| 单词 | goodwill |
| 释义 | goodwill (gʊdwɪl ) 1. uncountable noun Goodwill is a friendly or helpful attitude towards other people, countries, or organizations. I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill. They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish. Synonyms: friendliness, favour, friendship, benevolence 2. uncountable noun The goodwill of a business is something such as its good reputation, which increases the value of the business. [business] We do not want to lose the goodwill built up over 175 years. Collocations: build goodwill The first phase should be to build goodwill and maintain momentum. Times, Sunday Times What's more, a quick and generous consensus on science would build goodwill for more difficult negotiations. Times, Sunday Times While in prison, he often organized parties among the inmates to build goodwill among his fellow inmates. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Favours go one way but you're building goodwill. The Sun The tactful way you lend a hand to someone who truly needs it builds goodwill. The Sun The insurer wrote down the goodwill value in its American operations, which is effectively its value on top of its assets. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The more sustainable the advantages and the more benefits they provide to the business, the higher the goodwill value is likely to be. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The logic of buying it before was there was some goodwill value, based on the brand. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He seems determined to go out kicking and screaming, squandering the immense international goodwill he once had. Times, Sunday Times It also will serve as an instrument to cultivate international goodwill. Houston Chronicle It's also an expression of international goodwill. Globe and Mail More than 700 competitors from about 70 member organizations attend these festivals in five days of competition and international goodwill. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 友好 Japanese: 善意 |
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