2011商务英语BEC中高级词汇宝典

　　antedate (v.) to put an earlier date (on a document, letter, cheque, etc) than the date at the time of writing 倒填日期

　　To make this cheque legal, you should antedate it by 7days.

　　为了使你的支票有效，你必须把日期提前7天。

　　backdate

　　anti-dumping(adj.) of ways in which a country protects its economy by preventing other countries from dumping in it. 反倾销

　　anti-dumping laws

　　apology (n.) an acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.致歉

　　a letter of apology

　　appeal 1. (n.) being attractive吸引力

　　This product has appeal for young people.

　　attraction, charm

　　2. (v.) be attractive to吸引人的

　　attract, allure

　　appendix [ 'pendiks] (n.) a collection of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book附录

　　to use an appendix for any information

　　addendum

　　apply (v.) ask for something (in writing)(书面的)申请

　　We applied for a loan[借款].

　　applicant (n.)person who applies申请人

　　The applicant shows outstanding advantages among the candidates pool.

　　application (n.) act of applying申请

　　application form (n.) pre-printed form to make a request for a job申请表

　　Please fill in this application form at first.

　　appoint (v.)choose someone for a job任命

　　We have decided to appoint a new sales manager.

　　assign, designate

　　appointee (n.) person chosen for a position or job被任命者

　　He is lucky to be the appointee of this project.

　　appointment (n.) 1. choice of someone for a new job任命

　　The appointment of area financial controller【区域财务审计】 implies he has been promoted.

　　2. arrangement for a meeting约定(会议)

　　We fixed an appointment at four o’clock.

　　appraisal [ 'preiz l] (n.) calculation of the value of somebody or something 估价

　　Their appraisal of the necklace is about RMB 1,000.

　　evaluation, valuation, assessment