customers

英 [ˈkʌstəməz]

美 [ˈkʌstəmərz]

n.  顾客; 主顾; 客户; (用于形容词之后描述某类型的人)家伙
customer的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 顾客;主顾;客户
  Acustomeris someone who buys goods or services, especially from a shop.
  1. Our customers have very tight budgets.
     我们的顾客很会精打细算。
  2. ...a satisfied customer.
     心满意足的顾客
  3. ...the quality of customer service...
     客服质量
  4. We also improved our customer satisfaction levels.
     我们也提高了顾客满意的标准。
• 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.
  1. She's a real cool customer.
     她是个很冷静的家伙。
  2. ...two pretty awkward customers.
     两个相当难缠的家伙

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)。

双语例句

• It is very impolite of you to do so to customers.
  你这样做对顾客太不客气了。
• It is illegal to dishonour bookings; that goes for restaurants as well as customers.
  不履行预订是违法行为，这既适用于餐馆和也适用于顾客。
• We arranged a special social event once a year to which we invited our major customers.
  我们每年举办一次专门的社交活动，邀请重要客户出席。
• Even if customers want 'solutions', most are not willing to pay a premium for them
  即使顾客想得到“解决方案”，他们大多数也不愿意为此支付额外费用。
• Those customers who have kicked up a fuss have received refunds
  那些大吵大闹的顾客得到了退款。
• The major service industries should be accountable to their customers.
  主要的服务行业应该对它们的顾客负责。
• Many brokers were charged with cheating customers in commodity trades.
  许多经纪人被指控在商品交易中欺骗顾客。
• It advises salesmen to talk round reluctant customers over a cup of tea.
  它建议销售人员和犹豫不决、不愿购买的顾客一边喝茶，一边说服他们。
• Dishonest importers would be able to pocket the VAT collected from customers.
  不诚实的进口商将会能够把从顾客那里收取的增值税据为己有。
• You may consider it useless, but for our customers it's an all-important sign of good service.
  您也许会认为这样毫无用处，可是对于我们的客户而言，它却是优质服务的重要体现。