recoup

recoup

recoup是英語中的常用動詞,截至2024年與2025年,其核心含義為"收回成本"或"彌補虧損"。該詞兼具及物與不及物動詞用法,作及物動詞時譯為"收回;恢復;償還;扣除",作不及物動詞時表示"獲得補償;請求扣除"。發音為英式/rɪ'kuːp/、美式/rɪ'kup/,時態變化包括recouped(過去式)和recouping(現在分詞)。

在商務語境中,該詞常與cost(成本)、loss(虧損)、investment(投資)等辭彙搭配使用,具有"收回成本;彌補虧損"的專門含義。其名詞形式recoupment表示補償行為。

基本介紹

  • 詞性:動詞
  • 發音:英/rɪ'kuːp/ 美/rɪ'kup/
  • 變位形式:recouped/recouping  
  • 常見搭配:recoup cost 
  • 同義詞:reimburse 
  • 名詞形式:recoupment 
詞性及釋義,發音與時態,常見搭配與同義詞,商務用法,典型例句,

詞性及釋義

作為及物動詞時,recoup表示通過特定行動收回已支出款項(如"We recouped expenses from ticket sales"),或為損失尋求補償(如"recoup a financial loss");作不及物動詞時,指獲得應有補償的自然結果。

發音與時態

2023-2025年,該詞發音保持穩定:英美發音均為/rɪ'kuːp/,僅音標標註存在細微差異。動詞變位包含三種形式:第三人稱單數recoups、現在分詞recouping、過去式recouped。

常見搭配與同義詞

高頻搭配包括:
  • recoup investment(收回投資)
  • recoup losses(彌補虧損)
  • recoup expenses(報銷費用)
同義詞體系涵蓋compensate(補償)、reimburse(償還)、recover(恢復)等。

商務用法

在BEC考試辭彙體系中,該詞特指"按優惠條款扣除應付款項",如"recoup a percentage from the total amount"(從總額中扣除一定比例)。這種用法常見於商業契約與財務協定。

典型例句

  1. "It takes years to recoup startup costs"(收回創業成本需要數年時間)
  2. "The company recouped its R&D expenditure within 18 months"(該公司在18個月內收回了研發支出)
  3. "Insurance helps recoup agricultural losses"(保險有助彌補農業損失)
  • We hope to recoup our initial investment in the first year.我們希望我們的前期投資在第一年就能賺回來。《牛津詞典》
  • 2Insurance companies are trying to recoup their losses by increasing premiums.保險公司正試圖通過增加保費來彌補損失。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
  • 3They are trying to recoup themselves for their losses.他們正在設法挽回他們的損失。
  • 4The need to recoup such costs necessitated long film runs.收回這些成本需要影片長期放映。
  • 5With a price tag of $34 billion, it may never recoup its costs.高達340億美元的造價意味著它可能永遠收不回成本。
  • 6Some schemes can take more than 20 years to recoup the investment.一些綠色能源方案需要20年以上才能回收成本。
  • 7But music sales in South Korea alone do not recoup that investment.但是僅僅在韓國的音樂銷售不需要那樣多的投入。
  • 8It is not as if the manufacturer needs to recoup development costs.事實並不是製造商需要補償生產成本。
  • 9Other companies have imposed cuts but also added incentives to recoup lost salary.還有一些企業雖然減薪,但同時推出了激勵計畫以彌補員工的工資損失。
  • 10Fadell says that energy savings will help buyers recoup the cost of device in about a year.法德爾稱只需要大概一年,Nest恆溫器就能讓購買者從節能費用上收回購機成本。
  • 11So we need to turn our right hemisphere to allow time for the other to take a break and recoup.因為開始的時候是左腦疲勞,所以我們需要換右腦運行,使另一半有時間休息和恢復。
  • 12That might discourage consumption of unhealthy food and recoup some of the costs of obesity.這也許會減少不健康食品的消費,從而彌補肥胖症帶來的花銷。
  • 13Getting blacklisted from the PTA is one of the easiest ways to recoup some of your precious time.被家庭教師協會列入黑名單也許是你收回你寶貴時間的最簡單的方式。
  • 14After the FDIC repays depositors it tries to recoup the cost by selling the seized bank's assets.在賠付存款之後,聯邦存款保險公司往往傾向於將被接管銀行的資產賣出以獲得補償。
  • 15Companies can often recoup advertising dollars even by selling a limited number of items, he says.Tim Hawthorne說,公司常常可以通過銷售少量的產品即可收回廣告成本。
  • 16Oh yes and at the same time, to pull off a recovery enabling taxpayers to recoup the support given.噢~是的,而且在同一時間阻止我們銀行恢復正常運轉,而使納稅人可以收回他們給出的支持。
  • 17At first it seems like it's okay - you can just recoup lost sleep by sleeping more the next day.一開始,這樣做似乎可行——你能通過第二天多睡點來彌補睡眠不足。
  • 18The company hopes to recoup its losses by taking a cut from the sale of each game for the console.該公司希望通過向每台遊戲機削價出售遊戲來彌補這一損失。
  • 19In the final stages of negotiations, new provisions intended to recoup taxpayer losses were added.在商談的最後階段,提案又加入了減少納稅人損失的條款。
  • 20Some people say workers in midcareeror later won't have time to recoup the cost of an advanced degree.有人說在職業生涯中期或晚期的工作人士沒有時間來享受更高的學位帶來的益處。
  • 21In these circumstances, the utility company can potentially recoup the cost of repairing the property.在這種情況下,公共事業公司可能可以獲得賠償以彌補維修財產的費用。
  • 22Some people say workers in midcareer or later won't have time to recoup the cost of an advanced degree.有人說在職業生涯中期或晚期的工作人士沒有資本去承擔追求高學歷的成本。
  • 23As telecoms firms around the world upgrade their networks, there are two ways in which they can recoup the money.隨著電信公司在世界範圍內升級的網路,網路公司也尋找出兩種方式來彌補他們的損失。
  • 24Still it is more than they say they can recoup from reselling the metals they harvest, particularly for televisions.然而,就這樣還是超過了它們通過出售廢棄金屬所能回收回來的資金,特別是在電視機產業中。

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