中级商务英语（724）

stub

[stʌb] n. 残余部分；票根，存根 vt. 使(脚趾)碰到某物；碾灭

例 He was used to keeping the bank statement and pay stub in case of future checking. 他过去习惯于保存银行结单和工资单据以备以后对账。

搭 stub sth. out 把(香烟等)弄灭

shelter

[ˈʃeltə(r)] n. 庇护；避难所；遮盖物 vt. 保护；使掩蔽 vi. 躲避

例 Most export companies are sheltered from economic downturn by export rebates. 大多数出口公司通过出口退税来躲避经济衰退。

搭 take shelter from 躲避

派 sheltered adj. 有遮蔽物的；受庇护的

poor service

服务不佳

例 She was dismissed, because several customers complained about her poor service. 她被开除了，因为好多客户投诉她服务不好。

structure

[ˈstrʌktʃə(r)] n. 结构，构造；建筑物 vt. 组织，构建；系统安排，精心组织

例 The government planned to start an economic reform to improve the structure of the national economy. 政府计划开展一次经济改革来改善国民经济结构。

商 salary/tax structure 工资/税收结构

派 structural adj. 结构的；构造上的 (例：structural adjustment 结构性调整/structural unemployment 结构性失业)