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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。
n GRAMMAR: 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〕
Examples from the Corpus
be in good company• If you can't program your VCR, you're in good company.• Clinton is in good company, but I think he wants to be remembered for more than that.• He is in good company when it comes to losing Tests that do not mat ter all that much.• The new managers were in good company.• But even if she never escapes from its shadow, history shows her to be in good company.• But for the United States, to be alone is to be in good company.• We were in good company, though.• If you are, you are in good company with some one like Alfred North Whitehead.• If these are your worries you are in good company.
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
Examples from the Corpus
somebody and company• Meanwhile, Balog and company raced to fix the ship's power supply.
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)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 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
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 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。
Examples from the Corpus
company• He was grateful to be in a company that recognized the value of education and training for management.• Now that she's gone, I really miss her company.• It is the second largest insurance company in Germany.• I wasn't much company for Aunt Margaret tonight.• It's not company policy to exchange goods without a receipt.• My father used to work for one of the big oil companies.• Her brain, as usual, seemed to have seized up in Roman's overpowering company.• I was grateful for Jean's company on the long journey up to Edinburgh.• "Do you mind if I join you?" "No of course not, it's nice to have some company."• The results were later played down by the company.• I go to French evening classes, for the company as much as for the French.• Davis joined the company as vice-president of sales nine months ago.• Come over for dinner - I could use the company.• The company employs over 10,000 people worldwide.• The company was set up in 1975.• The company I was in was extremely fortunate.• The company says that it has received inquiries from about 470 companies, of which perhaps a quarter are potential customers.• The company sells its batteries mainly through electronics stores but is expanding to grocery shops and kiosks.• What company do you work for?
in company with somebody• Individuals do not move through a smooth physical vacuum; they negotiate structured social contexts in company with other individuals.• Students were those to teach, chat with over tea and coffee, but never to withdraw the formalities in company with.• He appeared a year later, stepping out of Tisch Hall in company with Wally and some of his cohorts.• He liked to live in company with another.• The Merrimac, in company with the one-gun steamers Raleigh and Beaufort, now turned her full attention to the grounded Congress.• Put your money in companies with products people have bought by habit for years.• Riding in company with the Grenadiers and Chasseurs, he proceeded ahead of them as they neared Grenappe.• It was another repeated moment in their long relationship of affronts when in company with Marge.
expecting company• The Hammills are expecting company this weekend.
bad company• Reasons for: She may get into bad company and be at risk in some way.• It was just that he had strange ideas which took him into bad company.• Her social worker said the stealing was also the result of boredom and keeping bad company.• It is known that she kept bad company for most of the 90s.• There were girls who persistently stayed out late, girls who kept bad company and girls who drank too much.• Then I see you go in again, this time in real bad company.• He's basically a nice guy who fell into some bad company.• There he fell again into the bad company of pious Huguenots who turned the young gentleman into a religious searcher.• He reckoned he'd a right to nice things the same as this bad company he'd got in with.
touring company• More than 190 theatres and touring companies will receive substantial rises from spring next year, with some having their funding quadrupled.• The theatre, which caters for touring companies, had a budget of £390,000 to meet its costs during this financial year.• There's also the Grand Theatre, which hosts touring companies and is the permanent home of Opera North.
in mixed company• Most of us are happy in mixed company.• Until recently, I would not have considered saying the word "penis" in mixed company.
From Longman Business Dictionary
companycom·pa·ny /ˈkʌmpəni/ noun (plural companies) [countableC]
COMMERCEan organization that makes or sells goods or services in order to make a profit
He works for a big pharmaceutical company.
The new regulations could have a bad effect on small and medium-sized companies.
The company was established in 1922.
A lot of companies went bankrupt during the last recession.
→ affiliated company → associated company → blue chip company → cable company → close company → closed-end investment company → commercial company → constituent company → controlling company → credit company → daughter company → dock company → finance company → holding company → insurance company → investment company → investment trust company → limited (liability) company → listed company → management company → mutual company → mutual insurance company → offshore company → off-the-shelf company → open-end investment company → parent company → private company → private limited company → property company → proprietary company → public company → public limited company → red chip company → registered company → related company → shelf company → shell company → sister company → small business investment company → start-up company → statutory company → stock company → subsidiary company → trading company → trust company → unit trust company → unlimited company → unlisted company
Origin company
(1200-1300) Old French compagnie, from compain “companion”, from Late Latin companio; → COMPANION
com·pa·ny noun →n GRAMMAR1 →COLLOCATIONS1
→n COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1
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