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

• Clients are not charged by the minute but given unmetered access to the Internet for a fixed fee.
  客户使用因特网不是按分钟计费的，而是交固定的费用后便可以随意使用。
• They prefer to bargain with individual clients, for cash
  在现款方面，他们更愿意同散户打交道。
• Clients came in dribs and drabs.
  顾客三三两两地来了。
• Cars are stolen to order for clients.
  偷什么样的车买主说了算。
• 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。
• She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients
  她希望能让客户们接受这个想法。
• We offer only the best to our clients
  我们只把最好的服务提供给客户。
• He also got a commission for bringing in new clients.
  他还因为带来了很多新客户拿到一笔佣金。
• 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。
• Lynda now sees many of her clients downshifting in search of a new way of living.
  琳达现在发现她的很多客户都在调换工作减轻压力，寻求一种新的生活方式。