flop [ flCp ] (n.) failure失败 * g3 ~, C3 q5 W) l( W* [
[例] Their corporation came to a flop in the end. $ U) {# F& o' v1 |$ u: u
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flow shop (n.) production workshop where machines and operators handle a continuous material flow, as in mass production流水线车间 , D4 D4 K" O! x9 O9 X
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follower [ 5fClEuE ] (n.) company which follows others into a market市场追随者 0 W3 s5 M3 {8 r' C; C" w
[例] Many companies became followers seeing KFC’s success. ' J* @+ e w1 p$ |9 j: C
4 v3 Y! I- D) S! {fluctuate [ 5flQktjueit ] (v.) rise and fall rapidly波动
, a: ^8 N2 b/ S0 Z" \& H, A% N[例] Workers certainly don’t want their pay to fluctuate wildly. ; L, M$ \3 O% i2 m5 V
[同义词] vacillate,waver, vary / u: r4 ^$ `7 x# f+ v& l
; |7 S' k6 b Ffluctuation [ 7flQktju5eiFEn ] (n.) sudden movement波动
$ G. k5 a: D4 G7 I: @) v* v' G[例] It is difficult to estimate the price fluctuation of the market. , F- r( v$ |! H# N3 b- r
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FOB (free on board) 离岸价
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9 v. m6 F- f- N( b9 Q$ i7 C- Y* e( Pfollow-up (n.) an activity done to add to or continue something done earlier后继（产品）
; U6 @$ W) t: V[例] The software was a successful follow-up to the original product.
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force majeure (n) an unexpected and unavoidable event that causes or allows a contract to be changed or cancelled if it has a forcer majeure clause 不可抗力 $ R: g4 D8 h9 x u/ V) A/ }
[例] Due to force majeure , this deal turned out to be a great failure.
# g8 F6 r' t. X$ v/ \* |$ N9 k+ W[同义词]Act of God
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forecast [ 5fC:kB:st ]1. (n.) estimate of what will happen in the future预测 5 }1 y8 X% C/ D4 G4 U) F+ t
[例] The inflation of the currency and booming commodity price in the market forecast the bubble economy.
. e3 X1 M# ]6 W1 v9 h/ R' @9 D2. (v.) predict what will happen预测
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foreclose [ fC:5klEuz ](v) to deprive (a mortgagor) of the right to redeem mortgaged property, as when payments have not been made 取消（抵押品的）赎回权 4 i# o' B2 h! {: g
[例] That bank foreclosed on the mortgage. |
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