business ：商业，交易，生意，职业，事务
音标：
英[ˈbɪznɪs] 美[ˈbɪznɪs]
n. 商业，交易，生意；公司，商店；事情；职责
词形变化: businesses
详细释义
n /ˈbɪznɪs/
1.工商企业；公司；工厂；营业所
He's got his own business.
他有自己的厂子了。
He was short of cash after the collapse of his business.
他在公司垮台以后就缺钱了。
The company was a family business.
该公司是家族企业。
The majority of small businesses go broke within the first 24 months.
大部分小企业要在头24个月内破产的。
2.交易；生意；商业
3.职责；工作；任务；使命
4.营业额
5.商务；商业活动；行业
常用短语
词义辨析
1.The store has lost a significant amount of business since the cooperative factory closed last year.
自从去年合作工厂倒闭以来，这家商店失去了大量生意。
2.Last year, the business volume reached more than 280 billion dollars.
去年的营业额达280亿之多。
3.They exchanged [business cards].
他们交换了名片。
4.Are you here on business?
你是来这儿出差的吗？
5.The two businesses contracted a merger.
这两家商号立约合并。
6.Friendliness is conducive to business success.
和气生财
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