- [countable]
a company or business 公司；企业 He is in charge of an enterprise with a turnover of $26 billion. 他掌管着一家营业额达260亿美元的企业。 state-owned/public enterprises 国有企业；国营企业 The grant is available to small and medium-sized enterprises. 这笔赠款提供给中小型企业。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc1something that affects all the workers in the enterprise 影响企业内所有工人的事情 They plan to privatize over 100 state-owned enterprises. 他们计划将100多家国有企业私有化。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- large-scale
- small
- …
- build
- create
- control
- …
- operate
- expand
- grow
- …
- in an enterprise
- within an enterprise
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a large project, especially one that is difficult （尤指艰巨而重大的）规划，事业 Have you heard about his latest business enterprise? 你听说过他最近的企业吗？ a joint enterprise 共同事业 The music festival is a new enterprise which we hope will become an annual event. 这个音乐节是个新规划，我们希望能每年举办一次。
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc1The programme is a joint enterprise with the National Business School. 这是与国立商学院合作的项目。 The team leader will be the most important factor in this difficult enterprise. 在这个有难度的项目中，队长将起最重要的作用。 They are willing to undertake a new enterprise. 他们愿意开展一项新计划。 the complex organization of a business enterprise 商业企业的复杂组织结构
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- exciting
- ambitious
- …
- embark on
- start
- undertake
- …
- fail
- succeed
- in an/the enterprise
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the development of businesses by the people of a country rather than by the government 企业发展；企业经营；企业活动 They provide grants to encourage enterprise in the region. 他们拨款鼓励这个地区的企业发展。 an enterprise culture (= in which people are encouraged to develop small businesses) 经商文化（鼓励发展小型企业）
Extra ExamplesThe Act will encourage private enterprise. 这个法案鼓励私营。 The government has promoted the small firm and the enterprise culture. 政府推动了小公司和企业文化的发展。 The culture of dependency was replaced by an enterprise culture. 依赖社会福利的文化被鼓励自主创业的文化所取代。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- free
- private
- local
- …
- encourage
- promote
- culture
- [uncountable] (approving)
the ability to think of new projects and make them successful 事业心；进取心；创业精神 a job in which enterprise is rewarded 对事业进取精神有所回报的工作 a man of enterprise 有事业心的人 Many hotels are showing enterprise and imagination by staging special events. 许多酒店通过举办特别活动来展示企业和想象力。 I thought she showed great enterprise. 我认为她表现出了强烈的事业心。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- show
- a spirit of enterprise
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, ‘something undertaken’, feminine past participle (used as a noun) of entreprendre, based on Latin prendere, prehendere ‘to take’.