| 单词 | business |
| 释义 | businessbusiness /ˈbɪznɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1BUYING OR SELLING GOODS [uncountable] the activity of buying or selling goods and services, done by companies: As an MBA student, you study all aspects of business. The firm does a lot of business with oil companies. Paul’s first job was in the movie business. I’m thinking of going into business for myself (=starting to run my own business).in business The company has been in business for over 30 years. The company went out of business last year. Most banks are open for business on Saturdays. What line of business are you in (=what type of work do you do)? Politicians pay attention to the business community (=people who work in business).2FOR YOUR JOB [uncountable] work you do as part of your job: on business Linda had to go to Chicago on business (=because of her job). We discussed the idea over a business lunch. Hi, Meg! Is this phone call business or pleasure?3ORGANIZATION [countable] an organization that produces or sells goods or services: She owns a small business with about 10 employees. Taylor runs an office equipment business. The bakery is an old family business (=run by one family).► see thesaurus at company4HOW MUCH WORK A COMPANY HAS [uncountable] the amount of work a company is doing, or the amount of money it makes: Defense contracts account for 60% of our business. Business is usually slow in the summer (=there is not a lot of business).business is booming/brisk (=a lot of things are being sold) Business is booming this holiday season. Some people thought the war would be good for business.5BEING A CUSTOMER the activity of buying things from a company: Thank you for your business!6THINGS TO BE DEALT WITH [uncountable] things that need to be done or discussed: We still have some unfinished business to deal with.business of Negotiations are part of the routine business of government. Okay, class, let’s get down to business (=start dealing with important things). Before we end the meeting, is there any other business?7SUBJECT/ACTIVITY [singular] a subject, event, situation, or activity: What’s this business about you getting into a fight at school? Mountain climbing is a risky business.8somebody’s business spoken private information or activities that concern only a particular person and no one else: His mother should stay home and mind her own business. My personal life is none of your business. “Are you going out with Kate tonight?” “That’s my business.”9somebody was (just) minding his/her own business used to say that someone was not doing anything unusual or wrong at the time something unfair or bad happened to him or her: I was just walking along, minding my own business, when this guy ran straight into me.10make it your business to do something to make a special effort to do something: Ruth made it her business to get to know the customers.11and all that business spoken and other things of the same general kind: He handles the mail and all that business.12business as usual used to say that, although there have been problems, things are happening the way they normally happen, especially at a business: Despite the fire damage, it’s business as usual at the barber shop.13be in business informal to have all that you need to start doing something: I have finger paints and paper for the kids, so we’re in business.14be back in business informal to be working or operating in a normal way again: The band is back in business after a long break.15go about your business to do the things that you normally do: The street was filled with ordinary people going about their business.16have no business doing something to behave wrongly in doing something: He was drunk – he had no business driving.17not in the business of doing something not intending to do something, because it is thought to be wrong: Our newspaper is not in the business of sensationalism.18business is business used to say that profit is the most important thing to consider: For these guys, business is business and worker safety is not important.19the business end (of something) informal the end of a tool or weapon that does the work or causes the damage: He found himself looking at the business end of a gun.20be all business to be serious about the work you are doing, and not do or talk about other things: We’d fool around in practice, but during the games we were all business.[Origin: 1300–1400 busy] → see also big business, somebody means business at mean1 (13), monkey business at monkey1 (3), like nobody’s business at nobody1 (2), show businessCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2verbsdo business (also conduct business formal) Thousands of companies now use the Internet to conduct business.go into business (=start working in business) A lot of university graduates want to go into business.set/start up in business The bank gave me a loan to help me set up in business.stay in business (=continue operating) Some stores are finding it hard to stay in business.go out of business (=stop doing business because of financial problems) In a recession, smaller firms often go out of business.nouns + businessthe music/entertainment/computer etc. business He started out working in the computer business.business + nounsa business deal She was just about to complete a big business deal.business transactions (=a business deal, especially buying and selling something) They developed a secure way to use the Internet for business transactions.a business meeting He was late for an important business meeting.a business trip Her father is often away on business trips.business activities/dealings His wife was not involved in his business activities.business practices (=ways of doing business) The report uncovered the unfair business practices being used.business interests (=business activities, or shares in companies) Both companies have substantial business interests in Indonesia.business venture (=an attempt to start a new company, store, etc.) Any new business venture takes time to establish.business leaders Business leaders are strongly opposed to the new regulations.business executive (=a leader in a business) Murphy was a business executive and friend of the mayor.business associates (=someone you know because you do business with him or her) She passed the information on to some of her business associates.the business community (=people who work in business) There was pressure on the government from the business community.the business world You need to be flexible in today’s highly competitive business world.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbshave/own a business Nick owned a software business in Boston.run a business (=manage it) There’s plenty of advice available on how to run your own business.start/set up a business When you’re starting a business, you have to work longer hours.take over a business (=buy it or start running it) When my father retired, I took over the business.build (up)/develop a business He spent years trying to build a business in Antigua.a business succeeds Making a business succeed is not simple.a business collapses/fails (=stops operating) Thirty-five percent of small businesses fail in the first year of operation.adjectives/nouns + businessa small business (=that employs only a few people) Many small businesses have been badly hit by the recession.a software/catering/construction etc. business His girlfriend runs a catering business.a family business (=owned and controlled by one family) For many years the hotel was a family business.an import/export business Kingwell had an export business in New Zealand.a successful/thriving business Within a few years she had established a thriving business in London.a profitable/lucrative business They later sold their lucrative business.a viable business (=one that is likely to be successful) It soon became clear that the restaurant was not a viable business.business + nounsa business partner (=someone who shares a business with you) Margie was his wife and also his business partner.a business owner The brochure has information for new business owners.a business manager We need to take on a business manager to deal with some of the administrative tasks.a business customer/client We’re providing our business customers with reliable Internet technology.a business plan Together we came up with a business plan for the new company. |
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