1buying and selling of goods買賣ADJECTIVE | VERB + BUSINESS | BUSINESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big大生意▸➤profitable有利可圖的買賣▸➤private私人買賣▸➤core核心業務◇It's time to focus on the company's core business.該是集中於公司核心業務的時候了。➤retail, wholesale零售/批發業務➤online網上業務◇Supermarkets are doing more online business.超市的網上業務增多了。➤competitive, tough競爭激烈的/難做的業務◇Retail is a tough business.做零售生意不容易。➤catering, computer, consulting, insurance, investment, etc.餐飲、計算機、咨詢、保險、投資等業務◇He spent his whole life in the insurance business.他一輩子都在從事保險業務。➤entertainment, movie, music, newspaper娛樂業;電影業;音樂業;新聞業◇We're not trying to educate-we're in the entertainment business.我們不想去教育人 - 我們從事的是娛樂業。VERB + BUSINESS➤carry on (oftenlaw法律) , conduct, do, transact (formal) 經營業務;做生意;談買賣◇a company that has ceased to carry on business已經停業的公司◇He's someone I can do business with (= that I find it easy to deal with).我覺得和他做生意很合得來。➤work in在⋯行業工作◇She works in the computer business.她從事電腦業。➤go into, set up in經商;開公司➤go out of停業◇The company went out of business during the recession.這家公司在經濟衰退時期停業了。➤put sb/sth out of使⋯停業◇The new regulations will put many small companies out of business.新規定將使許多小公司停業。➤help有利於商業◇He argues that tax cuts will help business.他認為減稅會促進商業發展。➤understand瞭解業務◇Nobody understands the music business better than him.沒有人比他更懂音樂行業。BUSINESS + NOUN➤deal, transaction商業交易➤opportunity, venture商機;商業冒險▸➤meeting商務會議▸➤lunch工作午餐▸➤travel, trip商務旅行;出差➤person商人(see also businessman, businesswoman)➤traveller/traveler商務旅行者➤expense業務費用◇Meals are considered a business expense.餐費算業務費用。➤community, sector, world商界▸➤executive, leader, manager商務主管;企業領導;業務經理◇a conference of women business leaders女企業家大會➤associate, partner生意夥伴▸➤contact業務聯繫➤relationship生意關係◇They developed a lasting business relationship.他們建立了長久的生意關係。➤affairs, interests, matters商務;商業利益;業務問題➤decision商業決策◇It was purely a business decision.這純屬商業決策。➤ethics商業道德➤development業務發展▸➤investment商業投資▸➤secret商業秘密◇to protect business secrets保護商業秘密➤model, plan, strategy商業模式/計劃/戰略◇a business model for using electronic commerce利用電子商務的商業模式➤practice商業慣例◇It's good business practice to listen to your customers.傾聽顧客的意見是良好的商業慣例。➤acumen商業才能▸➤card(業務)名片➤attire, suit職業裝;西裝◇He wore a business suit.他穿了一身西裝。➤hours營業時間◇You can call the helpline during normal business hours.你可以在正常營業時間撥打服務熱線。➤school商學院▸➤studies商科➤major (NAmE) 商務專業▸➤park工商業園區◇The company's offices are located in the new business park out of town.公司辦公樓坐落在城外的新工商業園區。➤district商業區◇the city's main business district該市的主要商業區PREPOSITION➤in business在商界;在某行業;準備就緒◇He's in business.他在做生意。◇What business are you in?你從事哪個行業?◇All we need is a car and we'll be in business (= we'll have everything we need to start what we want to do).只要有一輛車我們就可以開始了。➤on business因公◇I'm going to Paris on business.我要出差去巴黎了。PHRASES➤business as usual (= things will continue as normal in spite of a difficult situation)一切如常◇It's business as usual at the factory.工廠還是照常開工。➤business or pleasure因公還是遊玩◇Is the trip to Rome business or pleasure?此次羅馬之行是出差還是去遊玩?➤mix business with pleasure把公務與娛樂相結合◇When I travel overseas I like to mix business with pleasure.到國外時,我喜歡公務、娛樂兩不誤。➤my, his, her etc. own business我自己、他自己、她自己等的事情◇He left the department to start his own business.他離開那個部門去自己創業了。➤a place of business營業地點business
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2amount of trade done做成的生意量ADJECTIVE | VERB + BUSINESS | BUSINESS + VERBADJECTIVE➤brisk, good生意興隆◇Business was brisk and they had sold out by midday.生意很好,到中午他們就賣完了。➤bad, slack, slow生意不景氣;生意清淡➤new新生意◇They've cut their rates to attract new business.他們降低了費用以招攬新生意。➤repeat回頭客生意◇Our repeat business is 50% or higher.我們的回頭客生意有 50% 或者更高。VERB + BUSINESS➤do做生意◇They're doing good business in Asia.他們在亞洲生意做得很好。➤attract, drum up, generate招攬生意◇She's in Europe drumming up business for her new company.她在歐洲為自己創辦的新公司招攬生意。➤tout for (BrE) 拉生意◇insurance salesmen touting for business拉生意的保險推銷員➤affect, hurt影響/損害生意◇Cheap imports are hurting business for domestic producers.廉價的進口貨損害了國內生產商的生意。➤lose失去生意◇We're losing business to our main rivals.我們的生意正在被主要的競爭對手拉走。➤handle處理業務◇We took on temporary staff to handle the extra business.我們雇了臨時人員辦理額外的生意。BUSINESS + VERB➤boom, grow業務繁榮/增長◇Business is booming for the big pharmaceutical companies.大製藥公司業務繁榮。➤pick up生意好起來◇After a slack period, business is now picking up.經過一段不景氣的時期,生意現在好起來了。➤slow, slow down生意清淡下來◇Business has slowed considerably in recent months.最近幾個月生意清淡了許多。business
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3commercial organization商業組織ADJECTIVE | VERB + BUSINESS | BUSINESS + VERB | BUSINESS + NOUNADJECTIVE➤large, medium-sized, small大企業;中等企業;小企業➤new新企業◇loans for people to start new businesses為創業者提供的貸款➤family, family-owned家族企業▸➤global, international, local全球性/國際/地方企業▸➤private私營企業▸➤state-owned國有企業▸➤booming, lucrative, profitable, successful, thriving, viable興隆的/賺錢的/有利潤的/成功的/繁榮的/有活力的企業◇The family owns a booming construction business.這個家族擁有一家生意興隆的建築企業。➤Internet, online, Web因特網企業;在線企業◇She runs a successful online business.她經營着一家成功的在線企業。➤traditional傳統企業◇Traditional businesses are having to compete with the Internet.傳統企業不得不與因特網競爭。➤mail-order, retail, wholesale郵購商行;零售企業;批發企業➤catering, grocery, hairdressing, restaurant, etc.餐飲企業、食品雜貨店、美髮店、餐館等◇She had her own hairdressing business.她擁有自己的美髮店。➤legitimate合法企業◇These laws make life more difficult for legitimate businesses.這些法律使得合法企業的日子更加難過。VERB + BUSINESS➤have, own擁有企業▸➤manage, operate, run管理企業;經營企業◇It was always my dream to run my own business.我一直夢想經營自己的公司。➤establish, launch, set up, start建立企業;創辦企業◇They decided to start their own business.他們決定創辦自己的企業。➤build, build up把企業做大◇We built up the business from nothing.我們白手起家。➤expand, grow擴展/發展企業◇We are looking to grow the business over the next couple of years.我們正考慮在未來幾年裏把公司發展壯大。➤work in在企業工作◇He works in the family business.他在家族企業工作。➤enter, join進入/加入企業◇After leaving school she entered the family business.離開學校後她進了家族企業。➤leave離開企業▸➤buy, take over收購企業➤sell出售企業BUSINESS + VERB➤do well, flourish, succeed, take off, thrive企業運營得不錯/興旺發達/成功/開始贏利/生意興隆◇After six months the business really took off.6 個月後企業真的開始贏利了。➤expand, grow企業擴大/發展◇The business is expanding fast.公司發展得很快。➤collapse, fail企業倒閉/破產➤be based in企業總部設在⋯◇He owns a management consulting business based in Santa Barbara.他擁有一家管理咨詢公司,總部在聖巴巴拉。BUSINESS + NOUN➤assets, premises企業資產;營業場所▸➤failure企業破產➤owner企業主➡ note at organizationbusiness
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4work/responsibility工作;責任ADJECTIVE | VERB + BUSINESS | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤daily日常工作➤real正事◇He needs time and space to get on with the real business of writing.他需要時間和空間去繼續幹寫作的本行。VERB + BUSINESS➤get on with, go about繼續做正事;忙着做事◇market traders going about their daily business為日常交易奔忙的市場交易員➤make sth將⋯當成職責◇I shall make it my business to find out who is responsible.我將以找到責任人為己任。PHRASES➤have no business doing sth, have no business to do sth (especially BrE) 沒有權利做⋯◇You have no business (= no right) being here.你沒有權利待在這兒。➤keep your nose out of sb's business, mind your own business別管某人的閒事;管好自己的事◇Keep your nose out of my business!不要多管我的事!◇'What are you reading?' 'Mind your own business!'“你在看什麼書?”“不要多管閒事!”◇I was just sitting there, minding my own business, when a man started shouting at me.我就只是坐在那裏,也沒招惹誰,這時有個男人朝我大吼起來。➤no business of yours, none of your business不關你的事◇My private life is none of your business (= does not concern you).我的私生活與你無關。business
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5important matters要事ADJECTIVE | VERB + BUSINESS | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤private私事▸➤important, pressing, urgent重要的事情;緊迫的事情;急事➤official正式的事情◇This isn't a social call-I've come on official business.這不是社交拜訪,我來是有公事的。➤unfinished未完成的事情◇We have some unfinished business to discuss.我們有一些尚未了結的事情需要商量。VERB + BUSINESS➤get down to着手幹正事◇OK, let's get down to business.好,我們言歸正傳。➤deal with, discuss, talk處理/討論/談論要事◇I'm not going to talk business tonight.今晚我不想談重要的事。➤finish完成要事◇Jack and I finished our business early, so we went to lunch.傑克和我事情完成得早,所以我們就去吃午餐了。PHRASES➤any other business (= items discussed at the end of a meeting)(會議結束前討論的)其他事項◇I think we've finished item four. Now, is there any other business?我想我們已經完成第四項了。現在,還有其他事項嗎?➤mean business (= be serious about doing something)是嚴肅的◇He says he's going to make changes, and I think he means business.他說他打算有所改變,我想他是認真的。business
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6situation/event情況;事件ADJECTIVE➤whole整件事情◇I'll be glad when the whole business is over and done with.到整件事情完全處理好的時候,我會很高興的。➤dirty, messy骯髒的事情◇I'm just glad to be out of the whole dirty business.我很高興能徹底擺脫這件齷齪的事情。➤bad, sorry, terrible (all especially BrE) 糟糕的/遺憾的/可怕的事情◇It was a bad business-he couldn't work for months.那次太糟糕了,他幾個月都不能工作。➤funny, strange (especially BrE) 古怪的/奇怪的事情➤dangerous, risky, tricky危險的/冒險的/棘手的事情◇Changing your life can be a risky business.改變生活要冒風險。➤serious嚴肅的事情◇Having fun is a serious business.能開開心心是件重要的事情。