continuous process (n.) a production system in which materials move continuously through the process連續(xù)生產(chǎn), 連續(xù)處理

　　[例] Tomorrow he will show us the continuous process of that production.

　　contract (n.) legal agreement between two parties合同

　　[例] He signed a 2 years’ contract with the company employing him.

　　[同義詞] agreement, pact, compact

　　contractor (n.) a person or party who provides goods or services under a legal agreement訂約人

　　[例] Who are contractors of the two parties respectively?

　　contractual (adj.) describing the relationship under a legal agreement契約的

　　[例] We have no doubt that you will respect the solemnity of contractual obligations.

　　contribute (v.) give support (often money)捐獻(xiàn)

　　[例] We contributed to the charity fund.

　　[同義詞] supply, furnish, provide

　　contribution (n.) amount of support or money given貢獻(xiàn)

　　[同義詞] donation

　　conversion (n.) process of changing inputs into finished products(投入)轉(zhuǎn)化(為產(chǎn)品)

　　[例] Finally we made a conversion of raw materials into finished products.

　　[同義詞] transformation, transfiguration, alteration

　　convertible currency (n) money that can be exchanged for the currency of another country 可自由兌換貨幣

　　[例] Till now , RMB is not a convertible currency.

　　copy (n.) text specially written for an advertisement or a brochure(廣告)解說詞

　　[例] The copy for the brochure needs some revision in wording.

　　copyright (n) an exclusive legal right, for a certain number of years , to print, publish, record, perform, sell and original text ,work of art or design 版權(quán)

　　[例] China should reinforce her law to punish infringement of copyright.

　　copywriter (n.) person who writes copy for advertisements etc.廣告文字撰稿人

　　core time (n.) period of working day when all employees must be at work 固定工作時間(see also flexitime)

　　[例] However, you must all be here for core time from 10 till 3.

　　corporate (adj.) referring to the whole company法人組織的

　　[例] Corporate advertising sells the company, not its products.

　　correspondence (n.) communication by the exchange of letters通信，商務(wù)信函

　　[例] Correspondence can be a key to success.

　　courier (n.) a person or an organization employed to carry important papers and packages. 快遞

　　[例] We use UPS as our courier for the shipping notice and the tracking Number is 231.

　　[同義詞] messenger, bearer, carrier

　　cover (v.) pay 支付

　　[例] The organizers will cover some of your costs while you are on this course.

　　direct cost (n.) production cost of a specific product直接成本

　　[例] The direct cost of this product is too high. We cannot accept it.

　　fixed costs costs which do not increase when production increases or decreases固定成本

　　[例] Fixed cost plus variable cost equals total cost.

　　indirect costs (n.) costs which are not directly attached to the production of an item間接成本

　　overhead costs (n. pl) day-to-day costs of running a business營業(yè)間接成本

　　running costs costs of day-today management of a company日常經(jīng)營成本

　　unit cost (n.) total labour, material and overhead costs to produce one unit單位成本

　　variable costs costs which increase or decrease as production changes 可變成本

　　cost-effective (adj.) which gives value劃算的

　　[例] The scheme is cost-effective.

　　costing [ 5kCstiN ] (n.) the calculation of costs for a project成本核算

　　credentials (n.) evidence or testimonials concerning one's right to credit, confidence, or authority 證明(書)

　　[例] academic credentials

　　[同義詞] certificate, diploma, licence

　　credit (n & adj) time given to a customer to pay賒賬期限

　　[例] We normally give 3 months’ credit.

　　credit control system for checking that customers pay on time 信用控制

　　letter of credit note from a bank allowing credit and promising to repay at a later date信用證

　　credit limit maximum amount that a customer can owe信用額度限制

　　credit rating amount which a credit agency thinks a company/person should be allowed to borrow客戶信貸分類

　　creditor (n.) person who is owed money債權(quán)人

　　credit-worth (adj.) considered a good risk to be allowed to buy goods on credit 信用好的

　　[例] The credit-worth chart show the relationship between the credit and profit from it.

　　creditworthiness (n.) ability to repay money borrowed信譽(yù)度

　　[例] We should check your creditworthiness before we give you loans.

　　crisis (n.) dangerous/difficult/serious situation危機(jī)

　　[例] a banking crisis

　　[同義詞] emergency, exigency, dilemma

　　criterion (n.) a standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

　　[例] Quality is our main criterion.

　　[同義詞] standard

　　critical path analysis (n.) network planning technique for scheduling projects關(guān)鍵途徑分析

　　[例] He asked his secretary to prepare a critical path analysis.

　　currency (n.) money which is used in a particular country通貨

　　[例] There are still some existing Chinese regulations governing foreign currency.

　　[同義詞] money, cash, legal tender

　　hard currency currency of a country with a stable economy 硬通貨

　　current (adj.) referring to the present time 當(dāng)前的

　　[例] current leaders

　　[同義詞] presend, ongoing, prevailing

　　current account bank account from which a customer can withdraw money at any time 經(jīng)常帳戶

　　[例] If you want your money can bring some benefits in the bank, I advise you do a time deposit rather than deposit it in your current account.

　　current liabilities (n. pl) debts which a company must repay in the short term流動負(fù)債

　　[例] Too many current liabilities is risky to a company.

　　customer (n.) person/company who buys goods 消費(fèi)者

　　[例] Customers today are more rational when they are choosing and making decision.

　　customize (v.) to adapt a product for a particular customer定制

　　[例] I want to customize a new style of clothes for my fashionable sister.

　　cut back (v) to reduce the amount of money, staff or other resources available for a project or an organization 削減

　　[例] To reduce the risk involved in this project, we should cut back our investment in it

　　cut-price (adj.) sold at a lower than normal price 打折的，廉價的

　　[例] Today we can taste that cut-price pizza after we finish shopping.

　　cut-throat (adj.) fierce, intense殘酷的

　　[例] cut-throat competition

　　cvn.) (=curriculum vitae) written statement of education and previous employment履歷

　　[例] If you want to apply for the job, don’t forget to send in a detailed cv.

　　cycle (n.) regularly repeated sequence周期

　　[例] This is our normal selling cycle-it’s always quiet after Christmas.

　　cycle time (n.) time between entry of material into production facility and exit周期時間