administration charges 行政管理费，亦作administration fees

例： If you’re just starting up， many banks offer special packages with no administration charges for the first year.

administrative expenses 行政管理费用

例：The secretary’s salary， and expenses incurred in the office are shown as administrative expenses.

adult day-care centre 成人日托服务中心

例：Adult day-care centres， which provide supervision in a group setting for aged or disabled people who live at home， have multiplied tenfold in the past decade.

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advance 预付款， 垫款

例： I asked for an advance on my salary.

advanced orders 预订货量

例： The development of the game has taken two years but advanced orders are impressive.

advancement 进步

例： Businesses established in foreign countries should contribute to the social advancement of those countries.

advance publicity 前期宣传

例： The product has sold well considering it was not given much advance publicity.

advance reservation clerk (酒店)客房预订接待员

advantageous 有利的

例：Applicants with a background in engineering or processing would be highly advantageous.

adversarial relationship 长期敌对关系，长期关系紧张

例：Top management called on the company’s division heads to start acting like members of the same team rather than displaying an adversarial relationship.

advertising agency 广告公司

例： You need to employ an advertising agency to create a product image.

advertising business 广告业

例： Dentsu is in the advertising business.(Dentsu日本电通公司)

advertising campaign 广告宣传活动

例1： If one advertises excessively， the advertising campaign could suffer from wearout.