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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 151 COCA: 189

company

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com·pa·ny /ˈkʌmpəni/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural companies)  
1 BUSINESSbusiness 公司 [countableC]COMPANY a business organization that makes or sells goods or services 公司 SYN business, firm
 Which company do you work for?
你在哪家公司上班?
 I called the phone company about the bill.
我就电话账单的事给电话公司打了电话。
 The company was set up just after the war.
这家公司是战后不久成立的。
 The company directors have awarded themselves a massive pay increase.
公司的董事们给自己大幅加薪。
nGRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?
In this meaning, company is usually followed by a singular verb:
The company makes machine parts.
In British English, you can also use a plural verb:
The company make machine parts.
2 WITHOTHER PEOPLEother people 别人 [uncountableU] when you are with other people and not alone 陪伴,做伴
 The two men enjoy each other’s company.
这两个人喜欢在一起。
 Rita’s husband is away for the week, so I thought I’d go over and keep her company (=be with her so that she doesn’t feel lonely).
丽塔的丈夫这个星期外出不在家,所以我想过去给她做伴。
 Come over for dinner – I could use the company (=would like to be with other people).
过来吃饭吧,我也好有个伴。
 James is good company (=is a cheerful person who is enjoyable to be with).
詹姆斯是个好伙伴。
as company
 Bessie was glad to have the dog as company.
贝茜很高兴有这只狗为伴。
in somebody’s company (=with someone) 和某人在一起
 I felt nervous in the company of such an important man.
和这么一个重要人物在一起我感到很不自在。
in company with somebody (=together with another person or group) 和某人一起
 He’s performing in company with saxophonist Ernie Watts.
他在和萨克斯管演奏家厄尼沃茨一起演奏。
3 GUESTSguests 客人 [uncountableU]VISIT people who are visiting you in your home 客人
 It looks like the Hammills have company.
哈米尔家好像有客人。
 We’re expecting company this evening.
今晚我们有客人要来。
4 FRIENDSfriends 朋友 [uncountableU]FRIEND your friends or the group of people you spend time with 同伴,伙伴
 People judge you by the company you keep (=the people you spend time with).
人们根据你交往的朋友来判断你的为人。
 Things began to go wrong when he got into bad company.
他交上坏朋友之后问题就来了。
5 PERFORMERSperformers 表演者 [countableC]AP a group of actors, dancers, or singers who work together 剧团,歌舞团体
 a theatre company
剧团
 a touring company
巡演剧团
 the Kirov Ballet Company
基洛夫芭蕾舞团
see thesaurus at actor
6 be in good company SAMEused to tell someone who has made a mistake that they should not be embarrassed because some important or respected people have made the same mistake 一些大人物也这样〔用于安慰犯了错误的人〕
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7 GROUPGROUP 一群人 [uncountableU] formalWITH a group of people who are together in the same place, often for a particular purpose or for social reasons 〔为某种目的或社交原因而聚集在一起的〕一群人
8 somebody and company FRIEND informal used after a person’s name to mean that person and their friends 某人一伙儿
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9. army 军队ARMY [countableC]PMA a group of about 120 soldiers who are usually part of a larger group 连(队)
10. two’s company, three’s a crowdthree’s a crowd two’s company ALONEused to suggest that two people would rather be alone together than have other people with them 两人为伴,三人不欢〔用来表示宁可只有两个人而不要更多的人加入他们〕 part company at part2(4), → present company excepted at present1(6)
COLLOCATIONSMeaning 1: a business organization that makes or sells goods or services 公司
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + company
a computer/phone/oil etc company 计算机/电话/石油等公司
an international oil company
国际石油公司
a manufacturing/shipping/publishing etc company 制造/船运/出版等公司
I’m working for a printing company at the moment.
我目前在一家印刷公司工作。
a large/big company 大公司
She has a senior position in a large manufacturing company.
她在一家大型制造公司担任高级职位。
a small company 小公司
nHis father is the director of a small company.
an international company (=with offices in different countries) 跨国公司
nShe works for a major international company.
a multinational company (=with offices in many countries) 多国公司,跨国公司
nWithin ten years the business grew into a huge multinational company.
a private company (=not owned by the government) 私营公司
nThere are many tiny private companies.
a state-owned company (=owned by the government) 国有公司
a public/listed company (=offering its shares for sale on the stock exchange) 上市公司
a limited company (=one whose owners only have to pay a limited amount if it gets into debt) 责任有限公司
a subsidiary company (=owned or controlled by a larger company) 子公司
the parent company (=the one that owns or controls a smaller one) 母公司
na local company
The new development will bring more business to local companies.
na reputable company (=with a good reputation)
Choose a reputable building company to do the work.
verbs
work for a company 在某公司工作
How long have you been working for your present company?
你在现在的公司工作多久了?
join a company (=become an employee) 加入某公司
I joined the company ten years ago.
我十年前加入这家公司。
run/manage a company 经营公司
Nick runs a property company.
尼克经营一家房地产公司。
set up/start/form a company 成立公司
Two years later he started his own software company.
两年以后,他自己成立了一家软件公司。
found/establish a company 创立公司
The company was founded in 1993 by William J. Nutt.
这家公司由威廉•J•纳特于1993年创立。
take over a company (=buy it and run it) 收购公司
nThe company was taken over by the management in a £32.5 million deal.
a company grows/expands 公司发展/扩展
nThe company has expanded year on year.
a company goes bankrupt/goes out of business (=stops doing business after losing too much money) 公司破产/倒闭
a company fails (=goes bankrupt) 公司倒闭
nHis audio equipment company failed in the mid 1980s.
a company goes bust informal (=goes bankrupt) 公司倒闭
na company goes to the wall informal (=goes bankrupt)
na company goes into liquidation (=is closed and sold in order to pay its debts)
company + NOUN
company policy 公司政策,公司规定
It is not company policy to give that information.
公司规定不可以发布那个信息。
a company director/executive 公司主管
nHe earns a huge amount of money as a senior company executive.
a company car (=that your company gives you to use) 公司配车
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 2: when you are with other people and not alone 陪伴,做伴
verbs
enjoy somebody’s company
Steve was fun and she clearly enjoyed his company.
keep somebody company (=be with someone so that they do not feel lonely)
Mum was out so I stayed at home to keep my younger sister company.
have some company (=not be alone)
‘Come in, ’ she said, pleased to have some company.
need/want company
Children need the company of other kids their age.
be good/pleasant company (=be a cheerful person who is enjoyable to be with)
I always liked seeing Rob – he was such good company.
THESAURUS
company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service 〔生产、出售产品或提供服务的〕公司
big oil companies
大型石油公司
ntelephone companies
He runs a software company.
他经营一家软件公司。
firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods 〔尤指提供服务的〕公司,事务所
a law firm
律师事务所
a firm of accountants
会计师事务所
a security firm
保安公司
business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people 公司,企业〔常指较小的公司〕
She set up her own catering business.
她成立了自己的餐饮公司。
small businesses
小公司
a family business
家族企业
corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies 〔常由几个较小公司组成的〕大公司
IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
国际商用机器公司是世界上最大的公司之一。
multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries 多国公司,跨国公司
American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.
美国的跨国公司正在发展中国家建立研发机构。
conglomerate /kənˈɡlɒmərət $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together 大型联合企业
The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.
公司被一个德国传媒集团收购了。
giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company 大公司,巨头
Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.
他们的客户包括零售业巨头沃尔玛。
subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company 子公司
The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.
公司通过美国的一个子公司开展其在纽约的业务。
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Origin company
(1200-1300) Old French compagnie, from compain companion, from Late Latin companio; → COMPANION
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 151 COCA: 189
company

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1business organization商業組織ADJECTIVE | ... OF COMPANIES | VERB + COMPANY | COMPANY + VERB | COMPANY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, large, leading, major大公司;一流公司a major Japanese company一家大型日本公司medium-sized, mid-sized (especially NAmE) 中等規模的公司small小公司reputable信譽好的公司profitable, successful盈利的/成功的公司associated, holding, joint-stock, limited (in the UK) , parent聯營公司;控股公司;合股公司;有限責任公司;母公司a public limited company一家上市有限責任公司start-up剛剛起步的公司a small start-up software company一家剛起步的小軟件公司family-owned, state-owned家族/國有公司private, public私營/上市公司international, multinational, national國際/跨國/全國性公司commercial, utility商業/公用事業公司manufacturing, trading製造/貿易公司an international trading company一家國際貿易公司drug, pharmaceutical藥物/製藥公司bus, insurance, oil, etc.公交、保險、石油等公司a small insurance company一家小的保險公司dotcom, Internet, tech網絡/互聯網/高科技公司... OF COMPANIESgroup集團VERB + COMPANYcreate, establish, form, found, launch, set up, start, start up創建公司;組建公司;創辦公司manage, operate, run管理公司;經營公司build, grow建立/發展公司own擁有公司acquire, buy, take over收購公司;接管公司The company has been taken over by a rival.該公司被一家競爭對手接管了。dissolve解散公司sell出售公司work for為公司工作She's been working for the same company for ten years.她已經為同一家公司工作了 15 年。join加入公司leave, resign from離開公司;從公司辭職sue起訴公司COMPANY + VERBmake sth, manufacture sth, produce sth, sell sth, supply sth公司製造/生產/出售/供應⋯The company produces cotton goods.公司生產棉製品。operate公司運轉expand, grow公司擴展/壯大shrink公司收縮merge公司兼併fail, go bankrupt, go bust, go into liquidation, go out of business, go to the wall (informal) , go under公司破產;公司停業;公司完蛋;公司倒閉During the recession many small companies went out of business.經濟衰退期間,很多小公司破了產。COMPANY + NOUNdirector, executive公司董事/主管owner, president公司主人/總裁official, representative, spokesman, spokeswoman公司官員/代表/發言人/女發言人policy公司政策profits公司利潤car, pension公司汽車/退休金logo, name公司標識/名稱headquarters公司總部website公司網站employee公司雇員PREPOSITIONin a/the company在公司內He has shares in several companies.他在幾家公司都有股份。within a/the company在公司內the division of power within a company公司內的分權PHRASESa director of a company公司董事 topic at business
company

noun²

2group of actors, dancers, etc.演員團體;舞蹈團體ADJECTIVElarge, small大劇團;小劇團touring巡迴演出劇團ballet, opera, repertory, stock, theatre/theater芭蕾舞團;歌劇團;保留劇目輪演劇團;(在固定劇院上演保留劇目的)專業劇團;劇團a small touring opera company巡演小歌劇團 note at organization (for verbs)
company

noun³

3being with sb else陪伴ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPANY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgood, pleasant令人愉快的夥伴He's very good company.他是個很不錯的夥伴。poor難以相處的人VERB + COMPANYhave有人相伴It's nice to have a bit of company for a change.有時改變一下找個人作伴還是很不錯的。keep sb陪伴某人I'll stay and keep you company.我會留下來陪你。need, want需要/想要陪伴provide (sb with)陪伴(某人)A cat would provide her with some company.貓能給她作伴。seek尋求陪伴enjoy享受陪伴I always enjoy her company.我總是很喜歡她陪我。PREPOSITIONfor company作伴I took my mother with me for company.我把母親帶在身邊作伴。in sb's company和某人一起He's nervous in the company of his colleagues.他和同事們一起時很緊張。PHRASEShave the pleasure of sb's company, request the pleasure of sb's company (both formal) 有幸請到/敬請某人光臨like your own company, prefer your own company (= to like being alone) 喜歡/寧願獨自一人
company

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4group of people together人群ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPANY | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEmixed (= men and women) 一群男女assembled聚集的一群人He glanced around the assembled company.他掃視了一下聚集的人群。VERB + COMPANYkeep (= to spend time with people) 交友John's mother was worried about the company he kept.約翰的母親很擔心他交的那些朋友。PREPOSITIONin company在交際場合;在人前Those children don't know how to behave in company.那些孩子不懂在社交場合如何做到得體有禮。That's not something to say in mixed company.在男女都在場的情況下不該說那些話。PHRASESget into bad company, keep bad company (= to be friends with people that others disapprove of) 與壞人交往present company excepted (used after being rude or critical about sb to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism) 在座的各位除外
company

noun⁵

5visitor or visitors來訪者VERB + COMPANYexpect, have等待客人;有客人We're expecting company this afternoon.我們今天下午有客人。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 151 COCA: 189
company noun
company (a computer company) party3 (get into bad company) visitor (I didn't realize you had company.) keep sb company accompany verb
company

noun

 See also the entries for business 2 and group 3 另见business条第2义和group条第3义company ♦︎ firm ♦︎ business ♦︎ operation ♦︎ corporation ♦︎ enterprise ♦︎ practice ♦︎ houseThese are all words for an organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services. 这些词均表示公司、企业、商号。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a multinational company / firm / business / operation / corporation / enterprisea state-owned company / firm / business / corporation / enterprisea private company / firm / business / operation / corporation / enterprise / practice / ... housea family company / firm / business / operation / enterprise / practice / ... housea commercial company / firm / business / operation / corporation / enterprise / ... housea business company / firm / operation / corporation / enterpriseto manage / run / have / own a company / a firm / a business / an operation / a corporation / an enterprise / a ... houseto buy / acquire / take over a company / firm / business / an operation / an enterpriseto set up a company / firm / business / an operation / a corporation / an enterprise / a practice / a ... houseto found a company / firm / business / practice / ... houseto work for / join / leave / resign from a company / firm / business / corporation / practice / ... housea company / a firm / a business / a corporation / an enterprise / a ... house fails company [countable + singular or plural verb] a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services 公司;商号;商行During the 1980s it was one of the largest computer companies in the world.在20世纪80年代,它是全球最大的计算机公司之一。Mike gets a company car with his new job.迈克因新的职位配备了一辆公司用车。 firm [countable] a company 公司;商号;商行He got a job with a London engineering firm.他得到了伦敦一家工程公司的工作。the city's oldest and most prestigious law firm该市历史最久、最负盛名的律师事务所I'm working for a firm of accountants.我在一家会计师事务所工作。NOTE 辨析 Company or firm? Firm is often used to talk about a small, fairly specialized organization, especially one that sells professional advice or services. * firm常指小型、专业性强的机构,尤指提供专业咨询或服务的公司a / an engineering / law / consulting / insurance / security firm工程公司;律师事务所;顾问/保险/保安公司a firm of accountants / consultants / lawyers / solicitors会计师事务所;顾问公司;律师事务所 Firm is also often used to talk about companies run by members of a family, or companies that have been operating for a long time. * firm亦常指家族企业或老字号a / the family firm家族企业his father's firm他父亲的公司a / an old / long-established / old-fashioned / reputable / renowned firm老字号;历史悠久的/老式的/信誉好的/有名的公司 Company is much wider in range, and can be used to talk about any type of organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services. * company使用范围更广,可指任何制造或销售产品或服务的组织。 business [countable] a commercial organization such as a company, shop or factory 商业机构;企业;公司;商店;工厂I've decided to start my own business.我决定自己开公司。They've got a small catering business.他们做餐饮小生意。This legislation will hurt small businesses.这项法规将损害小企业。 Business is a general term for commercial organizations of any type or size. * business是任何类型或规模的商业机构的统称Almost all businesses will be closed on Christmas Day (= shops, factories, offices, etc.).几乎所有的商家在圣诞节那天都关门。It is also used especially to talk about small organizations, including those run by a single person or family, without any employees. (A company or firm always has employees.) Business is often used when people start up or set up in business for the first time. You can also have a big business but big business is used even more often as an uncountable noun to mean 'large companies as a group'. * business尤指小生意,包括个人或家庭经营、没有雇员的小企业。(company和firm则一定有雇员。)business常与start up或set up连用,表示初次创业。big business可以是可数名词,指一家大公司,但更多时候是不可数名词,指视为一个整体的各大公司。 see also business industry , business trade operation [countable] a company or business involving many parts; one part of a large company or business (包括许多部分的)企业,公司;(大企业的)一部分,分部It's a huge multinational operation.那是一家庞大的跨国公司。Network Computing Inc. plans to open a UK operation in Britain next year.网络计算公司计划下一年度在英国开设分支机构。 corporation (abbreviation Corp.) [countable] a large business company (大)公司They provide banking facilities to multinational corporations.他们为跨国公司提供银行设施。Corporation is often used to talk about very large American business companies. * corporation常指超大型美国商业公司。 enterprise ˈentəpraɪz; NAmE ˈentərpraɪz [countable] (business 商业, journalism 新闻) a company or business 公司;企业单位;事业单位They plan to privatize over 100 state-owned enterprises.他们计划将100多家国有企业私有化。Enterprise is often used in government texts and business journalism. * enterprise常用于政府文件和商业新闻。 practice [countable] a business or place that offers professional advice or treatment, especially in law and medicine (提供专业咨询或治疗的)业务活动,工作地点(尤指律师事务所和诊所)She runs a successful law practice.她经营一家成功的律师事务所。 see also practice work noun 2 , surgery surgery house [countable] (used in compounds 用于复合词) a company involved in a particular type of business (从事某种业务的)公司,机构The publishing house made its name by encouraging first-time writers.该出版社扶持新人作家,闯出了名号。House is used in compounds such as a/an fashion/publishing/software/investment/auction house. * house用于复合词,如a/an fashion/publishing/software/investment/auction house(时装公司;出版社;软件/投资/拍卖公司)。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 151 COCA: 189
company
General types of business or company: account, acquisition, affiliate...
Relationships and membership of social groups: relationship, connection, association...
People at parties and social events: invitee, host, hostess...
Visitors and guests: guest, visitor, company...
Dancers and groups of dancers: ballerina, ballet, cheerleader...
Groups of soldiers: advance guard, battalion, brigade...

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