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com·pa·ny /ˈkʌmpənɪ/ n. | a. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 一群人
A great company met the conquering hero. 大批群众迎接那位得胜英雄。
2. (一)群；(一)队；(一)伙
a company of ships 船队
A company of travellers are (或 is) expected to arrive soon. 预计一批旅客很快就要到来。
Goring, Goebbels, and company 戈林、戈贝尔及其一伙
3. 公司，商号；(中世纪的)行会
a bus company 公共汽车公司
a limited liability company 有限责任股份公司
4. (公司名称中未列出姓名的)合伙者(们)(略作 Co.或 co.)
Smith & company (或 Smith & Co.) 史密斯公司(即史密斯与合伙者之意)
5. 社交聚会
6. 同伴(们)，朋友(们)
Don't judge a man by the company he keeps. 不要以其所交朋友断定其为人。
make good (bad) company 成为有趣(乏味)的伙伴
7. 陪同；交往
enjoy sb.'s company 乐于与某人交往
8. 客人(们)，来访者(们)
have company for the weekend 有客人来度周末
in the company of sb. 由某人陪伴
9. 乐团；剧团
an opera company 歌剧团
10. (女童子军的)大队
11. 【军】连；一队士兵
12. 全体船员(亦作 ship's company)
13. 消防分队
14. [the C-] 〈美俚〉(美国) 中央情报局；(美国)联邦调查局
II a.
1. 待客的
company manners 虚礼
a company smile 应酬的笑容
2. 公司的；公司供雇员使用的
company reorganization 公司改组
a company store 公司为职工开的商店
a company house (供雇员住的)公司房屋
3. 一心想着公司(或雇主)利益的
III ❶ vi.
〈古〉结交，交往 (with)
❷ vt.
〈古〉陪同，陪随
May fair winds company your safe return. 愿你归途上一路顺风。
[< OFr compaignie < compaīn companion, fellow < LL compāniō; 见 COMPANION¹] phr. bear (sb.) company 陪伴 (某人)；使 (某人)不感孤独 for company 作为同伴 I'll go with you as far as the station for company. 我陪你到车站。 I err in good company. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。 in company 1. 在 (客)人前；在交际场合 Don't yawn in company. 在客人面前别打呵欠。 2. 一起 We went in company. 我们一起去。 in company with 与…一起 He came in company with his friends. 他是和朋友一起来的。 keep company (with) 陪伴； (与…)形影不离 (尤指恋人)She stayed at home to keep her mother company (或 to keep company with her mother). 她留在家里陪她母亲。 After keeping company for one year, Mary and John decided to marry. 玛丽和约翰谈了一年恋爱之后决定结婚。Who is Bill keeping company with now? 比尔现在和谁是一对? part company (with) 1. (与…)分离 The boys parted company (with us) at the bus stop. 男孩们在公共汽车站(和我们)分手了。 One leg of my chair has parted company with the rest of it. 我椅子有一只脚掉下来了。 2. (与…)有分歧 On that question he parted company with me (we parted company). 在那个问题上，他同我有分歧(我们有分歧)。 3. (与…) 断绝关系 Two's company， three's a crowd (或 none). 〈谚〉两人结伴，三人不欢。 |