deterioration

【1】变质，腐败

 

【例】The goods cannot be held for extended periods without deterioration in the warehouse.

货物不能长期存放在仓库里而不变质。

 

【2】（情况）恶化

 

【例】With the further deterioration of the Western economy the prospects of chemicals market become very dim.

随着西方经济的进一步恶化，化工市场的前景变得十分暗淡。

 

determination

【1】确定

 

【例】The determination of what supplies our firm should need took some time.

确定我们商号需要补充什么货物，费了不少的时间。

 

【2】（契约的）终结，终止

 

【例】Determination of this Agency Agreement shall relieve the Principal of any right of claim against him by the Agent for any commission upon sales made by the Principal to customers introduced to him by the Agent during the existence of the Agreement.

本代理协议终止时，代理人无权要求业主[委托人]对那些在协议有效期间经代理人介绍的客户所销售的货物再给予佣金。

 

determine

确定，决定

 

①【例】Prices and the volume sold will determine the revenue of the firm and influence its profits.

价格和销售量将决定公司的收入并影响其利润。

 

②可接用不定式。句式：determine to do sth。

【例】We determined to place a big order at that time.

那时候我们决定下一份大的订单。

 

③可接用that从句。

【例】The arbitral court determined that the buyer was responsible for the unfulfillment of the contract.

仲裁庭确定了买方应对未履行合同负责任。