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 came in dribs and drabs.
  顾客三三两两地来了。
• Architects tell their clients that floors can span 100 metres without any visible means of support.
  建筑师告诉他们的客户，在没有任何有形支撑物的情况下，楼板可以延伸100米。
• Never fool around with the clients 'wives
  永远不要和客户的妻子乱搞。
• Some insurers have wised up to the fact that their clients were getting very cheap insurance
  一些保险公司已经意识到其客户所得到的保险金非常少。
• We offer only the best to our clients
  我们只把最好的服务提供给客户。
• Increasingly, corporate clients are seeking to outsource the management of their facilities.
  越来越多的公司客户寻求将设施的管理外包出去。
• Motel owners and restaurant managers copped it for neglecting their clients.
  汽车旅馆老板和饭店经理因为冷落顾客而受到责骂。
• The company required clients to pay substantial fees in advance.
  公司要求客户预付一大笔费用。
• The firm has more clients than it can take care of.
  这家商行的主顾多得应接不暇。
• 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。