1月19日商务英语
2010年01月19日
buttonhole；customer loyalty
今日单词：
| 单词 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| buttonhole | （及物动词，非正式用语）硬拉别人说话 | (transitive verb, INFORMAL) To speak at length in a focused manner with a person (particularly in a social situation), often about a subject he or she might prefer to avoid. | EXAMPLE: At the party I tried to keep away from my boring old friend who always likes to buttonhole me and discuss his vastly superior skills as a golfer. 聚会上，我想回避那无聊的老友，他总想硬拉我谈论他超高的高尔夫球水平。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | 中文释义 | 英文释义 | 例句 |
| customer loyalty | 顾客忠诚度 |
An emotional bond between customers and a particular brand of product or service causing them to continually purchase that brand instead of other competitive brands. |
EXAMPLE: Because of strong customer loyalty our company's sales remain high every year in spite of the lower prices for similar products offered by our competitors. 尽管竞争对手的类似产品价格更低，但由于顾客忠诚度高，我们公司的销售额每年都保持在很高的水平。 |
