商务英语：今日热词——抽查

侦探

(noun, SLANG) A person employed as a detective.

例句

EXAMPLE: As a marketing director I needed to learn as much as I could about our competitor's products, so I acted like a gumshoe and went around interviewing their customers.

作为营销总监，我必须尽可能地了解竞争对手的产品，所以我就像侦探一样到处查访他们的客户。

抽查

A rapid, informal inspection to see if operations are being done correctly.

EXAMPLE: The workers in our manufacturing plant try to do their jobs well, in part because they know their managers do a spot check several times a day to insure consistent quality.

我们生产工厂的工人都想把工作做好，原因之一是他们知道经理会一天抽查好几次，以保持质量。