| 单词 | firm |
| 释义 | firm (once / 43 pages) 1adjv 2adjadv 3n The adjective firm describes something that's strong and unwavering. If your great Aunt Martha had a firm belief that children should be seen and not heard, you and your siblings might have spent your childhood driving her crazy. Something that is solid can also be described as firm. When you take a stick of butter out of the fridge, it's firm, and it needs to soften before you cream it with sugar. Another definition for the adjective firm is unwavering or loyal. You might be a firm supporter of your favorite baseball team, even though they haven't made it to a World Series in more than twenty years. WORD FAMILYfirm: firmed, firmer, firmest, firming, firmly, firmness, firms, infirm, unfirm+/firmness: firmnesses/infirm: infirmer, infirmity, infirmly/infirmity: infirmities USAGE EXAMPLESThis year, as usual, the firm invited alumni, including me, to its holiday party at the Plaza Hotel. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The firm defines luxury buildings as those that command rents in the top 20% of the market. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The chief of one British firm at the Las Vegas event said the criticism was well-founded. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj not soft or yielding to pressure a firm mattress the snow was firm underfoot Syn solid hard resisting weight or pressure 2adj possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue firm muscles Syn healthy having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease 3adj strong and sure a firm grasp Syn strong forceful characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical) 4adj (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling his voice was firm and confident a firm step Syn steady not subject to change or variation especially in behavior 5adj securely fixed in place the post was still firm after being hit by the car Syn fast, immobile fixed securely placed or fastened or set 6v become taut or tauter Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly Syn|Hyper tauten tighten become tight or tighter 7v make taut or tauter 2Syn|Hyper tauten fasten, tighten make tight or tighter 1adj not subject to revision or change a firm contract a firm offer Syn settled established or decided beyond dispute or doubt 2adj securely established holds a firm position as the country's leading poet Syn secure free from danger or risk 3adj marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable firm convictions a firm mouth Syn steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering resolute firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination 4adj not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall stocks are still firm Syn steady, unfluctuating stable resistant to change of position or condition 5adj unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause a firm ally Syn fast, loyal, truehearted faithful steadfast in affection or allegiance 6adv with resolute determination 3you must stand firm Syn firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly n the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments Syn|Hypo|Hyper business firm, house corp, corporation a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state accounting firma firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee consulting company, consulting firma firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee publisher, publishing company, publishing firm, publishing housea firm in the publishing business dealera firm engaged in trading law firma firm of lawyers auction housea firm that conducts auctions conglomerate, empirea group of diverse companies under common ownership and run as a single organization large capa corporation with a large capitalization small capa corporation with a small capitalization newspaper, newspaper publisher, papera business firm that publishes newspapers magazine, magazine publishera business firm that publishes magazines car dealera firm that sells and buys cars computer dealera firm that sells and buys computers jewelry dealer, jewelry storea firm that sells and buys jewelry truck dealera firm that sells and buys trucks close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation, privately held corporationa corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market closely held corporationstock is publicly traded but most is held by a few shareholders who have no plans to sell shell corporation, shell entitya company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations FDIC, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporationa federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions FHLMC, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Maca corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages FNMA, Fannie Mae, Federal National Mortgage Associationa federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages Boy Scouts of Americaa corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it |
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