常用的商务英语短语动词学习 ( 二）

时间：2019-11-16 15:40:45  来源：平和英语村  作者：Myron

       日常的英语学习中我们会发现有很多短语动词，他们有时代替了动词的作用。在商务英语的学习也会有大量这样的短语动词，但他们的意思有时会和基础英语的意思有点偏离，这点我们需要注意。今天我们就来继续学习并且要掌握好这些短语动词在商务英语中的不同意思。

21. Carry on – to continue to do something.

    继续-继续做某事。

例：Carry on with your lunch. We can discuss it later.

    继续吃午饭吧。我们可以稍后再讨论。

22. Carry out – to perform an action.

    执行-执行一个动作。

例：Steve will carry out our social media campaign starting next month.

    史蒂夫将从下个月开始开展我们的社交媒体活动。

23. Cash in on – to use an event or external opportunity in your benefit (normally for money).

   兑现——利用一个事件或外部机会为自己谋取利益（通常是为了钱）。

例：Colgate is cashing in on market interest in natural products with a new organic toothpaste.

   高露洁正在利用一种新的有机牙膏在市场上对天然产品的兴趣。

24. Cash up – to keep/hold large amounts of money instead of investing or spending it.

   套现——保留/持有大量资金，而不是投资或消费。

例：Apple is cashed up and ready to buy small tech companies.

   苹果已经兑现并准备收购小型科技公司。

25. Catch on to – to realize something that is happening.

   抓住-意识到正在发生的事情。

例：If large media companies don’t catch on to social media quickly, they’ll go out of business.

   如果大型媒体公司不迅速赶上社交媒体，它们就会倒闭。

26. Catch up – to become up to date with current work to be done.

   赶上进度-跟上当前要完成的工作。

例：I need to catch up with some work I haven’t finished.

   我需要赶上一些我还没做完的工作。

27. Chase up – to try and get someone to pay a bill.

    追查——试着找人付账。

例：Tesla has a whole team of accountants who chase up unpaid invoices.

    特斯拉有一个完整的会计团队负责追查未付的发票。

28. Chip in – to put something in towards a greater goal (normally ideas, work, or money).

    投入——把某物投入一个更大的目标（通常是想法、工作或金钱）。

例：Jerry, could you chip in and help the guys in the factory today?

    杰瑞，你今天能插手帮助工厂里的人吗？

29. Close down – to permanently stop a business, or part of a business.

    关闭-永久性地停止一项业务或一部分业务。

例：We are closing down our Mexico factory next quarter.

    下个季度我们将关闭墨西哥工厂。

30. Close up – to temporarily stop or close a business (at the end of each day for example).

    关闭-暂时停止或关闭业务（例如每天结束时）。

例：Could you help Sarah close up the shop tonight?

    你今晚你能帮莎拉把商店关起来吗？

31. Come up –to happen or be created.

    出现-发生或被创造。

例：Something unplanned has come up and we won’t make our deadline.

    有些意外的事情发生了，我们不能按时完成。

32. Contract out to – to give work to someone outside of the company to do.

    把工作交给公司以外的人去做。

例：We’re going to contract our website design out to an Indian company

    我们将把网站设计外包给一家印度公司

33. Cross sell – to promote or suggest similar products at the time of customers purchase.

    交叉销售-在客户购买时推广或建议同类产品。

例：Companies like Vista Print and Amazon use cross selling to maximize spending.

    像vista print和amazon这样的公司使用交叉销售来最大化支出。

34. Cut out – to get rid of, or take away, something/someone.

    删掉-去掉或拿走某物/某人。

例：If we cut out the middle man we can lower our costs.

    如果我们去掉中间人，我们就能降低成本。

35. Deal with – to handle, work, or interact with, something/someone.

    处理-处理、工作或与某物/某人互动。

例：Our company deals with dentists all over the country.

    我们公司与全国各地的牙医打交道

36. Draw up – to prepare paperwork/contracts/plans/etc. Normally to do with written work.

    起草-准备书面文件/合同/计划等。

例：Let’s talk again after Timothy in our legal department draws up a contract.

    我们法律部的蒂莫西起草合同后再谈吧。

37. Drop in/by – to visit.

     顺便来看看。

例：Greg from head office is going to drop in

    总部的格雷格要来拜访。

38. Drop off – to deliver something.

    下车-送东西。

例：The FedEx guy dropped off something for you this morning, sir.

    今天早上联邦快递的人给你送了东西，先生。

39. Drum up – to increase or gain something. Normally business/sales/awareness/customers.

    鼓起-增加或获得某物。通常业务/销售/意识/客户。

例：Little bakeries are having a hard time drumming up business after Tesco opened its own in-store bakeries.

    在乐购开设自己的店内面包店后，小面包店正忙着打鼓生意。

40. Fall short – to not have enough of something. Often money or time.

    做不到-没有足够的东西。通常是金钱或时间。

例：If a cash register falls short, the cashier has to pay the difference themselves.

    如果收银机缺钱，出纳员必须自己付差额。