英语词汇“conglomerate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINconglomerate

Origin:

1500-1600 Latin past participle of conglomerare ‘to roll together’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + glomus ‘ball’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a media and entertainment conglomerate
A vast American conglomerate has announced plans to buy the site at a cost of well over a billion dollars.
In the mid-1980s the big financial conglomerates muscled into the market.
The German media conglomerate Kronstadt AG reported record earnings last year.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A broker buy recommendation helped conglomerate Williams Holdings inch ahead a penny to 326p.
But not much demand can be expected from the large conglomerates.
Conflict: there is ample opportunity for this information to be acquired and used by other divisions within the conglomerate.
In Britain the merging together of the banking and securities business in the guise of financial conglomerates has rekindled this debate.
The buzz at Geneva last week was about smaller cars, wholesale commitment to environmental protection and rationalised, merged conglomerates.
This is the rough distinction between non-media conglomerates with a media side-interest and, in contrast, media conglomerates that diversified outwards.

THESAURUS► company

an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service: · big oil companies· telephone companies· He runs a software company.

► firm

a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods: · a law firm· a firm of accountants· a security firm

► business

a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people: · She set up her own catering business.· small businesses· a family business

► corporation

a large company that often includes several smaller companies: · IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.

► multinational

a very large company with offices in many different countries: · American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.

► conglomerate

a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together: · The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.

► giant

a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company: · Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.

► subsidiary

a company that is owned by a larger company: · The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.

Longman Language Activatora very big company► multinational

: multinational company/corporation/business a very large company that has offices or factories in many different countries: · The recording business is now controlled by multinational corporations.

► corporation

a large company that employs a lot of people, especially one that includes several smaller companies: · IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.· U.S. corporations sold nearly $6.2 billion in new stock in May -- the highest monthly volume in history.

► conglomerate

a very large business organization that consists of several different companies which have joined together: · A vast American conglomerate has announced plans to buy the site at a cost of well over a billion dollars.· In the mid-1980s the big financial conglomerates muscled into the market.· The German media conglomerate Kronstadt AG reported record earnings last year.

WORD SETS► Companies

associated company, nounboardroom, nounBros., cartel, nounchain, nounCo., collective, nouncom, concern, nounconglomerate, nouncontractor, nounco-op, nouncooperative, adjectivecooperative, nounCorp., corporate, adjectivecorporation, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectiveempire, nounenterprise, nounexecutive, adjectiveexpand, verbexpansion, nounfail, verbgiant, noungroup, nounInc., incorporated, adjectiveindie, nounindustrial espionage, nounin-house, adjectiveinside, adverbinterest, nounjoint-stock company, nounlimited company, nounLtd, Messrs, multinational, adjectivemultinational, nounnewspaper, nounoutsourcing, nounparent company, nounpayroll, nounplc, nounpractice, nounprofit and loss account, nounproprietary, adjectivepty, public company, nounpublic corporation, nounpublic limited company, nounreceivership, nounregistered office, nounshipper, nounsubsidiary, nounsupplier, nountakeover, nountop-heavy, adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► industrial/financial/media etc conglomerate

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big

· Time Warner is the biggest media conglomerate, with the broadest reach and opportunity for synergies across different media.· Too often, the big conglomerates had too many dissimilar businesses.· But bigger enterprises and conglomerates increasingly overstretched them.

► financial

· This will not always be practical in a modern financial conglomerate.· The question of conflicts of interest and duty within financial conglomerates and the regulation thereof is not entirely academic.· Particular emphasis placed on the problems of regulating and supervising financial conglomerates within the existing national regulatory framework.· In Britain the merging together of the banking and securities business in the guise of financial conglomerates has rekindled this debate.· The growth of financial conglomerates, however, has caused insider dealing to be a more urgent and immediate problem.· Secondly, in so far as we are concerned with insider dealing, the practice is analysed within the context of financial conglomerates.· This distinction is crucial, especially for entities such as financial conglomerates, which continually deal in information.· It goes without saying that financial conglomerates must not use information prohibited by law.

► international

· He wanted to have an international entertainment conglomerate, which was MainMan.

► large

· The latter are all part of large conglomerates with large reserves which can be employed to see the industry through the recession.· When you start talking about large conglomerates publishing fewer books, it makes people nervous, because it smacks of censorship.· We also maintain close links with the electronic publishing division of a large conglomerate.· But not much demand can be expected from the large conglomerates.· In Britain, at least, communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies.· Nor is a great deal of demand going to come from capital investments by the large conglomerates.

单词	conglomerate
释义	conglomeratecon‧glom‧e‧rate /kənˈɡlɒmərət $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINconglomerate Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of conglomerare ‘to roll together’, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + glomus ‘ball’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a media and entertainment conglomerate A vast American conglomerate has announced plans to buy the site at a cost of well over a billion dollars. In the mid-1980s the big financial conglomerates muscled into the market. The German media conglomerate Kronstadt AG reported record earnings last year. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A broker buy recommendation helped conglomerate Williams Holdings inch ahead a penny to 326p. But not much demand can be expected from the large conglomerates. Conflict: there is ample opportunity for this information to be acquired and used by other divisions within the conglomerate. In Britain the merging together of the banking and securities business in the guise of financial conglomerates has rekindled this debate. The buzz at Geneva last week was about smaller cars, wholesale commitment to environmental protection and rationalised, merged conglomerates. This is the rough distinction between non-media conglomerates with a media side-interest and, in contrast, media conglomerates that diversified outwards. Thesaurus THESAURUS► company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service: · big oil companies· telephone companies· He runs a software company. ► firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods: · a law firm· a firm of accountants· a security firm ► business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people: · She set up her own catering business.· small businesses· a family business ► corporation a large company that often includes several smaller companies: · IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world. ► multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries: · American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world. ► conglomerate a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together: · The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate. ► giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company: · Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart. ► subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company: · The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary. Longman Language Activatora very big company► multinational : multinational company/corporation/business a very large company that has offices or factories in many different countries: · The recording business is now controlled by multinational corporations. ► corporation a large company that employs a lot of people, especially one that includes several smaller companies: · IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.· U.S. corporations sold nearly $6.2 billion in new stock in May -- the highest monthly volume in history. ► conglomerate a very large business organization that consists of several different companies which have joined together: · A vast American conglomerate has announced plans to buy the site at a cost of well over a billion dollars.· In the mid-1980s the big financial conglomerates muscled into the market.· The German media conglomerate Kronstadt AG reported record earnings last year. WORD SETS► Companies associated company, nounboardroom, nounBros., cartel, nounchain, nounCo., collective, nouncom, concern, nounconglomerate, nouncontractor, nounco-op, nouncooperative, adjectivecooperative, nounCorp., corporate, adjectivecorporation, noundivision, noundivisional, adjectiveempire, nounenterprise, nounexecutive, adjectiveexpand, verbexpansion, nounfail, verbgiant, noungroup, nounInc., incorporated, adjectiveindie, nounindustrial espionage, nounin-house, adjectiveinside, adverbinterest, nounjoint-stock company, nounlimited company, nounLtd, Messrs, multinational, adjectivemultinational, nounnewspaper, nounoutsourcing, nounparent company, nounpayroll, nounplc, nounpractice, nounprofit and loss account, nounproprietary, adjectivepty, public company, nounpublic corporation, nounpublic limited company, nounreceivership, nounregistered office, nounshipper, nounsubsidiary, nounsupplier, nountakeover, nountop-heavy, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► industrial/financial/media etc conglomerate COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big · Time Warner is the biggest media conglomerate, with the broadest reach and opportunity for synergies across different media.· Too often, the big conglomerates had too many dissimilar businesses.· But bigger enterprises and conglomerates increasingly overstretched them. ► financial · This will not always be practical in a modern financial conglomerate.· The question of conflicts of interest and duty within financial conglomerates and the regulation thereof is not entirely academic.· Particular emphasis placed on the problems of regulating and supervising financial conglomerates within the existing national regulatory framework.· In Britain the merging together of the banking and securities business in the guise of financial conglomerates has rekindled this debate.· The growth of financial conglomerates, however, has caused insider dealing to be a more urgent and immediate problem.· Secondly, in so far as we are concerned with insider dealing, the practice is analysed within the context of financial conglomerates.· This distinction is crucial, especially for entities such as financial conglomerates, which continually deal in information.· It goes without saying that financial conglomerates must not use information prohibited by law. ► international · He wanted to have an international entertainment conglomerate, which was MainMan. ► large · The latter are all part of large conglomerates with large reserves which can be employed to see the industry through the recession.· When you start talking about large conglomerates publishing fewer books, it makes people nervous, because it smacks of censorship.· We also maintain close links with the electronic publishing division of a large conglomerate.· But not much demand can be expected from the large conglomerates.· In Britain, at least, communications are dominated by a few millionaire proprietors and a few large conglomerate companies.· Nor is a great deal of demand going to come from capital investments by the large conglomerates. 1[countable] a large business organization consisting of several different companies that have joined together: an international conglomerateindustrial/financial/media etc conglomerate► see thesaurus at company2[countable, uncountable] technical a rock consisting of different sizes of stones held together by clay3[countable] formal a group of things gathered together
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