customer
英 [ˈkʌstəmə(r)]
美 [ˈkʌstəmər]
n. 顾客; 主顾; 客户; (用于形容词之后描述某类型的人)家伙
复数：customers
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.879 / COCA.1098
同义词辨析
clientconsumercustomeruser【导航词义：顾客】
clientn. 客户，委托人
〔辨析〕
指接受专业人士、公司、组织等提供的服务或建议的人。
〔例证〕
The client was too poor to pay his lawyer.
委托人太穷了，付不起律师的诉讼费用。
It will enable us to serve our clients even better in the future.
这将使我们以后能更好地服务客户。
The company required the clients to pay a large sum in advance.
公司要求客户提前支付一大笔费用。
委托人太穷了，付不起律师的诉讼费用。
It will enable us to serve our clients even better in the future.
这将使我们以后能更好地服务客户。
The company required the clients to pay a large sum in advance.
公司要求客户提前支付一大笔费用。
consumern. 消费者，用户
〔辨析〕
指花钱购买商品和服务的人。
〔例证〕
Consumers need the best products and the best services.
客户需要最好的产品和服务。
Nowadays, many consumers prefer to shop on the Internet.
如今，许多消费者更愿意在网上购物。
The price increases were passed on by the company to the consumers.
公司把上涨的价格都转嫁到了消费者身上。
客户需要最好的产品和服务。
Nowadays, many consumers prefer to shop on the Internet.
如今，许多消费者更愿意在网上购物。
The price increases were passed on by the company to the consumers.
公司把上涨的价格都转嫁到了消费者身上。
customern. 顾客，主顾
〔辨析〕
普通用词，含义较笼统，多指从某一商场或公司购买东西的人或机构。
〔例证〕
Several customers came in and bought the same jackets.
几名顾客走进来买了同样的夹克衫。
The new shop across the street has taken away some of my customers.
街对面新开张的商店挖走了我的一些顾客。
She was a regular customer at the fish market.
她是鱼市上的老主顾。
That school is one of our biggest customers.
那所学校是我们最大的客户之一。
几名顾客走进来买了同样的夹克衫。
The new shop across the street has taken away some of my customers.
街对面新开张的商店挖走了我的一些顾客。
She was a regular customer at the fish market.
她是鱼市上的老主顾。
That school is one of our biggest customers.
那所学校是我们最大的客户之一。
usern. 用户
〔辨析〕
指商品、服务等的使用者，通常为人、企业等。
〔例证〕
The new users are satisfied with our products.
这些新用户对我们的产品很满意。
The factory is a big user of electricity in this area.
这家工厂是该地区的一个用电大户。
这些新用户对我们的产品很满意。
The factory is a big user of electricity in this area.
这家工厂是该地区的一个用电大户。
牛津词典
noun
- 顾客；主顾；客户
a person or an organization that buys sth from a shop/store or business- one of the shop's best/biggest customers
此商店最大的客户之一 - They know me─I'm a regular customer .
我是老主顾，他们都认识我。 - the customer service department
客户服务部 - The firm has excellent customer relations.
此公司与客户关系极好。
- one of the shop's best/biggest customers
- （用于形容词之后描述某类型的人）家伙
used after an adjective to describe a particular type of person- an awkward customer
难对付的家伙
- an awkward customer
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 顾客;主顾;客户
Acustomeris someone who buys goods or services, especially from a shop.- Our customers have very tight budgets.
我们的顾客很会精打细算。 - ...a satisfied customer.
心满意足的顾客 - ...the quality of customer service...
客服质量 - We also improved our customer satisfaction levels.
我们也提高了顾客满意的标准。
- Our customers have very tight budgets.
- N-COUNT (某一类型的)家伙
You can usecustomerin expressions such asa cool customerora tough customerto indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.- She's a real cool customer.
她是个很冷静的家伙。 - ...two pretty awkward customers.
两个相当难缠的家伙
- She's a real cool customer.
When you buy goods from a particular shop or company, you are one of itscustomers. If you use the professional services of someone such as a lawyer or an accountant, you are one of theirclients. Doctors and hospitals havepatients, while hotels haveguests. People who travel on public transport are referred to aspassengers.
从某一家商店或公司买东西的人是他们的customer(顾客)。接受律师或会计师等的专业服务的人是他们的client(客户)。医生或医院接待patient(病人)，饭店旅馆接待guest(客人)。乘坐公共交通工具的人被称作passenger(乘客)。
英英释义
noun
- someone who pays for goods or services
双语例句
- If your customer thinks he's been had, you have to make him happy.
要是顾客感觉自己当了冤大头，你就得设法让他消气。 - Customer satisfaction with their mobile service runs at more than 90 per cent.
他们的移动业务的顾客满意度高达90%以上。 - A customer took a perfectly serviceable washing machine in for repair, only to be told it needed replacing.
一位顾客带着一台性能尚好的洗衣机来修，不料竟被告知该换洗衣机了。 - It does not matter one whit to the customer.
这对顾客来说一点关系都没有。 - Car manufacturers are already producing small numbers of electric vehicles to test customer acceptance
汽车制造商们已经开始生产少量的电动车辆以测试顾客的接受程度。 - The owners of the store have stepped up customer mailings.
店主们加大了对顾客的邮寄宣传力度。 - Trade discounts may be used as a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty.
商业折扣可以用作维护顾客忠诚度的一种竞争手段。 - They are also attempting to keep the car buyer as a long-term customer by offering after-sales service.
他们也正试图通过提供售后服务来使该汽车采购商成为长期客户。 - In a true market, the customer can take business elsewhere.
在真正的市场中，顾客可以去别处洽谈业务。 - I found we could make some saving and it is right to pass the savings on to the customer.
我发现我们能够做些节省，将节省下来的部分让利于顾客是正确的。