business
/ˈbɪznɪs/- a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade事业, 职业; 行业：
she had to do a lot of smiling in her business
干她那行不得不多陪笑脸
are you here on business?
你是来出差的吗？
- an activity that someone is engaged in工作, 任务：
what is your business here?
你在这儿做什么？
- a person's concern所关心的事：
this is none of your business
这与你无关
the neighbours make it their business to know all about you.
邻居们热衷于了解你的一切。
- work that has to be done or matters that have to be attended（必须处理的）事务, 职责：
government business
政府事务
let's get down to business.
让我们言归正传吧。
- the practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce交易, 生意; 商业：
the world of business
商业世界
who do you do business with in Manila?
你在马尼拉同什么人做生意？
as modifier the business community商界
with modifier the tea business.茶叶生意。
- trade considered in terms of its volume of profitability生意（从利润角度考虑）; 营业额：
how's business?
生意怎么样？
- count noun a commercial house or firm商店, 商行; 公司：
a catering business.
餐饮服务公司。
- in sing. informal a series of events, typically a scandalous or discreditable one〈非正式〉系列事件（尤指丑闻或有损名誉的事）：
they must find out about the blackmailing business.
他们必须查清那件敲诈勒索事件。
- informal a group of related or previously mentioned things〈非正式〉相关事宜; 所有东西：
use carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli, and serve the whole business hot.
用胡萝卜、花椰菜和花茎甘蓝烹炒, 然后将所有这些趁热端上。
- theatre actions other than dialogue performed by actors（除对话外的）表演。
the business
informal a very enjoyable or popular person, activity, or thing〈非正式〉受欢迎的人（行动或事物）：spring skiing is the business.
春季滑雪是受欢迎的运动。
- a difficult matter难题：
what a business!
真是个难题！
business as usual
- an ongoing and unchanging state of affairs despite difficulties or disturbances一切如常; 处之泰然：
apart from being under new management, it's business as usual in the department.
除了管理层变了, 该部门情况一切如常。
do the business
- Brit. informal do what is required to achieve the desired result〈英, 非正式〉（为达目标）采取必要行动, 把事加成：
Rogers has got to do the business, score a hat trick or something.
罗杰斯必须来解决问题, 玩个帽子戏法什么的。
- vulgar slang have sexual intercourse〈粗俚〉性交。
have no business
- have no right to do something无权做某事：
he had no business tampering with social services.
他无权干涉社会公益服务活动。
in business
- operating, especially in commerce经商, 经营：
they will have to import from overseas to remain in business.
为维持经营他们必须从国外进口。
- informal able to begin operations〈非正式〉能够开业：
if you'll contact the right people, I should think we're in business.
假如你联系上有用的人, 我想我们能开成业。
in the business of
- engaged in or prepared to engage in（打算）从事：
I am not in the business of making accusations.
我不打算提起控诉。
like nobody's business
- informal extraordinarily high degree or standard〈非正式〉非常高的程度（或标准）：
these weeds spread like nobody's business.
这些野草疯长。
mind one's own business
- refrain from meddling in other people's affairs别多管闲事：
he was yelling at her to get out and mind her own business.
他向她大喊, 让她滚, 别多管闲事。
send someone about their business
- dated tell someone to go away〈旧〉把某人打发走; 叫某人不要多管闲事。