经科版BEC中级课文辅导unit5

b) charge something to somebody's account/room etc
to record the cost of something on someone's account, so that they can pay for it later
Wilson charged the drinks to his room.
Use a courier and charge it to the department.
c) [transitive] American English to pay for something with a credit card
charge something on something
I charged the shoes on Visa.
'How would you like to pay?' 'I'll charge it.’
▶CRIME◀
[transitive] to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime
charge somebody with something
Gibbons has been charged with murder.
▶ELECTRICITY◀ [intransitive and transitive] also charge up 充电
if a battery charges, or if you charge it, it takes in and stores electricity
The shaver can be charged up and used while travelling. 这个刮胡器可以充电，用于在外旅行。

down payment noun [countable]
a payment you make when you buy something that is only part of the full price, with the rest to be paid later预付定金
We've almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.

bill verb [transitive] to send someone a bill 给某人寄账单
Clients will be billed monthly. 我们给客户按月寄账单。
bill somebody for something
I was billed for equipment that I didn't order. 我接到了我从未订购过的器材的账单。

remainder noun
the remainder
the part of something that is left after everything else has gone or been dealt with 剩余的事务  ￚ同义词 the rest
The remainder must be paid by the end of June. 剩余部分的金额必须在6月底前付清。
the remainder of
He spent the remainder of his police career behind a desk. 他最后的警察生涯是在办公室中度过的。

settlement noun
▶OFFICIAL AGREEMENT◀
[countable] an official agreement or decision that ends an argument, a court case, or a fight, or the action of making an agreement 处理，解决
Union leaders and company bosses will meet tomorrow in an attempt to reach a settlement. 工会领导人和公司老板们将在明天开会，试图达成解决方案。
▶PAYMENT◀
[uncountable] formal when you pay all the money that you owe 结清
settlement of
the settlement of all his debts 把所有债务付清
▶GROUP OF HOUSES◀
[countable] a group of houses and buildings where people live, especially in a place where few people have lived before 定居处所
The railway stations created new settlements. 火车站又建起了新的房子。
an early Iron Age settlement 早期铁器时代的住所
▶NEW AREA/PLACES◀
[uncountable] when a lot of people move to a place in order to live there, especially in a place where not many people have lived before 定居

discount [countable] a reduction in the usual price of something 折扣
10% discount/ discount of 25% etc
at a discount
Employees can buy books at a discount. 员工可以按折扣价买书。
discount on
The Young Persons Railcard gives you a discount on rail travel.
offer/give somebody a discount
discount price/fare
discount store/shop/warehouse (=a place where you can buy goods cheaply) 这口商品商店

credit noun
▶DELAYED PAYMENT◀
[uncountable] an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that allows you to buy something and pay for it later 赊账
on credit
56 per cent of new cars were bought on credit. 56%的新车是赊账购买的。
Several stores are offering interest-free credit (=credit with no-interest charges). 许多商店都提供免利息的赊账服务。
▶PRAISE◀
[uncountable] approval or praise that you give to someone for something they have done 表扬
credit for
Credit for this win goes to everybody in the team. 队中每个人都应该为这次胜利而得到表扬。
They never give Gene any credit for all the extra work he does. 他们从不为….所作的额外工作而给与表扬。
take/claim/deserve etc (the) credit
She deserves credit for trying her best. 由于她努力工作而值得表扬。
to somebody's credit
(=used to say that someone has done something good)
To Jamie's credit, he remained calm. 虽然 ….收到表扬，但他还是保持平静。
Credit must go to Fiona for making sure everything ran smoothly.  ….让所有事情进展顺利而做出的努力值得让我们表扬。

term noun
1 in terms of something
if you explain or describe something in terms of a particular fact or event, you are explaining or describing it only in relation to that fact or event 就….. 而言