clerical

adj. 职员的，办公室工作的

n. 办事员

短语

clerical staff （全体）职员，办事员

clerical staff 文书职员

clerical work 文职工作

例

Owing to a clerical error the document was wrongly filed.

因文书工作失误，那份文件归错了档。

We need a new clerical assistant to help with the typing and filing.

我们需要一名新的文书协助打字和文件归档工作。

client

n. ①委托人 ②顾客

短语

mail-order client 邮购户

regular client 常年客户；常年委托人

on behalf of a client 代表委托人

例

The architect is meeting a client this morning.

建筑师今天上午会见一名委托人。

A good hairdresser never lacks clients.

出色的美发师不愁没有顾客。

C/O

care of 由……转交（仅用于书面语）

certificate of origin 原地产证明书

例

Mr. Brown, c/o Mr. and Mrs. Philips.

由菲利普斯夫妇转交布朗先生。

cold

n./adj. 冷淡的，生意清淡的

短语

catch a cold 蚀本，亏本

例

The company lost their regular clients because of a cold reception.

这家公司因为冷淡的接待而失去了常年客户。

The price of shares has fallen heavily today and many recent investors are likely to catch a cold.

股票价格今天大跌，相信很多新近投资者要亏本了。

commercial

adj. ①商贸的 ②盈利的

n. 广告（电视、电台、电影中的广告）

短语

commercial activity 商贸活动

a commercial success 成功盈利

a commercial break 商业广告时间

例

Commercial activity is expected to intensify towards Christmas.

预计临近圣诞节商贸活动会逐渐频繁。

Gold has been discovered by the prospectors but not in commercial quantities.

勘探者发现黄金，但在数量上未足以具有商业价值。

Every fifteen minutes the programme was interrupted for the showing of commercials.

每隔15分钟，节目就被广告打断。