2020-03-30

Concession 优惠

Vendor Financing 供应商融资 指一家公司向其客户提供贷款，使客户可以购买其产品。公司因此提高了营业额，但其实基本上是买入自己的产品

underprovision: To provide less than is necessary.

confuse about和confuse with 的区别（链接）

"Confused with", is generally used when you fail to distinguish/ mistake one for an other. For example, 'I always confuse Tanya with her sister'.

On the other hand, "Confused about" is used when 'confuse' is given it's literal meaning. For example, "I am confused about what to do with this degree that I've got".

demeanor: outward behavior or bearing. e.g. "a quiet, somber demeanor"

vie with：compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something. e.g. "rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business"

Big-box store: 大卖场

What is an iconoclast person? 1 : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions. 2 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration.

iconoclastic: characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions. e.g. "a fresh, even an iconoclastic, influence could work wonders"

nonconformist: a person whose behavior or views do not conform to prevailing ideas or practices.

Rollout: an informal term for the introduction of a new product or service to the market. 

cannibalization: 在营销策略中，蚕食是指由于同一生产商引入新产品而导致一种产品的销量，销售收入或市场份额减少。

dockworker：装卸工人

subpar: (adj.) below an average level.

wind down：1 : to draw gradually toward an end the party was winding down. 2 : relax, unwind wind down with a good book. transitive verb. : to cause a gradual lessening of usually with the intention of bringing to an end.

overhead-to-revenue ratio ？？

fold (something) into (something) : 1. To bend or crease something into a particular shape or object. He loves origami and can fold paper into all kinds of animals. 2. To mix an ingredient into something, as while baking. 把两条生产线合并起来也可以用fold into