the act of joining two or more organizations or businesses into one（机构或企业的）合并，归并- If the merger goes through, thousands of jobs will be lost.如果合并得以完成，将会失去数千工作岗位。
- merger between/of A and B a merger between the two banks两家银行的合并
- merger with something our proposed merger with the university我们与这所大学提议中的合并
- There are local companies ripe for merger or acquisition.有一些本地公司可以进行合并或收购。
Collocations BusinessBusiness商业Running a business经营企业- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise 收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司
- run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店
- head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队
- make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易
- expand/grow/build the business扩展业务
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易
- increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing销售和市场营销- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额
- find/build/create a market for something为某物找到／建立／开创市场
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动
- develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站
- create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance财务- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金
- attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资
- get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure失败；不成功- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产
- file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产
- (British English) go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算
- liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司
- survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标
Extra Examples- There has been a flurry of corporate mergers and acquisitions.近来刮起一阵公司合并和并购风潮。
- They completed a merger with Monsanto.他们完成了与孟山都公司的合并。
- They threatened legal action to block the merger.他们威胁说要采取法律行动来阻止合并。
Topics Moneyc1, Businessc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- planned
- possible
- potential
- …
verb + mergermerger + verb- go through
- happen
- take place
- …
merger + nounpreposition- merger between
- merger with
See full entry Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French merger (verb used as a noun): see merge.