【工作篇】（下）：五、信用卡類

1.     信用卡：專. credit card; 俚/口. plastic money

衍生

2.     正卡：慣. primary card

3.     附卡：慣. secondary/additional (authorized) card

〔例句〕Citibank recently released a new kind of credit card with the most premium[1] cash-rebate (現金回饋) offer in the market. The primary cardholders are able to apply for[2] the secondary cards for their spouses[3] and children.

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[1] 形. 優值的; 高價的

[2] 片. 申請

[3] 名. 配偶

4.     接受(信用卡)：動. (to) accept/charge/take

〔例句〕While many small-to-medium-sized (中小型的) stores and/or restaurants don’t accept American Express, this company still charge[1] users the high annual/yearly membership fee. In/Under this circumstance[2], more and more cardholders decide to quite using the AE card.

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[1] 動. 索價

[2] 片. 在此情況下

5.     刷(信用卡)：動. (to) swipe/slide

6.     刷爆(信用卡)：片. max out

7.     拒用(信用卡)：動. (to) be declined

〔例句〕As soon as the cashier[1] swiped Amy’s credit card, the machine beeped[2]. That card was declined because she’s actually maxed out. No more line of credit (信用額度) could be given at the moment/now/right now/at this point unless she would enable to clear[3], at least[4], 30% of her credit card debt (卡債).


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[1] 名. 收銀員

[2] 動. 發出嗶嗶聲

[3] 動. 清償

[4] 片. 至少(=at most)

8.     被盜刷(信用卡)：動. (to) be stolen (and misappropriated)