| 单词 | commercial |
| 释义 | commercial (kəmɜːʳʃəl ) Word forms: commercials 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 Commercial means involving or relating to the buying and selling of goods. Docklands in its heyday was a major centre of industrial and commercial activity. Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises. Synonyms: mercantile, business, trade, trading 2. adjective Commercial organizations and activities are concerned with making money or profits, rather than, for example, with scientific research or providing a public service. The NHS adopted a more commercial and businesslike financial framework. Conservationists are concerned over the effect of commercial exploitation of forests. Whether the project will be a commercial success is still uncertain. Synonyms: profitable, popular, in demand, marketable commercially adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] They abandoned the project, saying it was not commercially viable. Insulin is produced commercially. Designers are becoming more commercially minded. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A commercial product is made to be sold to the public. They are the leading manufacturer in both defence and commercial products. commercially adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADVERB with verb] B2 It was the first commercially available machine to employ artificial intelligence. 4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A commercial vehicle is a vehicle used for carrying goods, or passengers who pay. Commercial vehicles, coaches and lorries are required by law to be fitted with tachographs. ...the fastest crossing of the Atlantic by a commercial passenger vessel. 5. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Commercial television and radio are paid for by the broadcasting of advertisements, rather than by the government. He got a job as a programme controller for the local commercial radio station. 6. adjective Commercial is used to describe something such as a film or a type of music that it is intended to be popular with the public, and is not very original or of high quality. There's a feeling among a lot of people that music has become too commercial. Synonyms: materialistic, mercenary, profit-making, venal 7. countable noun B2 A commercial is an advertisement that is broadcast on television or radio. The government has launched a campaign of television commercials and leaflets. Synonyms: advertisement, ad, advert [British] Collocations: commercial crop Yet for such a hardy fruit, the commercial crop can seem remarkably fragile. Smithsonian Mag Academic research enabled him to introduce genes from wild and weedy species into the commercial crop - which had vast potential for improving food production worldwide. Times, Sunday Times Scientists say they will be unable to prevent the extirpation of the banana as an edible commercial crop. Globe and Mail Mushrooms are a tricky commercial crop. The Sun Apples are considered self-incompatible, because a commercial crop must be cross-pollinated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are expected to share the risk with a commercial developer. Times, Sunday Times No commercial developer would ever have the time or the patience - or the imagination, come to that - to pursue the design of such a one-off house. Times, Sunday Times In 1983, the site was sold to a commercial developer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But not nearly strongly enough to excuse its blind eye to the vast wave of commercial developers' tat that washed over the country. Times, Sunday Times The travellers could be seen as arguing the same case as commercial developers in supporting the need for more space for dwellings and industry. Times, Sunday Times As with any large commercial development, some of its buildings are worse than others. Times, Sunday Times The company traditionally has focused on commercial development outside the capital. Times, Sunday Times Materials were still in short supply because of postwar austerity and commercial development was strictly regulated under a system of building licensing. Times, Sunday Times He noticed the huge demand for housing and gradually moved into commercial development. Times, Sunday Times The local authority wants a commercial development at the foot of the towers. Times, Sunday Times We are visiting a commercial farm, a project to unite local smallholders. Times, Sunday Times The resources include a 345-hectare commercial farm with a large dairy herd, beef and sheep, wildlife habitats including woodlands, grasslands and wetlands. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The school has a 64ha acre commercial farm attached. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Commercial farms innovate, invest, meet delivery deadlines and manage risk because scale helps to overcome the impediments faced by the small. Times, Sunday Times Large commercial farms are standard in our own societies and are now transforming agriculture in the successful emerging market economies. Times, Sunday Times A low budget and a naive, soap-opera styled script make it seem like a student film rather than a commercial feature. ST It was an overtly commercial feature, with some one-liners thrown in with the apparent hope of making it more palatable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2000, a commercial featuring a rhinoceros aired. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commercial features employees getting bowl cut hair cuts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A very popular series of biscuit commercials featured all four of these characters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Can anything approximating historical reality survive in a commercial film? Christianity Today Not because it was just a close replica of his commercial film, but because it was achieved primarily through childhood hubris and an endless capacity to make do. Christianity Today These films have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That film marked the release of the inaugural commercial film featuring a recorded musical soundtrack. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The structure originally provided meeting rooms, commercial film and recording studios, offices and residential quarters for use of the boatyard. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He spent six years as a commercial fisherman. Times, Sunday Times The former commercial fisherman began to run charters from the harbor to the island for campers, hikers, fishermen, and resort-goers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also worked as a prospector, contractor, general merchant, mink rancher and a commercial fisherman. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Recreational anglers and commercial fisherman caught an unprecedented 3.8 million fish in 2006. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He retired from logging in 1961 and began work as a commercial fisherman. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said that he expected to see many more thresher sharks in the area, since commercial fishing of porbeagle sharks has ended. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Since the introduction of sonar, radar and spotter planes, commercial fishing has caught bluefin tuna faster than nature can replace them. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Marine conservation zones limit commercial fishing and allow islanders to fish sustainably. Times, Sunday Times (2012) They were entirely satisfied with the trip, and convinced of the great possibilities of commercial flight by the medium of the dirigible. Times, Sunday Times But when she decided to leave early, he was forced - quelle horreur - to take a low-cost commercial flight home. Times, Sunday Times The six suites in this leatherbound playpen of faux mahogany and fresh-cut flowers comprise the inner sanctum of commercial flight that few ever witness. Times, Sunday Times Such jets use seven times as much fuel per person as a commercial flight. Times, Sunday Times The firm has calculated that there are eight human interactions on a private jet but about 1,000 when taking a commercial flight. Times,Sunday Times To run it, he chose a young team with a concept for a commercial gallery displaying pieces by local artists whom the public could meet. Times, Sunday Times It may be commercial gallery but it's about more than just selling. Times, Sunday Times The first floor also includes a commercial gallery of art works. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has made a successful transition to the commercial gallery arena, with art collectors increasingly interested in his street inspired stencilling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The space was created to serve as a place for contemporary artists to create site specific works outside of the commercial gallery system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was once the commercial hub of the country. Times, Sunday Times Now it has become a major commercial hub in city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The area had enjoyed success as a commercial hub in the years preceding the bank's construction. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city has grown considerably in recent times and serves as a commercial hub. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The local market on both sides of the river was a major commercial hub around the locality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This, she added, results in barristers having to act sometimes in ways that are against their commercial interest, notably over the cab rank rule. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The front-page story deals well with the balance to be kept between safety and commercial interest. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Businesses that sponsor academies do often have a commercial interest in schools. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I've watched countless little league t-ball games freeze as the commercial jet flies overhead. Christianity Today On average, lightning strikes a commercial jet once for every 10,000 hours it spends in the air. Times, Sunday Times The 787, the fastest-selling commercial jet so far, has been hit by production delays and its first flight will be nearly a year later than expected. Times, Sunday Times By serendipity, a nearby village to us corresponds with one of the invisible beacons in the sky, the waymarkers for the commercial jet motorways that circumnavigate the globe. Times, Sunday Times When times are good, executives and small business owners switch from the front of the commercial jet to the company plane. Times, Sunday Times You take out a 75% mortgage (150,000) from a commercial lender. Times, Sunday Times They come with rates of 2.8 per cent over one year and 4 per cent over three, which no commercial lender could match. Times, Sunday Times An eligible borrower must be unable to obtain sufficient credit from a commercial lender, but must assure reasonable prospects of success in the farm operation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over the years his positions included: management trainee, computer programmer, budget analyst, commercial lender, product manager, and supervisor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A new cap on borrowing costs ordered by the chancellor for next year would make some commercial lenders unviable, he said. Times, Sunday Times The government rejected calls for regulation of commercial lending to improve the treatment of companies. Times, Sunday Times The risks of normal commercial lending are now unusually high, which explains part, at least, of the banks' current behaviour. Times, Sunday Times It said the higher volatility and larger values associated with commercial lending compared with residential lending increased the concentration of risk. Times, Sunday Times In the main, the banking sector was guilty of the worst commercial lending decisions. Times, Sunday Times The stresses on banks have become so severe that they are pulling back from commercial lending. Times, Sunday Times But it has nonetheless put commercial litigation under the microscope and senior judges and lawyers are discussing possible reforms. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Who says commercial litigation is boring? Times, Sunday Times (2010) Only 8 per cent said that they expected to see commercial litigation and dispute resolution grow fast. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A big part of the work is company and commercial litigation and advice. Times, Sunday Times (2007) If a commercial loan were taken out at 8%, repayments over 10 years would total 17,570. Times, Sunday Times His office has said that there will be no strings attached to the deal, calling it a normal commercial loan. Times, Sunday Times Football clubs account for 5% of the bank's 1.8 billion commercial loan book. Times, Sunday Times Couples who own a business can, in effect, obtain tax relief on their home mortgage repayments by clearing their debt with a commercial loan. Times, Sunday Times Guidance that smaller businesses should take out a commercial loan if they still qualify ahead of an interest-free emergency product have been dropped. Times,Sunday Times I understand that, it's the commercial market, but unfortunately it has taken too much of a grip. Times, Sunday Times He reckons that being a vicar has given him interpersonal management skills that will be valuable in the commercial market. Times, Sunday Times When housing was privatised and a commercial market began in the 1990s, it handed assets to families and promoted growth. Times, Sunday Times If they feel the need to advertise they should join the commercial market, thus doing away with the licence. The Sun You consistently failed to find a commercial market for your technology. Times, Sunday Times This was the first time in her commercial movie career that she portrayed a lead character's role. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since the birth of sound film, virtually all film projectors in commercial movie theaters project at a constant speed of 24 frame/s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's not obviously a very big commercial movie, and even as an independent film it's difficult. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The hall was the first commercial movie theater. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tactile transducers may be used in a home theater, a commercial movie theater, or for special effects in an arcade game, amusement park ride or other application. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As soon as a commercial operator becomes involved, the entire emphasis switches from providing a service to making a profit. The Sun However, that means the future of a pier now depends on finding a private philanthropist, or, more likely, a sale to a commercial operator. Times, Sunday Times They operate a smaller network of bus services that are not viable for a commercial operator to run, but which attract a government subsidy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Others do it for income, either as a sideline to other work, or as a commercial operator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By age 15, he became a licensed commercial operator, and went to work as a ship's radio operator. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There have been concerns, however, that too little has been done to maximise the commercial potential of graphene. Times, Sunday Times The company intends to resume fracking this summer to find out more about the size and commercial potential of its reserves. Times, Sunday Times First developed to treat medical disfigurement, its commercial potential was quickly spotted by cosmetic surgeons. Times, Sunday Times Some parks have commercial potential — for hosting concerts or fairs, for instance — but thousands don't. Times, Sunday Times When the council opened galleries for its own politically acceptable artists, new commercial galleries sprang up to harvest their commercial potential. Times, Sunday Times Such a yield would enable commercial production to begin. Times, Sunday Times Despite the emphasis on commercial production, none of the world's biggest car makers are taking part. Times, Sunday Times Commercial production was five years away, he added. Times, Sunday Times They had faced the problem of how to make algae fuel on the industrial scale needed for commercial production. The Sun It was never put into commercial production because of technical problems and flight regulations. The Sun It was strong in employer's liability and commercial property insurance too. Times, Sunday Times (2007) From buy-to-let lending and algorithmic trading to corporate bond funds and commercial property, its officials have been busy assessing the risks. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The animal spirits are bubbling up in the commercial property world. Times, Sunday Times (2009) And with prospects for UK commercial property now looking less rosy, a number of advisers are suggesting that their clients look farther afield. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Many property investors are therefore questioning whether they should trade in buy-to-let and commercial properties for agricultural land instead. Times, Sunday Times (2008) There will never be lit crit as good as this on commercial radio. Times, Sunday Times (2018) The sector that has suffered the most has been local commercial radio. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It is going out again on commercial radio. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The cave was discovered accidentally in 1906 and was for a time developed as a commercial show cave. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has also led to him working on more commercial shows - and that's been a wrench for a professional loner. Times, Sunday Times Each commercial showed a slightly different perspective on the events, and each ended with a cryptic weblink. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The commercials showed selected little league baseball players acting out some of baseball's greatest moments in history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the rail operators see this as a medium to earn advertising revenue from commercials shown on these displays. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A weaker economy will reduce business activity and dampen demand for office, retail and commercial space. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Retailers and other businesses are reportedly close to leasing 60% of the intended commercial space. Times, Sunday Times (2006) When their shirt-sponsorship deal with an online gaming company ended, they decided not to seek another commercial sponsor. Times, Sunday Times With millions of fans watching their first game, everything from the team's boots to the half-time drinks will have a commercial sponsor. Times, Sunday Times It will be carrying the name of a local charity on its shirts next season rather than a commercial sponsor. Times, Sunday Times Plans were nevertheless put in place for a third season, but still dropping ratings and fewer syndication and commercial sponsor sales contributed to the series' cancellation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's not just the commercial sponsors who are keen to associate themselves with gold, silver and bronze winners. Times, Sunday Times No commercial station will ever offer radio like this. Times,Sunday Times It looks like it was produced by a tasteless commercial station to attract the lowest common denominator. Times, Sunday Times The presenter claims he agreed to cut his 300,000-350,000 wage but was offered a job at the commercial station. The Sun Bosses at the commercial station want him to host their breakfast show. The Sun Riverside 101 was also the first commercial station in the area, which was listened to by all parts of the community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was not sufficient that the property 'related to' or was 'connected with' a commercial transaction. Times, Sunday Times We do young people no favours by always reducing what should be voluntary service to a commercial transaction. Times, Sunday Times Either way, marriage was a commercial transaction that was not based on love or romance. Times, Sunday Times It's as far from a cold, hard commercial transaction as you can get. The Sun It was not a normal commercial transaction between two adults. Times, Sunday Times Most of the ground floor will be set aside for commercial use; an art gallery and dance studio are planned. Times, Sunday Times A dozen towns seem to be engaged in debates about the commercial use of urban space and the steady demolition of traditional corners. Times, Sunday Times Anybody who downloads films for commercial use could be jailed for up to five years. Times, Sunday Times Although the house hasn't been lived in since the 1950s it has been let for commercial use, saving it from dilapidation. Times, Sunday Times The property has 8,000 sq ft of outbuildings with commercial use. Times, Sunday Times With four barns and outbuildings, it has obvious potential as a commercial venture. Times, Sunday Times So it will have to stand on its own two feet as a commercial venture - admittedly, with a planned restaurant attached. Times, Sunday Times His first proper commercial venture - selling car aerials to vehicle-accessory shops - was a 100 start-up. Times, Sunday Times However, experts say that the trademarks registered so far do not correlate with creating a big commercial venture through the couple's royal connections. Times,Sunday Times His most recent commercial venture was to launch a range of bikes. Times, Sunday Times The project expanded into commercial vessel maintenance and refit in 2012. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Until the age of 28, he made part of his income as a sailor on a commercial vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 2700 commercial vessel trips to and from the harbor occur each year. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also sank one warship and damaged one commercial vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She carried out seven patrols, sinking two ships; a commercial vessel of 7,177 tons and a warship of 1,810 tons. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Learning to think and act in terms of commercial viability has meant a big cultural change. Times, Sunday Times The researchers said that the results give an interesting global snapshot of the commercial viability of universities. Times, Sunday Times Topman classics, such as leather biker jackets, hoodies and stiff selvedge denim jeans, added a casual modernity, as well as commercial viability, to the collection. Times, Sunday Times It lacked any sort of appeal, social context or commercial viability. Times, Sunday Times This proves the commercial viability of the field. Times, Sunday Times Earth-i intends to launch a prototype this year before sending up the first commercial video satellites in 2019. Times, Sunday Times Some commercial video games thrive through a modding community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also starred in several commercial video advertisements and music videos, and did charity work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She has worked as a commercial video editor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In other cases, mash-ups consist of the soundtrack from a commercial video source, like a movie, used with a different video stream. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The moratorium on commercial whaling is less and less effective each year. Times, Sunday Times (2010) It will make it harder to overturn the 1986 ban on commercial whaling. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Some say a resumption of commercial whaling, with the right controls in place, could produce a better outcome. Times, Sunday Times (2010) So long as commercial whaling isn't happening, the increase should continue. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This amounts to pulling out of a global agreement on limiting whale catches and potentially puts Greenland on the path to resuming commercial whaling. Times, Sunday Times (2012) You are doing all the right things, but you are right to be worried about not having direct commercial arrangements with your customers. Times, Sunday Times As well as poorer care, fragmentation has direct commercial consequences. Times, Sunday Times He began to dismantle the complex system of permits known as 'the licence raj' by which the state tried and mostly failed to direct commercial activity. Times, Sunday Times About 80 per cent will go into direct commercial property, with the remainder in property shares and cash. Times, Sunday Times The first direct commercial flight to operate on this route, it costs a hefty 570 return. Times, Sunday Times These are mainly for commercial purposes and video gaming. Times, Sunday Times Consequently, products which were not held for private purposes must necessarily be regarded as being held for commercial purposes. Times, Sunday Times The exception would be if the information were being used for commercial purposes or as part of a co-ordinated campaign. Times, Sunday Times The directive says that the use of the personal data for commercial purposes 'should be strictly prohibited,' but it has never stopped them in the past. Times, Sunday Times Legal experts say that the case could have profound ramifications for the future of 'data-mining', where companies sift vast amounts of personal information for commercial purposes. Times, Sunday Times But a jobsworth council officer who paid him a visit refused to believe he did not produce any commercial waste - so he was handed the 180 fixed-penalty notice. The Sun There are no plans to produce a commercial version. Times, Sunday Times He hopes to produce a commercial prototype by the end of the year. Times, Sunday Times One of the early concerns of the new society was how to produce a commercial plant milk as an alternative to dairy milk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Most often, a client will hire an advertising agency which will then hire a group of designers to produce a commercial for their product. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Since 2004 this organization has helped to renovate houses, clean neighborhoods, and promote commercial and artistic opportunities in the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are provided to television newsrooms to shape public opinion, promote commercial products and services, publicize individuals, or support other interests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many also criticized the over-commercialization of the program through its sponsors and manipulating presentations to promote commercial interests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This may have been the first time that a celebrated name was used to promote a commercial product. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Was promoting commercial products an appropriate venture for a publicly funded body? Times, Sunday Times Services can be operated on a purely commercial basis or with financial support from local authorities. Times,Sunday Times He will make the decision on a purely commercial basis. The Sun These should be purely commercial battles, but they can become personal. Times, Sunday Times Television companies feed off this for purely commercial reasons. Times,Sunday Times After the book had been legally cleared, the decision about where to publish was a purely commercial one. Times, Sunday Times The claimant had run a commercial risk with his eyes open. Times, Sunday Times But they do not involve open-ended collective grievance procedures that could make running a commercial newspaper impossible. Times, Sunday Times She moved up to be the chief purchasing agent and later ran the commercial furniture dealership. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not to watch any commercial channel. Times, Sunday Times For decades, consumers would simply watch a commercial or look at a print ad that advertisers produced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you want the luxury of lavatory paper in these straitened times, just keep watching the commercials and the computer will kindly dispense a sheet per minute. Times,Sunday Times Well, just about anybody who was watching the commercial break. Times, Sunday Times The firm marketed use of a recorder that used an infrad red beam to track a viewer as he watched a commercial in a research setting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 电视广告, 商业的 Japanese: コマーシャル, 商業の |
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