| 单词 | company |
| 释义 | companycompany /ˈkʌmpəni/ ●●● S1 W1 noun (plural companies) 1BUSINESS [countable] an organization that makes or sells goods or services: What company do you work for? It’s against company policy to reimburse expenses without a receipt. She started her own media company last year. Steve joined the company straight out of high school (=became an employee). Hutton runs a small financial services company. → see also public companyTHESAURUSfirm – a company that usually provides a service rather than producing goods: Donna works for a major law firm.business – a company that often employs only a small number of people: She set up her own catering business.establishment – a business, especially a small store, a restaurant, etc. Used especially in writing.enterprise formal – a company. Used especially in newspapers: The company began as a small family enterprise, but now employs thousands of people.corporation – a large company that often includes several smaller companies: Microsoft is one of the biggest corporations in the world.subsidiary – a company that is owned by a larger company: Arthur works for a subsidiary of a large drug company.multinational – a very large company with offices in many different countries: Toyota is a major multinational headquartered in Japan.conglomerate – a large business organization consisting of several different and unrelated companies: Small farmers cannot compete with the large agriculture and food processing conglomerates.2OTHER PEOPLE [uncountable] the state of being with someone so that you have someone to talk to or do not feel lonely: The two men enjoy each other’s company. Rita’s husband is away, so I thought I’d go over and keep her company. Come over for dinner – I could use the company (=I would like to be with people). Owen is good company (=he is fun to talk to). Lois was glad to have the dog as company.3GUESTS [uncountable] people who are visiting you in your home SYN guests: It looks like the Hammills have company. We’re expecting company tonight.4FRIENDS [uncountable] the group of people that you are friends with or spend time with: People do tend to judge you by the company you keep (=your friends). He’s basically a nice guy who fell into some bad company (=people who do things you disapprove of, especially illegal things).5GROUP OF PEOPLE [uncountable] formal a group of people who are together in the same place, often for a particular purpose or for social reasons: in the company of somebody Catherine traveled there in the company of her two nieces and their mother. Some jokes are just not appropriate to tell in mixed company (=in a group of both men and women).6PERFORMERS [countable] eng. lang. arts a group of actors, dancers, or singers who work together: She danced with the Kirov Ballet company. The play is put on by a local theater company.7be in good company used to tell someone who has made a mistake that he or she should not be embarrassed, because other people have made the same mistake: If you don’t understand all the features on your camera, you’re in good company.8and company informal used after a person’s name to mean that person and his or her friends: This has not stopped Senator Lee and company from trying to make it an issue in the election.9two’s company, three’s a crowd informal used to suggest that two people would rather be alone together than have another person with them10ARMY [countable] a group of about 120 soldiers, who are usually part of a larger group11in company with something formal if something happens in company with something else, both things happen at the same time: Democracy progressed in company with the emancipation of women.[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French compagnie, from compain companion, from Late Latin companio] → see also part company at part2 (5), present company excepted at present1 (5)COLLOCATIONSverbswork for a company How long have you been working for your present company?join a company (=become an employee) I joined the company ten years ago.run/manage a company Nick runs an Internet company.own a company I would love to own my own company.buy/sell a company They sold the company for a million dollars.set up/start/form a company Two years later he started his own software company.found/establish a company The company was founded in 1993 by William J. Nutt.take over a company (=buy it and run it) The company was taken over by a competitor.a company grows/expands The company has expanded each year.a company goes bankrupt/goes out of business/fails (=stops doing business after losing too much money) His audio equipment company failed in 2006.adjectives/nouns + companya large/big/major company She has a senior position in a large manufacturing company.a small company His father runs a small company.an insurance/oil/drug etc. company He works for an oil company.a manufacturing/shipping/publishing etc. company I’m working for a publishing company at the moment.the phone/electric/gas etc. company My Dad has worked at the phone company for years. I called the cable company about the bill.an international/multinational company (=with offices in different countries) She works for a major international company.a privately owned company/a private company (=not owned by the government or by stockholders) The Coast Guard and several private companies went to work cleaning up the oil spill.a state-owned company (=owned by the government) In Europe, most of the state-owned energy companies have been privatized.a publicly owned company/a public company (=offering its stock for sale on the stock exchange) Publicly owned companies must release their financial information to stockholders.a parent company (=the one that owns or controls a smaller one) It is a Chinese subsidiary of a U.S. parent company.a subsidiary company (=owned or controlled by a larger company) It is a large organization with several subsidiary companies.company + nounscompany policy It is not company policy to give out that information.a company executive He earns a huge amount of money as a senior company executive.a company employee Company employees are given stock options as part of their salary package.a company car (=that your company gives you to use) Most sales people have company cars. |
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