单词 | business |
释义 | business¹ 1.(firm)工商企业;公司;工厂;营业所 He's got his own business.他有自己的厂子了。 He was short of cash after the collapse of his business.他在公司垮台以后就缺钱了。 The company was a family business.该公司是家族企业。 a small business小型公司;小型企业 The majority of small businesses go broke within the first 24 months.大部分小企业要在头24个月内破产的。 2.(commerce)交易;生意;商业 a career in business从商生涯 Business is booming.生意繁荣。 to do business with sb跟某人做买卖 It's a pleasure doing business with you.与你做生意很愉快。 to go out of business歇业;破产;倒闭 Thousands of firms could go out of business.数千家公司可能会破产。 to be/stay in business company +经营 You can't stay in business without cash.没有资金企业就不能运转。 3.(work)职责;工作;任务;使命 You can't mix business with pleasure.你不能把公务和娱乐混为一谈。 I'm here on business.我是来这里办公事的。 to be away on business在出差 Mr Wyatt is away on business and cannot be contacted till Friday.怀亚特先生正在出差, 到周五才能联系到。 4.(volume of activity)营业额 Business is slow at the moment.现在业务进展缓慢。 to lose business失去生意;业务下滑 They worried that German companies would lose business.他们担心德国公司有可能会损失生意。 5.(sector)商务;商业活动;行业 He's in the insurance business.他从事保险工作。 in the hotel/music business从事酒店/音乐行业 There are good profits to be made in the hotel business.酒店行业的利润很不错。 May I ask you what business you're in?我能否问一下您在哪个行业高就? 6.it's good/bad business那是好的/坏的商业政策(或行为) It's good business to support workers.支持工人是一种好做法。 The problem is that it's bad business to sue the people who most want your product.问题是, 控告那些最想要你的产品的人可不明智。 7.(matters)(需要处理的)事务 I've some important business to discuss.我有点重要的事要商量。 8.<非正式>(concern)应关心的事情;应尽的责任 My sex life is my business.我的性生活是我自己的事。 It's not our business.这不关我们的事。 that's my business这是我自己的事情 If she doesn't want the police involved, that's her business.要是她不想让警方介入, 这是她的问题。 mind your own business管好你自己的事 I would suggest that you take a back seat and mind your own business.我建议你还是退到幕后, 管好你自己的事。 9.(matter)事情 Parenting can be a stressful business.为人父母可能会带来很大压力。 Coastal defence is a costly business.海岸警备是件很花钱的事。 It's a serious/risky business.这是件严肃的/有风险的事情。 10.(activities that someone is concerned with)(某人关注的)事情, 活动 There was nothing left for the teams to do but get on with the business of racing.运动队没有什么剩下的事可做了, 只需要继续赛跑。 11.(rigmarole)复杂繁琐的事情 We have sorted out this wretched business at last.我们终于把这件破事做完了。 This whole business is very puzzling.整件事情都让人云里雾里的。 12.【戏剧】(by actor)(演员的)动作 He is wonderful in the role, filling in his character with great actorly bits of business.他演这个角色简直绝了, 一举一动都很传神。 13.<古>(trade)职业;行业 14.to be the business<非正式>是最好的;是最优秀的 When you watch him in training, you realize that this lad is the business.你看他训练的时候, 就能意识到这家伙绝对是干这个的料。 15.to be in business<非正式>准备就绪 All you need is a microphone, and you're in business.你只需要一个麦克风, 然后你就准备就绪了。 16.to do the business<非正式>解决问题;把事办成;完成要求的事情 It tastes vile, but it does the business.它的味道叫人难以忍受, 但是确实管用。 17.to get down to business认真着手办事 OK, we haven't got much time. Let's get down to business.好吧, 我们没什么时间了, 赶紧开始做正事吧。 18.to have no business doing sth (right)无权做某事;没有理由做某事 I had no business being there at all.我根本没有理由待在那里。 19.it's business as usual一切如常 For most of the top City firms, it is business as usual.对大多数伦敦金融城的顶级公司而言, 一切照旧。 20.it's none of your business<口>这不关你的事 My marriage is none of your business, David.我的婚事与你无关, 戴维。 21.like nobody's business<口>(greatly)特好地;特快地;非同寻常地 I'm enjoying myself like nobody's business.我玩得非常尽兴。 But I can cry like nobody's business.但是我能随心所欲地哭。 If you don't do it right, the paint is going to be peeling like nobody's business.要是你刷得不对, 油漆会剥落得很厉害。 22.to make it your business to do sth(因感兴趣或期望有所发现)决定做某事 She made it her business to find out.她决定亲力亲为, 把事情搞清楚。 23.to mean business<非正式>是认真的;是坚决的 Now people are starting to realize that he means business.现在人们意识到他是当真的。 24.mind your own business<口>管自己的事;不要管闲事 I asked Laura what was wrong and she told me to mind my own business.我问劳拉哪里出问题了, 她让我把自己的事情管好。 25.not to be in the business of doing sth不做某事;不会干某事 We are not in the business of creating graduates for whom there are no jobs.我们没有打算培养找不到工作的毕业生。 I am not in the business of punishing people because they choose to use their car.我不会因为人们选择开自己的车而惩罚他们。 business²商业的;商务的;商用的 business district商业区 business address公司地址 your personal and business correspondence你的私人和商务信函 for business use only仅供商用 The work e-mail is for business use only.工作邮件只用于公事。 the business use of sth某物的商业用途 at the end of each business day在每个工作日行将结束时 |
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