| 词汇 | business |
| 释义 | business noun uk /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ us /ˈbɪz.nɪs/ businessnoun (SELLING)A1[ U ] the activity of buying and selling goods and services: 买卖（货品或服务） in business Currently, there are fewer firms in business (= operating) in the area than ever before.目前在该地区经营的公司比以往任何时候都少。 My brother's in business.我哥哥经商。 He's in the frozen food business.他做冷冻食品生意。 She set up in business (= started her own company) as a management consultant.她自己开办公司提供管理咨询服务。 out of business This new tax will put a lot of small firms out of business (= they will stop operating).这项新的税收将导致许多小企业倒闭。 do business withOur firm does a lot of business with overseas customers.我们公司与海外客户的生意往来很多。 Eventually they found a consultant they felt they could do business with (= with whom they could work well).最后他们找到了一个他们觉得可以与其愉快合作的顾问。 Synonyms commerce enterprise(BUSINESS) trade(BUYING AND SELLING) to stop operating permanently close downWith sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. closeMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. shut downThe bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. shutUKSeveral of the bank's local branches are shutting. shut up shopUKThe seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. go/put out of businessMy favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. Many things make it difficult for women to reach the top in US business.有很多因素使女性难以进入美国商界的上层。 The way to be successful in business is always to stay one jump ahead of your competitors.要想生意成功就得总是比对手抢先一步。 What can European companies learn from Japanese business practices?欧洲公司能从日本工商业的做法中学到些什么呢？ She runs her own printing business.她经营自己的印刷公司。 They put a lot of money into the family business.他们向家族公司投入了许多金钱。 Buying & selling - general words all-you-can-eat anti-consumer anti-dumping back order barter dealership desk research distribution channel do business with someone/something dumping ebay hock out of business pawn pre-emption pre-order procurement shelf tender the bottom drops/falls out of the marketidiom businessnoun (COMPANY)A2[ C ] a particular company that buys and sells goods and services: 公司;商业机构 The two brothers established/set up/started up a clothes retailing business.兄弟俩开了家服装零售商店。 She runs her own printing business.她经营自己的印刷公司。 They put a lot of money into the family business.他们向家族公司投入了许多金钱。 Synonyms concern(BUSINESS) enterprise(BUSINESS) trade(BUSINESS) Enterprises acquiree acquirer acquiror agency answering service clicks and mortaridiom conglomerate consortium est. estate agent financial technology fintech firm org organizational organizationally parent company partner up wholly-owned zombie company businessnoun (WORK)B1[ U ] work that you do to earn money: 商务活动 on business I'm in Baltimore on business.我在巴尔的摩出差。 a business appointment商务会面 [ U ] the amount of work done or the number of goods or services sold by a company or organization: 生意 Business is good/brisk/booming/flourishing (= I'm selling a lot).生意兴隆。 Business is bad/slack/quiet (= I'm not selling much).生意清淡。 How is business (= are you selling much) at the moment?现在生意怎么样？ Work, working and the workplace act as something all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)idiom assignment bandh be at workidiom grind hoop hotelling housekeeping in the line of dutyidiom induction industry job moonlight skivvy slave slog slouch spadework undertaking You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Enterprises businessnoun (MATTER)[ S or U ] a situation or activity, often one that you are giving your opinion about: 状况;事，事情;事务;重要事件 make it your businessI make it my business (= I feel it is my particular duty) to check the monthly accounts.我觉得核查每月账目是我的责任。 unfinished businessWe have some unfinished business to discuss (= we still have something important to discuss).我们还有一些未了结的事务需要讨论。 Arranging a trip abroad is a time-consuming business.筹划一趟出国旅行是件很费时的事。 These killings are a horrible business.这些谋杀是非常可怕的事。 The advertising world can be a very cut-throat business.广告行业的竞争会相当残酷。 It was a ghastly business all round.从哪方面说这都是笔极其糟糕的生意。 If you try any funny business you'll be sorry.你要是想搞什么鬼名堂，你一定会后悔的。 Eating spaghetti can be a messy business.吃意大利面可能会弄得周围脏兮兮的。 I was more than a little curious about the whole business. Topics & areas of interest affair angle backyard bailiwick centrism con convention current issue field front issue leitmotiv province specialism subject talk talking point thematically themed topically businessnoun (THINGS YOU DO)[ U ] the things that you do or the matters that relate only to you: 个人事务 I started on the business of filling out the form.我开始填表格。 What she does with her life is her business.她如何生活是她自己的事。 In spite of last night's terrorist attack, most people seem to be going about their business as if nothing had happened.尽管昨晚发生了恐怖袭击，大多数人似乎还是像平常一样生活工作，好像什么事情也没有发生过。 "Where have you been?" "Mind your own business!"“你去哪儿了？”“少管闲事！” I was just motoring along, minding my own business, when suddenly I was stopped by the police.我正开着车，想着自己的事，突然被警察拦住了。 How you choose to conduct your private life is your own business!你选择怎么过你的私生活是你自己的事！ He's an interfering old busybody - who I go out with is none of his business!他是个爱管闲事的老东西——我跟谁约会与他何干！ Topics & areas of interest affair angle backyard bailiwick centrism con convention current issue field front issue leitmotiv province specialism subject talk talking point thematically themed topically Idiomsbe in business be none of someone's business be the business (it's) business as usual business before pleasure do the business get down to business have no business doing something like nobody's business not be in the business of something what a business! business | American Dictionarybusiness noun us/ˈbɪz·nəs, -nəz/ businessnoun (BUYING AND SELLING)[ C/U ] the activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a particular company that does this, or work in general rather than pleasure: [ C ]He runs a dry cleaning business. [ U ]I’m in Baltimore on business. [ U ]Our firm does a lot of business with overseas customers. [ U ]She’s going into business (= starting a business) as a management consultant. [ U ]How’s business? [ C/U ] Business is also the degree of success of a company or of your work: [ U ]Business has been good. businessnoun (A MATTER)[ U ] a matter or a situation: I have some business to settle with Mr. Redford. Preparing your taxes can be a tricky business. businessnoun (THINGS YOU DO)[ U ] the things that you do or the matters that relate only to you: What she does after work is her own business. When I asked him what he was doing, he told me it was none of my business (= it did not involve me). Idiomsbusiness as usual in business business | Business Englishbusiness noun COMMERCEuk /ˈbɪznɪs/us [ U ] the activity of buying and selling goods and services: in businessShe is an academic, but all her brothers work in business. be in businessCurrently, fewer firms are in business in the area than ever before. go into/set up in businessShe set up in business as a management consultant. be/be put/go out of businessThis new tax will put a lot of small firms out of business. do business with sb/sthOur firm does a lot of business with overseas customers. open for business/be open for businessThe new restaurant opens for business this Saturday, 12th June. a business deal/transaction/investmentHe made a $550,000 business deal with Beijing Machinery Import and Export. business activities/practicesMany of us want to adopt more environmentally friendly business practices. a business venture/proposition/ideaWe can help you put your business idea into practice. The scare over product safety in China has created a business opportunity for testing laboratories. a business consultant/executive a business contact/partner the business world/sector She stood against a powerful coalition of political and business interests. [ U ] work that you do to earn money: be in the ... businessHe's in the frozen food business. the music/insurance/tourism businessThis is a glossary of terms used in the insurance business. on businessAre you in Baltimore on business? a business appointment/meeting/trip a business call/letter [ C ] a company or organization that buys and sells goods or services: own/run/manage a businessShe owns several businesses in the city. set up/start a businessHe hopes to start a bicycle repair business. a telecoms/design/hairdressing business a family/local businessWe are a family business, and everyone helps out in the shop. By the age of 24 I was running my own business. grow/develop/build the businessWe all know we could perform better, grow the business, plan for the future - if we had more time. Most business owners would like to think they know what their customers want. [ U ] the amount of work done or the number of goods or services sold by a company or organization: How is business at the moment? bring in/attract/win businessThe ads in the local press brought in a lot of business. He gives tips on finding new business, building a relationship with the customer, and closing deals. business is good/brisk/boomingAfter last year's long dry summer, business is booming for irrigation companies. business is bad/slack/quiet [ U ] the fact that someone buys goods or services from a particular store, company, etc.: lose/need/want sb's businessIf you do not delight the customer, you risk losing their business. business as usual used to say that a business is operating, people are working, etc. in the way that they normally do: It will be business as usual for the office even while the building work is going on. business is business used to say that in a particular situation the most important thing is to do what is right for a business: It would have been nice to sell the company to friends, but business is business. sb you can do business with someone who you feel you can work well with, because you understand each other: Eventually they found a consultant they felt they could do business with. See alsoany other business big business e-business first order of business organizing business repeat business show business small business Examples of businessbusiness Those who make business plans should be experts. It has also created a system where getting into politics is a business venture, with business plans and an expected rate of return on investment. While associations are more visible, low-profile activity by individual business players has been geared towards influencing the policymaking process from within. Qualitative and quantitative measures of the business environment are statistically strongly and significantly correlated with respect to their effects on business performance (ibid.). A systematic formalism to define activities and business processes is presented, as well as clear mathematical formulation and template representations. Only where both coincide can business be expected to act out of moral concerns for past sins or the future public good. The strength of the work lies in historically reconstructing the gestural languages of laughter and weeping as conventional stage business. These tables are typically used for transactional purposes, that is, for the management of a business. Ultimately, weak business confidence reduces the potential for economic growth. The food is typically served only after any business, such as praying, is complete, and only then is there much conversation. Studying resources can therefore be helpful if one wants to understand the evolution of business-government relations over time. At the outset of the 1990s, there was remarkable consensus within the business community as to what kind of political economy it wanted. Corporate concentration had grown to such proportions that only the national government could rein in the dominance of big business. This point is demonstrated using an equilibrium business cycle model featuring heterogeneous households, endogenous labor supply and liquidity constraints. Rather, we consider business as an important and potentially powerful actor in policy making, but not the sole powerful actor. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withbusinessbusinessThese are words often used in combination with business. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. ancillary business We want to be allowed to distinguish between an ancillary business and the business of shipping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 business associate A business associate and close friend of my aunt was recently diagnosed with a massive brain tumor. business dealings The family's business dealings often involved huge investments, which sometimes required loans taken off mortgages on family property. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with business |
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