2018年商务英语考试高级写作词汇及例句：W

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wage [ weidV ] (n.) weekly pay(每周)工资

[例] The wage rise last year was 7.5%.

wage freeze (n.) decision by management not to increases wages工资冻结

[例] The decision of wage freeze this year annoyed the blue-collar workers.

walk-out (n) a trike 罢工

[例] The on-going walk-out has forced the company to the very verge of bankrupt.

warehouse [ 5wZEhaus ] (n.) building where goods are stored 仓库

[同义词] depot

wastage [ 5weistidV ] (n.) loss of workers through resignation or retirement 人员浪费

[例] It is just natural wastage, that is to say, loss of employees because they retire or move to other jobs and not through redundancy.

wealth [ welW ] (n.) 1. large amount of money owned by someone财富

[例] Our experts will provide you a portfolio of financial services and make your wealth doubled.

2. resources of a country资源

wealthy [5welWi ] (adj.) rich, prosperous富裕的

welfare [5welfZE] (n.) system of looking after employees福利

[同义词] well-being

[例] Health and safety are aspects of employee welfare.

white-collar [ 5wait5kClE ] (adj.) relating to office workers白领的

[例] White-collar workers represent a significant part of the organization.

white goods (n.) products such as refrigerators and washing machines used in the kitchen大型家用电器

wholesale [ 5hEulseil ] (n, adj. & adv.) buying goods from a manufacturer and selling on to retailers批发

[例] Wholesale price is usually much lower than the retail price.

wholesaler [ 5hEulseilE ] (n.) person/company who buys from manufactures and sells to retailers批发商

wind up (v.) to close down a company终止，结束

[例] A number of business firms in Japan are said to be winding up their affairs.

windfall (n) a sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain 意外之财

[例]He won the lottery to make a sudden windfall and became a rich man at a night.

wildcat (adj) highly risky高风险的

[例]This business project is a wildcat scheme.

withdraw [ wiT5drC: ] (v.)1.take away撤消

2. to remove (money) from an account提款

[例] to withdraw $500 from a bank account

withdrawal [ wiT5drC:El ] (n.) 1.act of taking away撤消

[例] The employee who feels underpaid is likely to show dissatisfaction by withdrawal from the job.

2.提款

[例] withdrawal of assets

workaholic (n) one who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work 工作狂

[例]He is a workaholic and never gets married till now.

[同义词]work addict

workforce (n.) total number of workers(employees) 职工总人数

[例] The workforce of his firm has increased from 200 to 800 in recently 2 years.

work in progress (WIP) ( n) 在制品

[例] He wrote this goods as WIP in the accounts

working conditions (n. pl) general physical state of the place where people work, including things like noise level, hazardous conditions, or heat工作状况

[例] Workers are going on a strike because of bad working conditions.

.working capital (n.) excess of current assets over current liabilities — sometimes called the current ratio流动资产超过流动负债的数量，有时也叫流动比率

working hours (n. pl) the times of day or number of hours that a person works工时

[例] How many working hours do you work a day?

working [ 5wE:kiN ] (adj.)adequate for practical use实用的

[例] gain a working knowledge of the top business books

workload [ 5wE:klEud ] (n.) amount of work to be done工作量

[例] There is not so much workload to be done today.

work order =production order (n.) document which authorizes the manufacture of specific parts or products生产定单

[例] Have you seen the important work order?

work station (n.) fixed place in a factory or office where a job is done, usually associated with a machine工作点

[例] The A505 computer is this teller’s work station.

write-off [ 5rait7Cf ] (n.) loss/cancellation of a bad debt注销 (v.) cancel/remove a debt from the accounts注销

[例] The debt has been written off.