- a commercial business公司, 商号：
a shipping company
航运公司
in names the Ford Motor Company福特汽车公司
as modifier a company director.公司董事。
- mass noun the fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment陪伴, 伴随; 交往：
I could do with some company.
陪我一会儿就行了。
- a person or people seen as a source of a specified kind of such friendship and enjoyment同伴（们）; 朋友（们）：
she is excellent company.
她是个很好的朋友。
- the person or group of people whose society someone is currently sharing（目前的）同伴, 交际者, 交际聚会者; 会友, 社友：
he was silent among such distinguished company.
在这样著名的一群人中, 他保持沉默。
- a visiting person or group of people客人（们）, 来访者（们）：
I'm expecting company.
我将有客人来访。
- a number of individuals gathered together, especially for a particular purpose（尤指为某一目的聚集起来的）一群人：
the Mayor addressed the assembled company.
市长向聚集的人群发表了演说。
- a body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain（部队的）连, 连队：
B Company of the Cheshire Regiment.
柴郡步兵团的第二连。
- a group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together剧团; 歌唱团; 舞蹈团：
a national opera company
国家歌剧团。
- Brit. a group of Guides〈英〉女童子军大队。
- poetic/literary associate with; keep company with〈诗/文〉结交; 交往：
these men which have companied with us all this time.
这段时间一直和我们在一起的这些人。
- with obj. archaic accompany (someone)〈古〉陪伴：
the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself.
由我和斯塔提乌斯陪伴着这位皮肤白皙的女爵士。
and company
- used after a person's name to denote those people usually associated with them用于人名后表示与之交往的人或与之有来往的人。
be in good company
- be in the same situation as someone important or respected和…一样重要; 像…一样受尊敬。
in company
- with another person or a group of people一同, 一起：
he feels at ease in company.
他和别人在一起时毫不拘束。
in company with
- together with与…一起：
the US dollar went through a bad patch in 1986, in company with the oil market.
1986年, 美元和石油行情一起大跌。
keep（或〈古〉bear）someone company
- accompany or spend time with someone in order to prevent them feeling lonely or bored陪伴某人; 使某人不感孤独（或无聊）。
- engage in the same activity as someone else in order to be sociable陪…参加（以示友好）：
I'll have a drink myself, just to keep you company.
我也喝一杯, 只是为了陪你。
keep company with
- associate with habitually与…亲密交往; 与…形影不离：
she began keeping company with a real estate developer.
她开始与一个房地产开发商亲密交往。
part company
- 见PART.