81.boondoggle ：無效的投資
A wasteful business venture
不見回報的經(jīng)營投機(jī)
Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
我們在水軟化器上的投資打了水漂。
82.bottom line ：最終結(jié)果
The final result or ultimate objective
最終的結(jié)果或目標(biāo) 10
What’s the bottom line of your proposal?
你的建議要達(dá)到的最終目標(biāo)是什么？
83.boycott ：抵制
The refusal to purchase the products of an individual, corporation, or nation as a way to bring social and political pressure for change.
拒絕購買某一個人、公司或國家的產(chǎn)品，作為施加社會、政治壓力，促進(jìn)其改變政策的一種手段。
Americans boycotted tuna several years ago until tuna companies guaranteed that they weren’t catching dolphins in their tuna nets.
幾年前美國人抵制金槍魚，直至金槍魚公司保證在捕撈金槍魚時放掉海豚。
84.budget ：預(yù)算
A plan of expenditures based on anticipated revenues.
根據(jù)估算的收入而制訂的開支計(jì)劃。
How much do we have left in our budget?
我們的預(yù)算還剩多少？
85.business cycle ：景氣周期
Periodic rise and fall in economic activity
經(jīng)濟(jì)活動中周期性的漲落。
U.S. retailers see the same basic business cycle every year and typically do most of their business during the Christmas season.
美國零售商們每年都經(jīng)歷相同的景氣周期。通常情況下，他們大部分生產(chǎn)都是在圣誕節(jié)期間做的。
86.bust ：崩潰
An informal term referring to a financial or economic collapse
非正式用語，指金融或經(jīng)濟(jì)上破產(chǎn)。
The economy is currently in a bust.
目前經(jīng)濟(jì)處于崩潰之中。
87.buying power ：購買力
Purchasing power
購買商品的能力。
The buying power of the dollar has steadily declined during the last twenty-five years.
在過去的25年里，美元的購買力持續(xù)下降。
88.capital ：資本
Money, assets, or property used as a means of production or for investment
可以用作生產(chǎn)或投資手段的金錢、資產(chǎn)或財物。
Some futurists claim that human capital is a company’s greatest asset.
一些未來學(xué)家聲稱公司的人力資本是其的資產(chǎn)。
89.capitalism ：資本主義
An economic system based on private ownership and profit incentive
建立在私有制和利潤刺激基礎(chǔ)上的一種經(jīng)濟(jì)制度。
People in some countries don’t really understand the system of capitalism.
一些國家的人們并不真正理解資本主義制度。
90.cash cow ：搖錢樹
An informal term for a business with a dependable source of income
非正式用語。指收入來源可靠的生意。
This product has always been a cash cow for our company. 11
這種產(chǎn)品一直是我們公司的搖錢樹。