company
noun
ˈkʌmpəni
noun
1
BUSINESS
公司
a
business
organization
that
makes
or
sells
goods
or
services
公司;
C also + plural verb BrE 英国英语中亦用复数动词 | BrE
2
OTHER PEOPLE
别人
when
you
are
with
other
people
and
not
alone
陪伴，作伴
U
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，所以我想过去给她作伴。
Come
over
for
dinner
–
I
could
use
the
company
(=would
like
to
be
with
people)
.
过来吃饭吧，我也好有个伴。
James
is
good
company
(=a
cheerful
person
who
is
enjoyable
to
be
with)
.
詹姆斯是个好搭档。
as
company
Bessie
was
glad
to
have
the
dog
as
company.
贝茜很高兴有这只狗为伴。
in
sb’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
sb
(together
with
another
person
or
group)
和某人一起
He’s
performing
in
company
with
saxophonist
Ernie
Watts.
他和萨克斯管演奏家厄尼．沃茨一起演奏。
3
GUESTS
客人
people
who
are
visiting
you
in
your
home
客人
U
It
looks
like
the
Hammills
have
company
.
看来哈米尔斯家有客人。
We’re
expecting
company
this
evening.
今晚我们有客人要来。
4
FRIENDS
朋友
your
friends
or
the
group
of
people
you
spend
time
with
同伴，伙伴
U
People
judge
you
by
the
company
you
keep
(=the
people
you
spend
time
with)
.
人们会根据你交往的人来判断你的为人。
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
PERFORMERS
表演者
a
group
of
actors,
dancers,
or
singers
who
work
together
剧团，歌舞团体
C
a
theatre
company
剧团
a
touring
company
巡演剧团
the
Kirov
Ballet
Company
基洛夫芭蕾舞团
6
be in good company
used
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
〔某重要或受尊重的人〕也一样〔犯过同样的错误〕
If
you
can’t
program
the
video
recorder,
you’re
in
good
company.
你不会预设录像机也没关系，不会的又不是就你一个。
7
GROUP
人群
a
group
of
people
who
are
together
in
the
same
place,
often
for
a
particular
purpose
or
for
social
reasons
[正式] 〔为某种目的或社交原因而聚集在一起的〕一群人
U | formal
He
glanced
around
at
the
assembled
company
.
他向全体人群扫了一眼。
Some
jokes
are
just
not
appropriate
to
tell
in
mixed
company
(=in
a
group
of
both
men
and
women)
.
有些玩笑不适合在男女都有的场合开。
in
company
(when
surrounded
by
other
people,
especially
at
a
social
occasion)
在大庭广众之下〔尤指在社交场合〕
Parents
should
teach
their
children
how
to
behave
in
company.
父母应当教导孩子怎样在别人面前举止得体。
8
sb and company
used
after
a
person’s
name
to
mean
that
person
and
their
friends
[非正式] 某人及其朋友
informal
This
has
not
stopped
Senator
Biden
and
company
from
trying
to
make
it
an
issue
in
the
election.
这并未阻止参议员拜登一伙在大选时对此大做文章。
9
ARMY
军队
a
group
of
about
120
soldiers
who
are
usually
part
of
a
larger
group
连（队）
C
10
two’s company, three’s a crowd
10.
used
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〕
11
similar
words
类似单词
firm
12
a
big
company
大公司
corporation
13
an
Internet
company
网络公司
dot-com
14
a
company
that
is
owned
by
a
larger
company
大公司的附属公司
subsidiary
15
abbreviations
used
in
company
names
公司名称中使用的缩略语
BrE
Ltd
Co.
Corp.
PLC
Pty.
(Proprietary)
used
in
Australia
and
South
Africa
私营公司〔用于澳大利亚和南非〕