NEW TOEIC Vocabulary

1. NEW TOEIC Vocabulary

2. employee • The company recently hired 100 new employees • employment 僱用；工作；就業 • employer 雇主 字尾: -ee(人) trainee, trustee

3. provide (v) 提供；供給 • provision (n.) 供應；供給 • The Italian restaurant provides excellent service for guests. • provide A with B = provide B for A

4. conference (n)會議；會談 • Mackey Inc. will hold its annual technology conference in November. • video conference • press conference • annual sales conference

5. due (adj) 到期的；預定的；由於、因為~的緣故 • The next payment is due on February 21. • make a payment by the due date • be due to do ( 預定要做~) • I am due to leave quite soon now. • due to +(動)名詞 (因為~的緣故) • He arrived late due to the storm.

6. attend (v)參加、出席、注意 • Only five people attended the meeting. • attend a monthly workshop • attend another interview • attend to customers’ needs關心客戶的需求 • attendee (n) 活動的參與者、參加attendance (n) 參與、出席

7. account (n)帳戶；帳目(v) 把~視為；是~的原因 • Mr. Smith opened an account with First Bank. • bank account • settle an account 結算一個帳戶 • account for~ 是~的原因、說明；導致、產生；(在數量上)佔 • account for 35% of the company’s revenue佔了公司收益的35%

8. purchase (n)(v)購買 • There is a discount on a quantity purchase. • the purchase of new equipment • purchase a number of new books

9. research (n) (v)調查、研究 • The marketing team conducted extensive market research. • invest in research • specialized research topics • research是不可數名詞，不可使用不定冠詞a / an

10. supply (v) 供給(必需品) • We supply fish to local shops and restaurants. • supply the specific information • office supplies (n) • supply A with B 提供B物給A人

11. submit (v) 提交；遞呈 • Please submit your proposal by tomorrow. • submit a report to the department • submit the proposal by tomorrow • submit A to B

12. facility (n) 設備；設施 • Disneyland Resort has its own leisure facilities. • manufacturing facilities 製造設備 • excellent recreational facilities 絕佳的娛樂設施

13. notice (n)公告；通知 (v) 注意到；察覺 • Ms. Brown will post the notice about the conference. • job notice • without further notice • notice an error • noticeable (adj) 明顯的、顯著的 • noticeably (adv) 顯著地、明顯地

14. available (adj) 可得到的、可用的、有空的 • The government is trying to make more jobs available. • readily available 可馬上使用的 • be available on the Internet • available for / to ~ (物) 可用的 • The swimming pool is available only for children. • available to do~ (人)有時間做 • The principal is available to meet you now. • unavailable (adj) 不可用的 • availability (n) 可利用的物品 / 人；可用性

15. representative (n)代表、代理人 • Our sales representative in the branch office will welcome you. • a more experienced representative 字尾: -ive (人) representative relative

16. corporation (n)公司、法人 • Mr. Taylor works for a large multinational corporation. • policy of the corporation • a multinational corporation • corporate (adj) 法人團體的；公司的

17. charge (n) 費用(v)索價、使負責 • You need to pay $20 for the service charge to wash your car. • delivery charge 運費 • charge for a haircut 理髮費用 • be in charge of 對~負責 • be in charge of school

18. process (n)程序、過程 (v)加工、處理 • Our company has adopted a new work-flow process. • budgeting process 預算計劃過程 • the food processing industry 食品加工業 • processing (n) 加工；處理

19. improve (v)改善、良好、好轉 • The financial situation of the shop will not improve. • improve productivity / efficiency 改善生產力 / 效率 • improvement in computer technology 電腦技術的進步 • improve on (改進或生產出比~更好的事物、超越) • Tom has never improve on his first book. • improvement (n) 改善、進步

20. prefer (v)較喜歡、偏好 • Commuters usually prefer public transportation. • prefer black tea to coffee • preferred method of payment 偏好的付款方式 • prefer A to B • I prefer the quiet countryside to the noisy cities. • preferable (adj) to 較好的、更可取的 • Your idea is preferable to mine. • preference (n) 喜好、偏好 • We dress simply by preference.

21. inquire (v)詢問、調查 • I’m calling to inquire about an ad for a downtown apartment. • inquire about the room rates • receive inquiries by fax • inquire about 詢問~ • inquiry about / for 針對~的詢問 • inquiry (n) 諮詢、詢問 • Make your inquiries at the office.請去辦公室詢問。

22. apply (v)申請、應徵、適用 • Ms. Mika applied for a job with the publishing company • apply for the position • apply for scholarships • apply for 應徵 / 申請~ • be applied to 適用於~ • This rule cannot be applied to every case. • applicant (n) 應徵者 • application (n) 申請

23. management (n)管理部門、管理、經營 • All employees should respect management’s decision. • managerial (adj) 管理的、經營的 • a managerial position • manage (v) 管理

24. supervisor (n)主管、監督者、管理人 • You should receive approval from your direct supervisor. • the department supervisor 部門主管 • supervisory experience / skill 管理經驗 / 技巧 • supervise (v) 監督、管理 • supervisory (adj) 監督的、管理的 • 字根: -vis 看 • supervisor • vision • visible

25. deliver (v) 運送、傳送、傳遞訊息 • The product will be delivered within 48 hours. • deliver products to customers • deliver a lecture / speech • delivery (n) 運送、遞送

26. arrange (v) 安排、籌備、排列 • Mr. Thompson arranged a meeting with the sales director. • arrange a more convenient time • make alternative arrangements • arrangement (n) 安排、整理、籌備 • rearrange (v) 重新安排

27. budget (n) 預算(v)編預算 • The budget for advertising has been cut. • annual budget年度預算 • budget strategy / plan / report

28. consider (v) 考慮、顧及 • The CEO is seriously considering hiring more employees. • CEO→ Chief Executive Officer • consider applying for a job 考慮應徵工作 • considerable (adj) 相當的 • be improved considerably 有相當的改進 • consideration (n) 考慮、體諒

29. performance (n)成果、表現 • Any employee can be fired for poor performance. • performance evaluation 工作表現評估/績效評估 • reward high-performance employees 獎勵高績效的員工 • perform (v) 執行、履行、表演

30. recommend (v) 推薦、建議 • I recommend that you take a rest for a while. • recommend rebuilding the city’s shopping district 建議重建室內的購物區 • recommendation (n) 推薦、建議 • recommendable (adj) 值得推薦的 • 句型： • recommend doing (建議做~) • recommend that (推薦~)

31. annual (adj) 每年的 • My annual income is about $ 45,000. • annual shareholders’ meeting 年度股東會 • annual report 年度報告書 • annually (adv) 每年 • biannual (adj) 每半年的；每年兩次 • 字根： • ann:一年的、每年的 • annual, anniversary

32. policy (n) 政策、方針、策略 • All employees should follow the company’s policy. • return policy 退貨政策 • confidential policy 保密政策 • announce a policy change 宣佈政策變更

33. committee (n) 委員會 (pl)全體委員 • We will elect the chairman of the committee tomorrow. • an advisory committee諮詢委員會 • head the committee 帶領委員會

34. Confused Words • The company (a. provides b. supplies) office equipment to local business. • Mr. Parker will be (a. available b. approachable) for an appointment next week. • Each department must stay within its allocated (a. budget b. fund) • Market analysts are conducting a (a. research b. survey) on consumer preferences.