單字課 018

accurately　/'ækjɚətli/　副 - 正確地
adv., correctly; without errors

To gauge these figures accurately, we first need to get some facts from the shipping department.
爲了能夠精準測量，首先我們必須從出貨部門拿到一些樣本。

The container company must balance the load accurately or there could be a disaster at sea.
容器公司必須精準地平衡負載，不然海運時會是一場災難

詞組：

• 名 - accuracy
  (His firm was well known for its accuracy in predicting how long shipping would be take.)
• 形 - accurate
  (Don't forget to keep accurate records; you will need them when you have your annual inventory.)
• 副 - accurately
  (The in-depth shipping records made it possible for Max to accurately estimate when the mixing bowls would arrive in the store.)

carrier　/k'æriɚ/　名 - 運送人
n., a person or business that transports passengers or goods

Lou, our favorite carrier, takes extra care of our boxes marked "fragile."
Lou，我們最中意的那個快遞，額外照顧我們的包裹並註記「脆弱」。

Mr. Lau switched carriers in order to get a price savings on deliveries out of state.
Lau先生一直換快遞，以便省下洲際運費。




catalog　/k'ætəlɔg/　名 - 目錄；動 - 編入目錄
n., a list or itemized display; v., to make an itemized list of 

The upcoming fall catalog shows a number of items from Laos that Mr. Lau has never before been able to offer.
Lao提供的即將出刊的秋季目錄，裡面有很多項目是Lau先生從沒辦法提供的。

Ellen cataloged the complaints according to severity.
Ellen根據嚴重性將抱怨分類。


fulfill　/fʊlf'ɪl/　動 - 完成，履行，達到（目的）
v., to finish completely

All orders are fulfilled and ready for shipment within twenty-four hours.
所有的訂單都在20小時完成，並可出貨。

Her expectations were so high, we knew they would be hard to fulfill.
她的期望很高，我們知道他們很難達到（期望）。

詞組：

• 動 - fulfill
  (We take pride in fulfilling customers' unusual requests.)
• 動名 - fulfilling
  (Fulfilling the requirement of the contract will necessitate hiring extra staff.)
• 名 - fulfillment
  (Fulfillment of duties can be tedious, but job satisfaction demands attention to detail.)

integral　/'ɪntəgrəl/　形 - 構成整體不可缺的
adj., necessary for completion

Good customer relations is an integral component of any business.
良好的顧客關係是所有企業不可或缺的一部分。

A dependable stream of inventory is integral to reliable shipping of orders.
可靠的庫存系統是穩定訂單出貨不可或缺的ㄧ環。

詞組：

• 形 - integral
  (This paperwork is integral to our ability to track packages.)
• 動 - integrate
  (The new foreman is unable to integrate information about shipping perishables)
• 名 - integration
  (His full integration into the team could take weeks.)

inventory　[ˋɪnvən͵torɪ]　名 - 存貨（清單）
n., goods in stock; an itemized record of these goods

The store closes one day a year so that the staff can take inventory of the stockroom.
店鋪ㄧ年公休ㄧ次，讓店員可以清點存貨。

Their inventory has not changed much over the years.
每年的存貨都差不多。



minimize　/m'ɪnəm,ɑɪz/　動 - 減到最少，降低
v., to reduce; to give less importance to 

The shipping staff minimized customer complaints by working overtime to deliver the packages quickly.
貨運員工超時工作並快速送達貨品，以降低顧客抱怨。

To keep the customers happy and to minimize the effect of the carrier strike, we shipped orders directly to them.
我們親自運送貨品，爲了避免快遞的影響並維持顧客的滿意。

詞組：

• 動 - minimize
  (To minimize any potential risk of injury, all workers must wear closed-toed shoes in the stockroom.)
• 形 - minimal
  (Luckily, the leak form the roof did only minimal damage to the inventory in the stockroom.)
• 名 - minimum
  (The minimum is $50; orders of less will be assessed a shipping charge.)

on hand　形 - 在手邊，在場
adj., available

We had too much stock on hand, so we had a summer sale.
我們手邊有太多的庫存，所以要做夏季特賣。

The new employee will be on hand if we need more help with shipping orders.
如果我們需要更多人幫忙出貨，新員工都可以支援。



receive　/rəs'iv/　動 - 收到
v., get or accept something that is given

You will receive your order within one week of the shipping date.
ㄧ週內你會收到你的貨品。

When we received the package, the box was broken and some of the contents were missing.
當我們收到包裹的時候，盒子已經破掉，裡面的ㄧ些東西也都不見了。




ship　/ʃ'ɪp/　動 - 運送
v., to transport; to send

Eva shipped the package carefully, since she knew the contents were make of glass.
Eva小心地運送包裹，因為她知道裡面是玻璃製品。

Very few customers think about how their packages will be shipped, and are seldom home when the packages arrive.
很少客人會體認到包裹如何運送，包裹送達的時候也很少在家。

詞組：

• 動 - ship
  (We ship all orders withing 24 hours of your phone call.)
• 名 - shipper
  (We can rely on our shipper to pack large, fragile items carefully.)
• 名 - shipment
  (The shipment from the supplier was short a number of items, so we complained.)

sufficiently　/səf'ɪʃəntli/　副 - 充足地
adv., enough

The boxcar was sufficiently damaged that it could not be loaded on the truck.
那個貨車車香幾乎完全壞掉了，沒辦法再裝到貨車上。

We are sufficiently organized to begin transferring the palettes tomorrow.
我們已經完全組織好，明天可以開始運送面板。

詞組：

• 副 - sufficiently
  (If you are sufficiently certain that the crate is in this room, I will check them one by one. )
• 形 - sufficient
  (The postage on that box is not sufficient to get it to its destination.)
• 動 - suffice
  (Will this much Styrofoam suffice?)

supply　/səpl'ɑɪ/　名 - 供給，補給品；動 - 供應
n., stock; v., to make available for use; to provide

By making better use of our supplies, we can avoid ordering until next month.
爲了善用我們的補給，我們不應該下個月才下訂單。

Gerald supplied the shipping staff with enough labels to last a year.
Gerald提供出貨部的員工ㄧ年份的標籤。