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

• 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。
• The store's 'no refunds' policy makes it harder for dishonest cashiers and customers to collude.
  商店“概不退货”的规定使得一些不老实的收银员和顾客更难以串通。
• He was forced to entrust an assistant with the important task of testing and demonstrating aircraft to prospective customers
  他不得不将向潜在客户测试和展示飞行器的重任交托给一名助手。
• A really good catalogue can also whet customers 'appetites for merchandise.
  一份真正好的商品目录也可以激起顾客购买的欲望。
• Unfair bosses and rude customers make us unhappy on the job.
  不公正的老板和粗鲁的顾客让我们工作起来很不愉快。
• Banks and credit-card companies have been accused of gouging their customers.
  银行和信用卡公司被指控欺诈顾客。
• 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。
• American customers no longer tolerate shoddy goods.
  美国的顾客不再容忍劣等货了。
• Milk rounds are threatened as customers switch to buying from supermarkets.
  随着顾客转而从超市购买牛奶，送牛奶的生意受到了威胁。
• Barbara considers that pet shops which sell customers these birds are very unfair.
  芭芭拉认为把这些鸟卖给顾客的宠物商店非常不地道。