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sack [ sAk ]1. (v.) dismiss解雇2. (n.) termination of employment解雇

[例] He was given the sack.

salary [ 5sAlEri ] (n.) pay, usually expressed as an annual sum and paid monthly薪水

[例] The payroll consists of the wages and salaries paid to employees.

[同义词] pay, wage, remuneration

salesperson (n.) person who sells销售员

sample [ 5sAmpl ]1. (n.) a specimen of a product used to show what it is like样品

[例] The sample is for reference only.

2. (v.) to try out something尝试

3. (v.) to test a product on a small group of a target audience取样

saturate [ 5sAtFEreit ] (v.) fill something completely饱和

[例] The market is saturated.

[同义词] glut

saturation [ 7sAtFE5reiFEn ] (n.) a stage in a market’s development where there is no room for further growth 饱和

[例] So many companies have entered that market that it has reached saturation point.

save [ seiv ] (v.) keep, not spend money节约

[例] Due to the high cost of office stationery, you all should have the sense of saving paper, pens,etc.

saver [ 5seivE ] (n.) person who saves节省的人

savings [5seIvINz] (n. pl) money saved储蓄

[例] It is said that the old couple has over 10 million dollars savings.

scale [ skeil ] (n.) system for measuring, divided into levels刻度

[例] We can evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 5.

scarce [ skZEs ] (adj.) rare, very limited, insufficient稀缺的

[例] The mineral is scarce in China so it cost high to be a raw material.

scheme [ ski:m ] (n.) a systematic plan of action计划，安排

[例] apply for six –month training schemes

scrap [ skrAp ]1. (n.) waste material or non-quality products 废料,残余物

2. (v.) to throw away something because it is waste or of poor quality废弃

[例] You can sell the old car for scrap.

scrap value (n) the worth of an item as waste material to be recycled 废料价值

[例] The scrape of this lemon (次品，尤指破车)is about 200 USD.

seasonal [ 5si:zEnl ] (adj.) which only happens in certain seasons季节性的

[例] Ice-cream sales are very seasonal.

section [ 5sekFEn ] (n.) part of a department部分

[例] The personnel department is divided into 5 sections, each dealing with a specialized area.

sector [ 5sektE ] (n.) part of the economy or industry部门

[例] The hi-tech sector is growing fast.