- [usually before noun]
connected with the buying and selling of goods and services 贸易的;商业的 residential and commercial properties 住宅和商业地产 a commercial building/development 商业建筑/开发项目 - (especially North American English)
commercial real estate 商业房地产 commercial activities 商业活动 They have offices in the commercial heart of the city. 他们在城市的商业中心有办事处。 She is developing the commercial side of the organization. 她负责该机构在商业方面的发展。 a commercial vehicle (= one that is used for carrying goods or passengers who pay) 商用车辆
Synonyms economiceconomicTopics Businessb1- financial
- commercial
- monetary
- budgetary
- economic connected with the trade, industry and development of wealth of a country, an area or a society:
This book deals with the social, economic and political issues of the period. 这本书论及了那个时期的社会、经济和政治问题。
- financial connected with money and finance:
She had got into financial difficulties. 她陷入了财务困境。 Tokyo is a major financial centre. 东京是主要的金融中心。
- commercial
connected with the buying and selling of goods and services. 指贸易的、商业的 - monetary (formal or finance) connected with money, especially all the money in a country:
closer European monetary union 更为紧密的欧洲货币联盟
- budgetary (finance) connected with a budget (= the money available or a plan of how it will be spent).
- economic/financial/commercial/monetary/budgetary affairs/decisions
- the economic/financial/commercial/budgetary climate
- the economic/financial/commercial side of something
- a(n) economic/financial/commercial centre
- [only before noun]
making or intended to make a profit 赢利的;以获利为目的的 The movie was not a commercial success (= did not make money). 这部电影票房收入不佳。 Risks arise when state-owned enterprises begin operating as commercial entities. 当国有企业开始作为商业实体运作时,风险就出现了。 policies to attract new industrial or commercial enterprises 吸引新工商企业的政策 They are keen to see the technology licensed for commercial use. 他们渴望看到这项技术获得商业使用许可。 The data cannot be used for commercial purposes. 这些数据不能用于商业目的。 The newspaper is acting solely in its own commercial interests. 这家报纸完全是为了自己的商业利益。 commercial baby foods 市面上的婴儿食品 the first commercial flights across the Atlantic 头几次横跨大西洋的商业飞行
Synonyms successfulsuccessful- profitable
- commercial
- lucrative
- economic
- successful making a lot of money, especially by being popular:
The play was very successful on Broadway. 那出剧在百老汇大获成功。 The company has had another successful year. 公司又度过了一个兴旺发达之年。
- profitable making a profit:
a highly profitable business 一家赢利很高的企业
- commercial [only before noun] making or intended to make a profit:
The movie was not a commercial success (= made no profit). 这部电影票房收入不佳。
- lucrative (of business or work) producing or paying a large amount of money; making a large profit:
They do a lot of business in lucrative overseas markets. 他们在利润丰厚的海外市场上生意很多。
- economic (often used in negative sentences) (of a process, business or activity) producing enough profit to continue:
Small local shops stop being economic when a supermarket opens up nearby. 附近有超市开业的话,当地的小商店就没有利润可赚了。
- a successful/profitable/lucrative business
- a successful/profitable/lucrative year
- a(n) commercial/economic success
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb1His first jobs were in the commercial sector. 他的第一份工作是在商业部门。 They are an educational charity, not a commercial publisher. 他们是教育公益机构,不是以赢利为目的的出版商。 The decision has been made on a purely commercial basis. 这个决定完全是在商业基础上做出的。
- (disapproving)
more interested in profit and being popular than in quality 偏重利润和声望的;商业化的 (of television or radio )电视或电台 paid for by the money charged for broadcasting advertisements 由广告收入支付的;商业性的 a commercial radio station/TV channel 商业电台/电视频道