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🔑 busi·nessBrE /ˈbɪznəs/NAmE /ˈbɪznəs/ noun➤trade 贸易🔑 [U] the activity of making, buying, selling or supplying goods or services for money 商业；买卖；生意 SYN commerce, trade ◆business contacts/affairs/interests 商业联系/事务/利益；企业权益◆a business investment 商业投资◆It's been a pleasure to do business with you. 和你做买卖很愉快。◆She has set up in business as a hairdresser. 她已经开店当理发师。◆When he left school, he went into business with his brother. 他毕业后和他哥哥去经商了。◆She works in the computer business. 她从事电脑业。 boom, business, commerce, embargo, import, market, monopoly, sanction, tariff, trade ➡ see also agribusiness, big business, show business ➤work 工作🔑 [U] work that is part of your job 商务；公事◆Is the trip to Rome business or pleasure? 这次去罗马是公干还是游玩？◆a business lunch 商务午餐◆He's away on business. 他出差去了。🔑 [U] the amount of work done by a company, etc.; the rate or quality of this work 营业额；贸易额◆Business was bad. 生意不景气。◆Business was booming. 生意兴隆。◆Her job was to drum up (= increase) business. 她的工作是提高营业额。◆How's business? 生意如何？➤company 公司🔑 [C] a commercial organization such as a company, shop/store or factory 商业机构；企业；公司；商店；工厂◆to have/start/run a business 拥有/开办/经营企业◆business premises 商务场址◆She works in the family business. 她在家族的企业工作。◆They've got a small catering business. 他们做餐饮小生意。Business 商业Running a business 经营企业- buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise 收购/获得/拥有/出售公司/商行/特许经销权
- set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company 创办企业/公司
- run/operate a business/company/franchise 经营企业/公司/专卖店
- head/run a firm/department/team 管理公司/部门/团队
- make/secure/win/block a deal 达成/阻止一笔交易
- expand/grow/build the business 扩展业务
- boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade 增加投资/支出/销售量/营业额/收入/出口/贸易
- increase/expand production/output/sales 增加产量/输出量/销售量
- boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability 使产量/生产力/效率/收入/收益/利润/收益增加/最大化
- achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability 实现/维持/保持增长/收益
- cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices 削减成本/价格
- announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks 宣布/强制实行/实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销- break into/enter/capture/dominate the market 打入/进入/占领/控制市场
- gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share 取得/夺取/得到/赢得/增加/丢失市场份额
- find/build/create a market for sth 为某物找到/建立/开创市场
- start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign 发起广告/营销宣传活动
- develop/launch/promote a product/website 开发/推出/推销产品/网站
- create/generate demand for your product 为产品创造需求
- attract/get/retain/help customers/clients 吸引/赢得/留住/帮助顾客/客户
- drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales 刺激/创造/提高/增加需求/销售量
- beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition 打败/领先于/智胜/胜过竞争对手
- meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets 完成/达到/超过/未达到销售目标
Finance 财务- draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget 起草/制订/提出/批准预算
- keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget 执行/平衡/削减/大幅削减预算
- be/come in below/under/over/within budget 未超出/超出预算；在预算之内
- generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business 产生收益/利润/资金/营业额
- fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit 为活动/商业项目/扩张/开支/赤字提供资金
- provide/raise/allocate capital/funds 提供/筹集/分配资金
- attract/encourage investment/investors 吸引/鼓励投资/投资者
- recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment 收回成本/亏损/投资
- get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan 获得/为某人提供/准予某人贷款
- apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance 申请/筹集/获得/安排/提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功- lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue 失去生意/买卖/顾客/销量/收益
- accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts 累积/积累/招致/积欠债务
- suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses 蒙受惨重损失
- face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy 面临削减/赤字/裁员/破产
- file for/ (NAmE) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy 申请/避免/幸免破产
- (BrE) go into administration/liquidation 进入行政接管/清算
- liquidate/wind up a company 清算/关闭公司
- survive/weather a recession/downturn 艰难渡过萧条期/衰退期
- propose/seek/block/oppose a merger 提出/寻求/阻止/反对合并
- launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid 发起/进行/接受/阻止收购投标
agent, business, company, competitor, customer, director, employ, franchise, manager, shareholder ➤responsibility 职责🔑 [U] something that concerns a particular person or organization 归（某人或某机构）管的事；职责◆It is the business of the police to protect the community. 警察的职责是保护社会。◆I shall make it my business to find out who is responsible. 我要亲自查出是谁的责任。◆My private life is none of your business (= does not concern you). 我的私生活与你无关。◆It's no business of yours who I invite to the party. 你无权过问我邀请谁参加聚会。➤important matters 要事🔑 [U] important matters that need to be dealt with or discussed （需要处理或讨论的）重要事情，要点◆the main business of the meeting 会议的主要议题◆He has some unfinished business to deal with. 他还要处理一些尚未了结的事务。➤event 事情 [sing.] () a matter, an event or a situation 事情；事件；状况◆That plane crash was a terrible business. 那次飞机坠毁是十分可怕的事。◆I found the whole business very depressing. 我觉得整件事令人沮丧。◆The business of the missing tickets hasn't been sorted out. 遗失票这件事还没解决呢。➤being a customer 消费(especially NAmE) (also BrE, formal cus·tom) [U] the fact of a person or people buying goods or services at a shop/store or business （顾客对商店的）惠顾，光顾◆We're grateful for your business. 感谢您光顾本店。 ●any other ˈbusinessthe things that are discussed at the end of an official meeting that do not appear on the agenda （会议结束前）议程以外的议题◆I think we've finished item four. Now is there any other business? 我想我们已经讨论完第四项。还有其他要讨论的吗？ ➡ see also AOB ●be in ˈbusiness(informal) to have everything that you need in order to be able to start sth immediately 准备就绪◆All we need is a car and we'll be in business. 我们所需要的只是一辆车，然后我们就准备就绪了。●be the ˈbusiness(informal) to be very good 很好●business as ˈusuala way of saying that things will continue as normal despite a difficult situation （尽管处境困难）一切照常，不受干扰●ˌbusiness is ˈbusinessa way of saying that financial and commercial matters are the important things to consider and you should not be influenced by friendship, etc. 公事公办●get down to ˈbusinessto start dealing with the matter that needs to be dealt with , or doing the work that needs to be done 着手处理正事；开始认真工作●go about your ˈbusinessto do the things that you normally do 忙自己的事；做通常做的事◆streets filled with people going about their daily business 挤满为日常生活奔忙的人的街道●have no business doing sth●have no business to do sthto have no right to do sth 无权做某事◆You have no business being here. 你无权待在这里。●like ˈnobody's business(BrE, informal) very much, very fast, very well, etc. 非常；很多；很快；很好◆I've been working like nobody's business to get it finished in time. 为按时完成任务，我一直在快马加鞭地工作。●not be in the business of doing sthnot to be intending to do sth (which it would be surprising for you to do) 无意做某事◆I'm not in the business of getting other people to do my work for me. 我无意让别人替我工作。●out of ˈbusinesshaving stopped operating as a business because there is no more money or work available 停业；歇业◆The new regulations will put many small businesses out of business. 新法规将使很多小企业关闭。◆Some travel companies will probably go out of business this summer. 今年夏天一些旅游公司很可能歇业。●mean ˈbusiness(informal) to be serious in your intentions 是认真的；说话算数◆He has the look of a man who means business. 他看上去像是个说话算话的人。●ˌmind your ˌown ˈbusiness(informal) to think about your own affairs and not ask questions about or try to get involved in other people's lives 想自己的事；别管闲事◆'What are you reading?' 'Mind your own business!' “你在读什么呢？” “少管闲事！”◆I was just sitting there, minding my own business, when a man started shouting at me. 我就坐在那儿，也没招谁惹谁，忽然有个男人对我大喊大叫。●ply for ˈhire/ˈtrade/ˈbusiness(BrE) to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business 招徕顾客；等生意◆taxis plying for hire outside the theatre在剧院外招揽乘客的出租车 |