customer

noun

1. 顾客；主顾；客户
   a person or an organization that buys sth from a shop/store or business
   1. one of the shop's best/biggest customers
      此商店最大的客户之一
   2. They know me─I'm a regular customer .
      我是老主顾，他们都认识我。
   3. the customer service department
      客户服务部
   4. The firm has excellent customer relations.
      此公司与客户关系极好。
2. （用于形容词之后描述某类型的人）家伙
   used after an adjective to describe a particular type of person
   1. an awkward customer
      难对付的家伙

1. N-COUNT 顾客;主顾;客户
   A customer is someone who buys goods or services, especially from a shop.
   1. Our customers have very tight budgets.
      我们的顾客很会精打细算。
   2. ...a satisfied customer.
      心满意足的顾客
   3. ...the quality of customer service...
      客服质量
   4. We also improved our customer satisfaction levels.
      我们也提高了顾客满意的标准。
2. N-COUNT (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.
   1. She's a real cool customer.
      她是个很冷静的家伙。
   2. ...two pretty awkward customers.
      两个相当难缠的家伙

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)。

1. Car manufacturers are already producing small numbers of electric vehicles to test customer acceptance
   汽车制造商们已经开始生产少量的电动车辆以测试顾客的接受程度。
2. After Germany, America is Britain's second-biggest customer
   对于英国来说，美国是仅次于德国的第二大客户。
3. They are also attempting to keep the car buyer as a long-term customer by offering after-sales service.
   他们也正试图通过提供售后服务来使该汽车采购商成为长期客户。
4. The company has been expanding its customer base using trade magazine advertising.
   公司一直通过在商业杂志上刊登广告扩展客户群。
5. As a salesman, your cardinal rule is to do everything you can to satisfy a customer
   作为推销员，你的首要任务是竭尽全力让顾客满意。
6. Our customers have very tight budgets.
   我们的顾客很会精打细算。
7. We also improved our customer satisfaction levels.
   我们也提高了顾客满意的标准。
8. She's a real cool customer.
   她是个很冷静的家伙。
9. Good customer relations require courtesy, professionalism and effective response.
   良好的客户关系需要做到礼貌、专业，并提供有效的回复。
10. I really believe that it is possible to both improve customer satisfaction and reduce costs
    我确实认为可以既提高客户满意度又降低成本。
11. Customer satisfaction with their mobile service runs at more than 90 per cent.
    他们的移动业务的顾客满意度高达90%以上。
12. The firm has an excellent customer service department.
    该公司有一个非常出色的客户服务部。
13. If your customer thinks he's been had, you have to make him happy.
    要是顾客感觉自己当了冤大头，你就得设法让他消气。
14. In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department
    如果遇到困难，请尽管和我们的客户服务部联系。
15. The owners of the store have stepped up customer mailings.
    店主们加大了对顾客的邮寄宣传力度。
16. Consumers found the attitude of its staff offhand and generally offensive to the paying customer.
    消费者认为其职员的态度漫不经心，对付款的顾客通常表现得令人反感。
17. I found we could make some saving and it is right to pass the savings on to the customer.
    我发现我们能够做些节省，将节省下来的部分让利于顾客是正确的。
18. He arranges to collect the payment from the customer, thus saving the client the paperwork.
    他安排直接向顾客收取费用，免去了顾客填写各种文件的麻烦。
19. Taking risks is the only way employees can provide effective and efficient customer service
    员工能够为客户提供有价值、高效的服务的唯一途径就是敢于冒险。
20. A customer took a perfectly serviceable washing machine in for repair, only to be told it needed replacing.
    一位顾客带着一台性能尚好的洗衣机来修，不料竟被告知该换洗衣机了。
21. In some cases, US industry has lost sight of customer needs in designing products
    某些情况下，美国工业在产品设计上忽略了客户的需求。
22. He is a slippery customer, and should be carefully watched.
    他是一个狡猾的顾客，要小心提防。
23. Trade discounts may be used as a competitive stratagem to secure customer loyalty.
    商业折扣可以用作维护顾客忠诚度的一种竞争手段。
24. In a true market, the customer can take business elsewhere.
    在真正的市场中，顾客可以去别处洽谈业务。
25. In some stores we were undermanned and customer service was suffering.
    有些店我们人手不足，对顾客照顾不周。
26. It does not matter one whit to the customer.
    这对顾客来说一点关系都没有。
27. Many a customer has been lost through negligence of service.
    由于服务不周失去了许多老主顾。
28. He refused to bow and scrape to every customer.
    他不愿奉承每个顾客。
29. It is an axiom in the business world that a satisfied customer is the best advertisement.
    满意的顾客是最好的广告，这是商界的格言。

  client consumer customer user【导航词义：顾客】

  client n. 客户，委托人

〔辨析〕指接受专业人士、公司、组织等提供的服务或建议的人。

  consumer n. 消费者，用户

〔辨析〕指花钱购买商品和服务的人。

  customer n. 顾客，主顾

〔辨析〕普通用词，含义较笼统，多指从某一商场或公司购买东西的人或机构。

  user n. 用户

〔辨析〕指商品、服务等的使用者，通常为人、企业等。

noun

1. someone who pays for goods or services

   Synonym:    client