单词 | consortium |
释义 | consortium From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Business managementconsortiumcon‧sor‧ti‧um /kənˈsɔːtiəm $ -ɔːr-/ ●○○ noun (plural consortia /-tiə/ or consortiums) [countable]BBBa group of companies or organizations who are working together to do something a consortium of oil companies The aircraft will be built by a European consortium.Examples from the Corpusconsortium• The bid was made by a consortium headed by Sir James Goldsmith through a specially created company called Hoylake.• The cost of making the programs was shared by a consortium of six public television stations.• It was hoped that sale of the stake would benefit the consortium.• The consortium is accused of depositing more than $ 1.4m in Mr Sole's accounts over three years.• Anyway, my father and his theatrical consortium have always been great fans of Trumpton.From Longman Business Dictionaryconsortiumcon‧sor‧ti‧um /kənˈsɔːtiəm-ɔːr-/ noun (plural consortiums or consortia /-tiə/) [countable]COMMERCE a combination of several companies, banks etc working together for a particular purpose, for example in order to buy something or build somethingSYNSYNDICATEthe consortium of 10 British and French construction firms who built the Channel tunnelOrigin consortium (1800-1900) Latin “partnership”, from consors; → CONSORT1 |
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