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formal permission given by a company to somebody who wants to sell its goods or services in a particular area; formal permission given by a government to somebody who wants to operate a public service as a business （公司授予的）特许经销权；（国家授予的）特别经营权，特许 a franchise agreement/company 特许经销权协议；特约代销公司 a catering/rail franchise 餐饮／铁路经营权 In the reorganization, Southern Television lost their franchise. 在改组过程中南方电视公司失去了特许经营权。 to operate a business under franchise 根据特许经营权经营
Collocations BusinessBusiness 商业 Running a business 经营企业 - buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise
收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 - set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company
创办企业／公司 - run/operate a business/company/franchise
经营企业／公司／专卖店 - head/run a firm/department/team
管理公司／部门／团队 - make/secure/win/block a deal
达成／阻止一笔交易 - expand/grow/build the business
扩展业务 - boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade
增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 - increase/expand production/output/sales
增加产量／输出量／销售量 - boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability
使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 - achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability
实现／维持／保持增长／收益 - cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices
削减成本／价格 - announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks
宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销 - break into/enter/capture/dominate the market
打入／进入／占领／控制市场 - gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share
取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 - find/build/create a market for something
为某物找到／建立／开创市场 - start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign
发起广告／营销宣传活动 - develop/launch/promote a product/website
开发／推出／推销产品／网站 - create/generate demand for your product
为产品创造需求 - attract/get/retain/help customers/clients
吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 - drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales
刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 - beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition
打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 - meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets
完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务 - draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget
起草／制订／提出／批准预算 - keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget
执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 - be/come in below/under/over/within budget
未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 - generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business
产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 - fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit
为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 - provide/raise/allocate capital/funds
提供／筹集／分配资金 - attract/encourage investment/investors
吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 - recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment
收回成本／亏损／投资 - get/obtain/offer somebody/grant somebody credit/a loan
获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 - apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance
申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功 - lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue
失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 - accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts
累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 - suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses
蒙受惨重损失 - face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy
面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 - file for/ (North American English) enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy
申请／避免／幸免破产 - (British English) go into administration/liquidation
进入行政接管／清算 - liquidate/wind up a company
清算／关闭公司 - survive/weather a recession/downturn
艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 - propose/seek/block/oppose a merger
提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 - launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid
发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessc1Catering in the schools is run on a franchise basis. 学校餐饮服务以特许权形式经营。 TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 The company has just won a television franchise. 公司刚刚取得了一项电视特许经营权。 The diving school has acquired a franchise for scuba equipment. 潜水学校已获得水肺的特许经营权。 The franchise was awarded to a French company. 特许经营权给了一家法国公司。 the company that holds the franchise for the south-east of the country 持有国家东南部特许经营权的公司
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast-food
- rail
- sports
- …
- have
- hold
- own
- …
- system
- business
- company
- …
- franchise for
- on a franchise basis
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a business or service run under franchise 获特许权的商业（或服务）机构 They operate franchises in London and Paris. 他们在伦敦和巴黎经营专卖店。 He's got a job as manager of a burger franchise. 他得到了一份汉堡连锁店经理的工作。 He runs a local pizza franchise. 他在当地开着一家比萨饼专卖店。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast-food
- rail
- sports
- …
- have
- hold
- own
- …
- system
- business
- company
- …
- franchise for
- on a franchise basis
- [uncountable] (formal)
the right to vote in a country’s elections （公民）选举权 universal adult franchise 成年人普选权 The 1918 Reform Act extended the franchise to women over 30. 1918年改革法案将选举权扩大到30岁以上的妇女。
Extra ExamplesThe franchise was later extended to all adults over eighteen. 后来选举权的范围扩大到所有 18 岁以上的成人。 He had to exercise the franchise on behalf of other council members. 他得代表委员会的其他成员行使选举权。 It was decided that all men in the armed forces should qualify for the franchise. 已作出决定，军队中的所有男性都应有选举资格。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- democratic
- universal
- limited
- …
- qualify for
- exercise
- extend
- …
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a set of films in which the same characters appear in related stories 特许经营： 在相关故事中出现相同角色的一组电影Disney has successfully revived the ‘Star Wars’ franchise, with four films already released and more in the works. 迪士尼成功恢复了《星球大战》系列，已经上映了四部电影，还有更多电影在制作中。
see also enfranchise
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a grant of legal immunity): from Old French, based on franc, franche ‘free’, from medieval Latin francus ‘free’. Sense (3) dates from the late 18th cent. and senses (1 and 2) from the 20th cent.