clients

英 [ˈklaɪənts]

美 [ˈklaɪənts]

n.  委托人; 当事人; (连接在服务器上的)客户机
client的复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 客户;顾客；委托人
  Aclientof a professional person or organization is a person or company that receives a service from them in return for payment.
  1. ...a solicitor and his client...
     律师和他的委托人
  2. The company required clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
     公司要求客户预付一大笔费用。

If you use the professional services of someone such as a lawyer or an accountant, you are one of theirclients. When you buy goods from a particular shop or company, you are one of itscustomers. Doctors and hospitals havepatients, while hotels haveguests. People who travel on public transport are referred to aspassengers.
接受律师、会计师等的专业服务的人就是他们的client(委托人);从某个商店或公司购买商品的人就是他们的customer(顾客)。医生、医院接待patients(病人)，旅馆接待guests(客人)。乘公共交通工具的人叫做passengers(乘客)。

双语例句

• There is no suggestion that clients have been sold inappropriate policies.
  无迹象表明向客户售出了不适用的保险。
• Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.
  汽车旅馆老板和饭店经理因为冷落顾客而受到责骂。
• Architects tell their clients that floors can span 100 metres without any visible means of support.
  建筑师告诉他们的客户，在没有任何有形支撑物的情况下，楼板可以延伸100米。
• She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients
  她希望能让客户们接受这个想法。
• British tour companies are nudging clients to travel further afield.
  英国旅游公司正鼓动客户到更远的地方去旅游。
• They have been barred from primary bidding for clients.
  他们被禁止对客户进行最初的投标。
• Many of his clients are unbelievably nervous, usually because of a bad experience in the past.
  他的很多客户神经异常紧张，通常是因为过去有过糟糕的经历。
• Increasingly, corporate clients are seeking to outsource the management of their facilities.
  越来越多的公司客户寻求将设施的管理外包出去。
• Never fool around with the clients 'wives
  永远不要和客户的妻子乱搞。
• The firm has more clients than it can take care of.
  这家商行的主顾多得应接不暇。