adjoining bedroom （两间毗连的）套间

administration charges 行政管理费，亦作administration fees
例: If you’re just starting up, many banks offer special packages with no administration charges for the first year.

administrative¹ expenses 行政管理费用
例：The secretary’s salary, and expenses incurred² in the office are shown as administrative expenses.

adult day-care centre 成人日托服务中心
例：Adult day-care centres, which provide supervision³ in a group setting for aged⁴ or disabled people who live at home, have multiplied tenfold in the past decade.

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advance 预付款, 垫款
例: I asked for an advance on my salary.

advanced orders 预订货量
例: The development of the game has taken two years but advanced orders are impressive.

advancement⁵ 进步
例: Businesses established in foreign countries should contribute to the social advancement of those countries.

advance publicity⁶ 前期宣传
例: The product has sold well considering it was not given much advance publicity.

advance reservation clerk (酒店)客房预订接待员

advantageous⁷ 有利的
例:Applicants⁸ with a background in engineering or processing would be highly advantageous.

adversarial relationship 长期敌对关系,长期关系紧张
例:Top management called on the company’s division heads to start acting⁹ like members of the same team rather than displaying an adversarial relationship.

advertising¹⁰ agency 广告公司
例: You need to employ an advertising agency to create a product image.

advertising business 广告业
例: Dentsu is in the advertising business.(Dentsu日本电通公司)

advertising campaign 广告宣传活动

 例1: If one advertises excessively, the advertising campaign could suffer from wearout.