company
noun
uk/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/us/ˈkʌm.pə.ni/companynoun(BUSINESS)
A2[C]
anorganizationthatsellsgoodsorservicesinorderto makemoney:
公司Heworksfor asoftwarecompany/a company that makessoftware.他在一家软件公司工作。
Iworkfor Duggan and Company.我在达根公司工作。
Nosmokingis companypolicy.禁止吸烟是公司的规定。
- Thecommercialfutureof the companylooksverypromising.
- The company isconcentratingondevelopingnewproducts.
- Thelawobligescompanies topaydecentwagestotheiremployees.
- PolyGram is one of the world'slargestrecordcompanies.
- In thespaceof just tenyears, her company hasgrownfrom onesmallshopto a multi-million-poundempire.
Enterprises
- acquiree
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- agribusiness
- answering service
- citadel
- consortium
- fintech
- firm
- franchise
- franchisee
- franchiser
- multinational
- organizational
- packer
- parent company
- partner up
- partnership
- plc
companynoun(OTHER PEOPLE)
B2[U]
thefactof being with apersonorpeople, or thepersonorpeopleyou are with:
作伴；陪伴；同伴I justenjoyhis company.有他陪伴我感到很愉快。
It was alongtripand I wasgratefulfor his company.旅途漫漫，我感谢有他作伴。
Ienjoymyowncompany(= I like beingalone).我喜欢独处。
Itravelledin thecompanyof(= with)twoteachersasfaras Istanbul.我和两位老师结伴而行，一直到了伊斯坦布尔。
I'dratheryou didn'tmentionit when we'reincompany(= with otherpeople).当着他人的面，我觉得你最好不要提起那件事。
I didn'trealizeyouhadcompany(= were with someone/people).我不知道你这儿有人。
Margot came tostayfor aweekas companyformymotherwhile I was away.在我离家期间，玛戈到我家来住了1个星期，给我母亲作伴。
With only herthoughtsfor company(= beingalone), shewalkedslowlyalong thebeach.她慢慢地沿着海滨散步，独自一人沉思着。
be good company
C1
to bepleasantandentertainingto be with:
是个好伙伴You'll like Rosie - she's good company.你会喜欢罗茜的——她是个好伙伴。
for company
If you do something for company, you do it to make youfeelas if you are notalone:
为了有个伴儿，为了不冷清I usually have theradioon for company.我一般会开着收音机，为的是有伴儿。
keepsomeonecompany
B2
tostaywith someone so that they are notalone:
与…作伴，陪伴…I'llkeepyou company till thetraincomes.火车到来之前我会一直陪着你。
- You should take it as acomplimentwhen Ifallasleepinyourcompany - itmeansI'mrelaxed.
- She didn'tmixwith hercontemporaries,preferringthe company ofolderpeople.
- Where have you been? We've beendeprivedofyourcompany forfartoolong!
- Sheentrancedthem with herintellectand thejoyof her company.
- I can'tstandacademics-presentcompanyexcepted.
Friends, acquaintances & contemporaries
- a friend in need is a friend indeedidiom
- acquaintance
- acquaintanceship
- acquainted
- amigo
- bedmate
- compatriot
- comrade
- crony
- crowd
- fair-weather friend
- fam
- flatmate
- neighbour
- oppo
- pal
- peeps
- peer group
- pen pal
- with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom
companynoun(THEATRICAL GROUP)
[C]
agroupofactors,singers, ordancerswhoperformtogether:
剧团；演出团；歌舞团She's in theNationalTheatre Company.她是皇家国立剧团的演员。
I'd like tothankthedirector, thechoreographerand the othermembersof the company for being sosupportive.我想对导演、编舞及剧团其他成员的大力支持表示感谢。
- Hefoundedhis owndancecompany.
- Sheworksfor atheatrecompany in Leeds.
- All themembersof the company took thestagefor abow.
Cinema & theatre: actors & performers
- actor
- actress
- all-star
- belly dancer
- body double
- chorus
- improviser
- juvenile lead
- leading lady
- leading man
- luvvy
- performer
- scream queen
- spear carrier
- stage name
- starlet
- stooge
- superstar
- thespian
- troupe
companynoun(GROUP)
[C,+ sing/pl verb]
alargegroupofsoldiers.especiallyadivisionof abattalion
（尤指军队中营下辖的）连，连队[C,+ sing/pl verb]UK
anorganizedgroupofyoungwomen who areGuides:
女童子军大队Mycousinand Ijoinedthe sameGuidecompany.我表姐和我加入了同一支女童子军大队。
Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
- battalion
- bomb disposal
- bomb squad
- cadre
- Coast Guardsman
- corps
- Cossack
- detachment
- Guards
- militia
- non-combatant
- paratroops
- patrol
- rearguard
- squad
- squadron
- the Coast Guard
- the Marine Corps
- troop
- WRAC
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Organizations, Societies & clubs
Idioms
be in good company
the companysomeonekeeps
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