2. document issued by a company offering shares for sale招股说明书

prototype [ 5prEutEtaip ] (n.) first model of a new product原型

[例] The prototype of the car will be exhibited in a grand show this spring.

[同义词] original, archetype

provisionally (adj.) temporarily 临时地

[例] I have provisionally booked Room W72 for Wednesday morning.

public sector nationalized industries国有企业

publication [ 7pQbli5keiFEn ] (n.) thing which has been published, such as a book, magazine出版，出版物

[例] The publication of this magazine proves the victory of the left-wing party.

publicity [ pQb5lisiti ] (n.) the process of attracting the attention of the general public to products or services宣传推广

[例] We need generous samples for the sake of publicity.

publics [ 5pQbliks ] (n.) group of people categorized for PR purposes公众

[例] We believe this material will appeal to the general publics.

punctual [ 5pQNktjuEl ] (adj.) on time准时的

[例] Be punctual or you will be embarrassed before the senior managers

purchase [ 5pE:tFEs ]1. (n.) something which has been bought购买

[例] It will be cheaper to make a quantity purchase.

2. (v.) buy购买

purchaser [ 5pE:tFEsE ] (n.) person who buys for a company采购员

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qualify [ 5kwClifai ] (v.) have the right education and background具有资格

[例] Do you qualify for the vote?

qualified [ 5kwClifaid ] (adj.) with the right education and experience有资格的

[例] If we want to recruit suitably qualified staff, we mustn’t have a further fall in pay.

qualification [ 7kwClifi5keiFEn ] (n.) required education, ability or experience资格

[例] He plans to go back to college to get a management qualification.

[同义词] suitability, fitness, eligibility

quality [ 5kwClifai ] (n.) the value/worth of a product/service 质量

[例] The efficiency just shows the inter-relationship between quality and quantity.

quality assurance (n.) all activities and functions concerned with achieving a high level of quality质量保证

quality control (QC)checking that the quality is high enough质量管理

[例] As a quality manager, you should guarantee the quality control.

quarterly [ 5kwC:tEli ] (adj/adv.) happening four times a year, every 3 months每季的

[例] Our quarterly results were excellent

questionnaire [ 7kwestiE5nZE, -tFE- ] (n.) form consisting of a number of questions调查表

[例] The main purpose of this questionnaire is to collect all the staff’s attitude toward the flextime system.

quote [ kwEut ]1. (v.)to state (a price) for securities, goods, or services.报价

[例] Could you quote for the contract in dollars?

quotation [ kwEu5teiFEn ] (n.) 1.estimate of cost 报价单2.listing of the price of on the Stock Exchange股票牌价