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Customer Buys Goods Company Service Shop Business Satisfied

Customer is a noun referring to someone who buys goods or services, or interacting with us in specific contexts like customer service. It can also be used informally to describe someone's character or behavior, such as 'cool customer' for a calm person or 'tough customer' for a difficult one.

Customer 是一个名词,指购买商品或服务的人,也能指在特定场合(如客服)中与我们交互的人。它还有非正式用法,形容某人的性格或行为,例如“cool customer”指冷静的人,“tough customer”指难缠的人。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]顾客;主顾;客户 A customer is someone who buys goods or services, especially from a shop.
  • Our customers have very tight budgets.

    我们的顾客很会精打细算。

  • ...a satisfied customer.

    心满意足的顾客

  • ...the quality of customer service...

    客服质量

  • We also improved our customer satisfaction levels.

    我们也提高了顾客满意的标准。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](某一类型的)家伙 You can use customer in expressions such as a cool customer or a tough customer to indicate what someone's behaviour or character is like.
  [adj N]
  [INFORMAL 非正式]
  • She's a real cool customer.

    她是个很冷静的家伙。

  • ...two pretty awkward customers.

    两个相当难缠的家伙

Usage Note :

When you buy goods from a particular shop or company, you are one of its customers. If you use the professional services of someone such as a lawyer or an accountant, you are one of their clients. Doctors and hospitals have patients, while hotels have guests. People who travel on public transport are referred to as passengers.

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)。


Oxford cus·tom·er / ˈkʌstəmə(r) ; NAmE ˈkʌstəmər / noun 1 a person or an organization that buys sth from a shop/store or business 顾客;主顾;客户 one of the shop's best/biggest customers 此商店最佳╱最大的客户之一 They know me—I'm a regular customer. 我是老主顾,他们都认识我。 the customer servicedepartment 客户服务部 The firm has excellent customer relations. 此公司与客户关系极好。 collocationsat
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2 ( old-fashioned, informal) used after an adjective to describe a particular type of person (用于形容词之后描述某类型的人)家伙 an awkward customer 难对付的家伙 customer customers
cus·tom·er / ˈkʌstəmə(r) ; NAmE ˈkʌstəmər /
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customercus‧tom‧er /ˈkʌstəmə $ -ər/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]
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1someone who buys goods or services from a shop, company etc:  We aim to offer good value and service to all our customers. We’ve had several letters from satisfied customers.customer service/care Many of the banks offer a poor level of customer service. He’s one of our regular customers.best/biggest/largest customer (=the person or company who uses a shop or company the most)2awkward/tricky/tough etc customer someone who is difficult to deal with because they behave in a deliberately unhelpful way cool customer
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COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + customera regular customer· My business quickly built up a base of regular customers.a good customer (=who buys a lot from you, or uses your service a lot)· Good products attract good customers.a major/big/large customer (=who is important and buys a lot)· America is a big customer for Japanese goods.a loyal customer (=who has been a customer for a long time)· Some of our loyal customers have been coming here since the store opened.a satisfied customer (=who is pleased with your goods or service)· Satisfied customers will return again and again.a potential/prospective customer (=who might become a customer in the future)· It’s very important to establish contact with potential customers.a business customer (=customers that are businesses)· the bank’s major business customersexisting customers (=that you already have)· We want to improve our service for both new and existing customers.verbsdeal with a customer (=do business with or talk to a customer)· He has a lot of experience in dealing with customers.serve a customer· Every day the shop serves around 800 customers.attract customers (=get more customers)· The Internet is a great way to attract new customers.keep/retain customers· Keeping prices low helps to retain customers.lose a customer· The company has lost some big customers in the last two years.customer + NOUNcustomer service/care (=serving and looking after customers)· Our aim is always to raise the level of customer service.customer relations· Staff are given training in customer relations.customer satisfaction (=how pleased customers are)· The firm carried out a survey of customer satisfaction.customer demand (=the amount of something customers want to buy or use)· It’s important to respond quickly to changing customer demand.customer complaints· My job is to handle customer complaints and enquiries.THESAURUScustomer someone who buys goods or services from a shop or company: · Customers were waiting for the shop to open.· The bank is one of our biggest customers.client someone who pays for a service from a professional person or company: · He has a meeting with one of his clients.· The company buys and sells shares on behalf of their clientsshopper someone who goes to the shops looking for things to buy: · The streets were full of Christmas shoppers.guest someone who pays to stay in a hotel: · Guests must leave their rooms by 10 am.patron /ˈpeɪtrən/ formal a customer of a particular shop, restaurant, or hotel – usually written on signs: · The notice said ‘Parking for Patrons Only’.patient someone who is getting medical treatment from a doctor, or in a hospital: · He is a patient of Dr Williams.consumer anyone who buys goods or uses services – used when considering these people as a group who have particular rights, needs, or behaviour: · Consumers are demanding more environmentally-friendly products.· the rights of the consumer· The law is designed to protect consumers who buy goods on the Internet.market the number of people who want to buy a product, or the type of people who want to buy it: · The market for organic food is growing all the time.· a magazine aimed at the youth marketclientele /ˌkliːənˈtel $ ˌklaɪənˈtel, ˌkliː-/ formal the type of customers that a particular shop, restaurant etc gets: · The hotel has a very upmarket clientele.· They have a wealthy international clientele.
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n.顾客;家伙

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