.g. We need to use attorneys and other specialists in the area to smooth the way and prevent mistakes. 我们需要使用法律事务代理人和业内专家帮助铺平道路,避免出错.

Attrition 人员自然损耗,人员自然削减 (如自然退休, 死亡等，而不是人为的辞退,裁员

Let's do better than our best!

独乐乐,不如与人乐乐~~~~~~

Attrition 人员自然损耗,人员自然削减 (如自然退休, 死亡等，而不是人为的辞退,裁员)

e.g. By a quite practice of attrition we were able to reduce our staff size and cut our annual expenses while not firing anyone and risking a decrease in employee morale. 通过正常的人员自然损耗,我们得以减少员工人数并削减年度费用, 同时也避免了因采取解聘行为而导致员工士气降低的风险.

Audio conference 电话会议

Attribute 品质, 特性

e.g. They have the appropriate attributes for effective team leadership. 他们具备有效领导团队的应有品质。

Audio typing 听录音打字

e.g. Because my boss is away from the office a lot he often dictates on to a cassette tape, so I have to learn audio typing. 因为我老板难得在办公室，常常把话留在口述记录机里，因此我得学会听录音打字。

Audit 审计

e.g. The audit is known, colloquially, as "checking the book." 审计，就是人们平时口头上说的查帐。

Auditor 审计员，审计师，稽核员

e.g. The auditor is responsible for checking the reason for any changes in the accounts. 审计员负责核查账目中任何改动的原因。

Authorized dealer 特约经销商， 授权经销商

e.g. The applicant company is appointed by Ford Motor Company as an authorized dealer. 该申请公司被指定为福特汽车公司的特约经销商。

Authorized share capital 法定股本，也称作nominal capital

e.g. The company is allowed to issue a total amount of shares known as the authorized share capital or nominal capital. However, the issued capital may be less than that. 公司获准发行一定数目。

Auto hire company 汽车出租公司

Auto insurance 汽车保险

e.g. For auto insurance, this information includes complete driving history-accidents or tickets-the kind of car, and the purposes for which it is to be used. 办理汽车保险所需信息包括完整的驾车历史记录-事故或罚单记录-以及车的种类、用途等。

Awareness 意识，认识程度

e.g. The booklet helped raise public awareness of the product. 这本小册子有助于提高该产品的知名度。

e.g. The old company started extensive advertising on radio to increase awareness among young people who had not been the company's traditional customers. 这家老牌子公司开始在电台大做广告，以使从前不是其传统消费者的年轻人提高对产品的认识。

Axe 1 大幅削减

e.g. In an effort to save money our company president aced the promotions budget. 为节省开支，我们公司的总裁大幅削减了推广活动的预算。

Axe 2 裁员

e.g. Three people in the marketing department were axed last week and are now looking for new positions. 市场营销部的三名员工上周被解雇了，他们目前正在寻找新的工作



Backup 2 为......做备份，亦作back up

e.g. You can backup accounting records, business plans charts, graphs or confidential information on CDs for decades-safe and secure. 你可以把帐目记录，业务计划，图表或机密情报备份到光盘上，可保证数十年安然无恙。

Back-up facility 支持设备，辅助设备

e.g. The latest development is the use of the virtual office to provide essential back-up facilities to the self-employed. 目前，虚拟办公室的最新进展是被用来为个体经营者提供基本的支持设备。

Bad debt 坏帐， 呆帐， 倒账（无法收回的应收账款）

e.g. The bank wrote off one million pounds in bad debt. 银行注销了100万的呆帐。

Bad publicity 负面影响

e.g. When they started to raise prices, they might create bad publicity, which would hurt their brands. 当他们开始提价时，就可能造成负面宣传，损害其品牌。

Baggage allowance 行李重量限额

e.g. If the boss is traveling with a lot of heavy equipment he will probably exceed the baggage allowance by the airline. 假如老板携带很重的设备出差，很可能会超过航空公司规定的行李重量限制。

Bagstuffer 公告传单， 小型宣传品，通常在街头散发或在付款台前塞进顾客购物袋。

Balance 余额，平衡

e.g. If you choose not to use all of your Additional Benefit Funding for benefits, you'll be paid the balance in cash, as part of your monthly pay. 如果员工不愿把所有附加福利金都花在支付各种福利项目上，余额将作为工资的一部分现金支付给员工
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