configuration [ kEn7fi^ju5reiFEn ] (n.) organization and layout of equipment生产设备的布置
[例] Better configuration can increase operational efficiency.
conflict [ 5kCnflikt ] (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 [ kCn5^lCmErit ] (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 [ kEn5sensEs ] (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 [ kEn5sainmEnt ] (n.) group of goods sent in one load 运送之物
[同义词] commitment, delivery
consolidate [ kEn5sClideit ] (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 [ kEn5sC:tjEm ] (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 [ kEn5sQltEnsi ] (n.) a business or agency offering expert or professional advice in a field咨询公司
[例] open a financial consultancy
consultant [ kEn5sQltEnt ] (n.) one that gives expert or professional advice咨询官
[例] She is the No.1 marketing consultant , esp. in promotional strategies.
consumables [ kEn5sju:mEblz ] (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 [ kEn5sju:mE ] (n.) person who buys goods or services消费者
[例] In this theory the consumer is assumed to be rational.
