| 单词 | report |
| 释义 | report report /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun [C]
ANNUAL REPORT, AUDIT REPORT, CREDIT REPORT, DIRECT REPORT, DIRECTORS' REPORT, EARNINGS REPORT, EXPENSE REPORT, OVER-REPORT, QUALIFIED REPORT, STATUTORY REPORT, UNDER-REPORT
1 a spoken or written description of sth, usually for sb that needs particular information: The department produces a monthly progress report. a confidential medical report The analysts' report valued the business at $1.4 billion. It is an in-depth report detailing irregularities in the banking sector.
❖ to prepare/present/produce/write a report
2 an official document written by a group of people who have examined a particular situation or problem: The committee will publish their report on the coal industry in a few weeks. Several people have disputed the report's findings. the Stewart report (= the group was led by Sir William Stewart) on the safety of mobile phones
❖ to call for/commission/issue/publish a report
3 an account of an event that is published in a newspaper or broadcast on television or on the radio: a special report on women in industry There have been a number of press reports about his possible resignation. The report on TV claimed he had stolen $30 million.
❖ to compile/file/write a report ◆ to broadcast/print/publish a report ◆ newspaper/press/radio/TV reports
4 (Accounting ) = ANNUAL REPORT
5 (IT ; Production ) a way of finding particular information, for example about costs, stock, etc., from information that is stored electronically; the information you get: Some reports display information; others allow you to perform analyses. SAP reports
❖ to run a report ◆ to download/use a report
6 (HR ) a person that a particular manager is responsible for: How many reports do you have?
WHICH WORD?
report/proposal
These words are used to describe two different types of documents.
A report gives information about something in the past or about something taking place at the moment: a sales/training report. It often contains suggestions about how a situation can be improved.
A proposal makes suggestions about something to be done in the future: a proposal to build a new factory • to draw up a proposal for a client. A proposal tries to persuade the reader that its suggestions are right.
■ verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] to make a public statement about a company's accounts and its profits and losses: The company is expected to report record profits this year. The firm will report its end of year results next week. the first bank to report in the big banks' reporting season They have reported a $2.49-a-share loss.
2 [+ obj or no obj] to give people information about a subject or an event: The committee will report on its research next month. He reported that negotiations had gone well and an agreement had been reached. The findings are similar to those reported in previous studies.
3 [+ obj or no obj] to present an account of an event in a newspaper, on television, etc: The proposed merger has been reported in the financial press. She reports on financial markets for CNBC. The closure of the factory was reported last night on the evening news.
4 [no obj] to tell sb that you have arrived, for example for work or for a meeting with sb: You should report for work at 7 a.m. All visitors must report to the reception desk on arrival.
PHRASAL VERBS
report back to return to a place, especially in order to work again: Take an hour for lunch and report back at 2.
report back (on sth) (to sb) to give sb information about sth that they have asked you to find out about: We will report back when we get the results. She reported back to us on the meetings she had attended. The commission is to report back to the regulator after it has carried out its research.
report to sb (HR ) (not used in the continuous tenses) if you report to a particular manager in an organization that you work for, they are officially responsible for your work and tell you what to do: She has set up a group of five people who all report to her. |
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