6be in good companySAMEused to tell someone who has made a mistake that they should not be embarrassed because some important or respected people have made the same mistake 一些大人物也這樣〔用於安慰犯了錯誤的人〕
If you can’t program the video recorder, you’re in good company.
你不會預設錄像機又怎麽啦,不會的又不是就你一個。
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be in good company• If you can't program your VCR, you're in good company.• Clinton is in good company, but I think he wants to be remembered for more than that.• He is in good company when it comes to losing Tests that do not mat ter all that much.• The new managerswere in good company.• But even if she never escapes from its shadow, history shows her to be in good company.• But for the United States, to be alone is to be in good company.• We were in good company, though.• If you are, you are in good company with some one like Alfred North Whitehead.• If these are your worries you are in good company.
7GROUPGROUP 一群人 [uncountableU] formalWITH a group of people who are together in the same place, often for a particular purpose or for socialreasons 〔爲某種目的或社交原因而聚集在一起的〕一群人
He glanced around at the assembled company.
他向全體人群掃了一眼。
Some jokes are just not appropriate to tell in mixed company (=in a group of both men and women).
在有男有女的衆人面前,有些玩笑就不適合開。
in company (=when surrounded by other people, especially at a social occasion) 在大庭廣衆之下〔尤指在社交場合〕
Parents should teach their children how to behave in company.
父母應當教導孩子怎樣在别人面前舉止得體。
8somebody and companyFRIEND informal used after a person’s name to mean that person and their friends 某人一夥兒
This has not stopped Senator Biden and company from trying to make it an issue in the election.
這並未阻止拜登參議員一夥在大選時對此大做文章。
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somebody and company• Meanwhile, Balog and companyraced to fix the ship's powersupply.
9.army 軍隊ARMY [countableC]PMA a group of about 120 soldiers who are usually part of a larger group 連(隊)
10.two’s company, three’s a crowdthree’s a crowd two’s companyALONEused to suggest that two people would rather be alonetogether than have other people with them 兩人爲伴,三人不歡〔用來表示甯可只有兩個人而不要更多的人加入他們〕 → part companyat part2(4), → present company exceptedat present1(6)
COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: a business organization that makes or sells goods or services 公司
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + company
a computer/phone/oil etc company 計算機/電話/石油等公司
an international oil company
國際石油公司
a manufacturing/shipping/publishing etc company 制造/船運/出版等公司
I’m working for a printing company at the moment.
我目前在一家印刷公司工作。
a large/big company 大公司
She has a senior position in a large manufacturing company.
她在一家大型制造公司擔任高級職位。
a small company 小公司
nHis father is the director of a small company.
an international company (=with offices in different countries) 跨國公司
nShe works for a major international company.
a multinational company (=with offices in many countries) 多國公司,跨國公司
nWithin ten years the business grew into a huge multinational company.
a private company (=not owned by the government) 私營公司
nThere are many tiny private companies.
a state-owned company (=owned by the government) 國有公司
a public/listed company (=offering its shares for sale on the stock exchange) 上市公司
a limited company (=one whose owners only have to pay a limited amount if it gets into debt) 責任有限公司
a subsidiary company (=owned or controlled by a larger company) 子公司
the parent company (=the one that owns or controls a smaller one) 母公司
na local company
The new development will bring more business to local companies.
na reputable company (=with a good reputation)
Choose a reputable building company to do the work.
verbs
work for a company 在某公司工作
How long have you been working for your present company?
你在現在的公司工作多久了?
join a company (=become an employee) 加入某公司
I joined the company ten years ago.
我十年前加入這家公司。
run/manage a company 經營公司
Nick runs a property company.
尼克經營一家房地産公司。
set up/start/form a company 成立公司
Two years later he started his own software company.
兩年以後,他自己成立了一家軟件公司。
found/establish a company 創立公司
The company was founded in 1993 by William J. Nutt.
這家公司由威廉•J•納特於1993年創立。
take over a company (=buy it and run it) 收購公司
nThe company was taken over by the management in a £32.5 million deal.
a company grows/expands 公司發展/擴展
nThe company has expanded year on year.
a company goes bankrupt/goes out of business (=stops doing business after losing too much money) 公司破産/倒閉
a company fails (=goes bankrupt) 公司倒閉
nHis audio equipment company failed in the mid 1980s.
a company goes bust informal (=goes bankrupt) 公司倒閉
na company goes to the wall informal (=goes bankrupt)
na company goes into liquidation (=is closed and sold in order to pay its debts)
company + NOUN
company policy 公司政策,公司規定
It is not company policy to give that information.
公司規定不可以發布那個信息。
a company director/executive 公司主管
nHe earns a huge amount of money as a senior company executive.
a company car (=that your company gives you to use) 公司配車
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: when you are with other people and not alone 陪伴,做伴
verbs
enjoy somebody’s company
Steve was fun and she clearly enjoyed his company.
keep somebody company (=be with someone so that they do not feel lonely)
Mum was out so I stayed at home to keep my younger sister company.
have some company (=not be alone)
‘Come in, ’ she said, pleased to have some company.
need/want company
Children need the company of other kids their age.
be good/pleasant company (=be a cheerful person who is enjoyable to be with)
I always liked seeing Rob – he was such good company.
THESAURUS
company an organization that makes or sells something, or provides a service 〔生産、出售産品或提供服務的〕公司
big oil companies
大型石油公司
ntelephone companies
He runs a software company.
他經營一家軟件公司。
firm a company, especially one that provides a service rather than producing goods 〔尤指提供服務的〕公司,事務所
a law firm
律師事務所
a firm of accountants
會計師事務所
a security firm
保安公司
business a company – often used when talking about a company that employs only a small number of people 公司,企業〔常指較小的公司〕
She set up her own catering business.
她成立了自己的餐飲公司。
small businesses
小公司
a family business
家族企業
corporation a large company that often includesseveral smaller companies 〔常由幾個較小公司組成的〕大公司
IBM is one of the biggest corporations in the world.
國際商用機器公司是世界上最大的公司之一。
multinational a very large company with offices in many different countries 多國公司,跨國公司
American multinationals are establishing research and development facilities across the developing world.
美國的跨國公司正在發展中國家建立研發機構。
conglomerate /kənˈɡlɒmərət $ -ˈɡlɑː-/ a very large company that consists of several different companies which have joined together 大型聯合企業
The company was taken over by a German media conglomerate.
公司被一個德國傳媒集團收購了。
giant a word used mainly by newspapers for a very large company 大公司,巨頭
Their clients include the retail giant, Wal-Mart.
他們的客戶包括零售業巨頭沃爾瑪。
subsidiary a company that is owned by a larger company 子公司
The company runs its New York operations through a US subsidiary.
公司通過美國的一個子公司開展其在紐約的業務。
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company• He was grateful to be in a company that recognized the value of education and training for management.• Now that she's gone, I really miss her company.• It is the second largest insurancecompany in Germany.• I wasn't much company for Aunt Margaret tonight.• It's not companypolicy to exchange goods without a receipt.• My father used to work for one of the bigoilcompanies.• Her brain, as usual, seemed to have seized up in Roman's overpoweringcompany.• I was grateful for Jean's company on the long journey up to Edinburgh.• "Do you mind if I join you?" "No of course not, it's nice to have some company."• The results were later played down by the company.• I go to French evening classes, for the company as much as for the French.• Davis joined the company as vice-president of sales nine months ago.• Come over for dinner - I could use the company.• The company employs over 10,000 people worldwide.• The company was set up in 1975.• The company I was in was extremely fortunate.• The company says that it has receivedinquiries from about 470 companies, of which perhaps a quarter are potentialcustomers.• The company sells its batteries mainly through electronicsstores but is expanding to groceryshops and kiosks.• What company do you work for?
expecting company• The Hammills are expecting company this weekend.
bad company• Reasons for: She may get into bad company and be at risk in some way.• It was just that he had strangeideas which took him into bad company.• Her social worker said the stealing was also the result of boredom and keeping bad company.• It is known that she kept bad company for most of the 90s.• There were girls who persistently stayed out late, girls who kept bad company and girls who drank too much.• Then I see you go in again, this time in realbad company.• He's basically a nice guy who fell into some bad company.• There he fell again into the bad company of pious Huguenots who turned the younggentleman into a religious searcher.• He reckoned he'd a right to nice things the same as this bad company he'd got in with.
1business organization商業組織ADJECTIVE | ... OF COMPANIES | VERB + COMPANY | COMPANY + VERB | COMPANY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, large, leading, major大公司;一流公司◇a major Japanese company一家大型日本公司➤medium-sized, mid-sized (especially NAmE) 中等規模的公司➤small小公司➤reputable信譽好的公司➤profitable, successful盈利的/成功的公司➤associated, holding, joint-stock, limited (in the UK) , parent聯營公司;控股公司;合股公司;有限責任公司;母公司◇a public limited company一家上市有限責任公司➤start-up剛剛起步的公司◇a small start-up software company一家剛起步的小軟件公司➤family-owned, state-owned家族/國有公司➤private, public私營/上市公司▸➤international, multinational, national國際/跨國/全國性公司➤commercial, utility商業/公用事業公司➤manufacturing, trading製造/貿易公司◇an international trading company一家國際貿易公司➤drug, pharmaceutical藥物/製藥公司▸➤bus, insurance, oil, etc.公交、保險、石油等公司◇a small insurance company一家小的保險公司➤dotcom, Internet, tech網絡/互聯網/高科技公司... OF COMPANIES➤group集團VERB + COMPANY➤create, establish, form, found, launch, set up, start, start up創建公司;組建公司;創辦公司➤manage, operate, run管理公司;經營公司➤build, grow建立/發展公司➤own擁有公司▸➤acquire, buy, take over收購公司;接管公司◇The company has been taken over by a rival.該公司被一家競爭對手接管了。➤dissolve解散公司➤sell出售公司▸➤work for為公司工作◇She's been working for the same company for ten years.她已經為同一家公司工作了 15 年。➤join加入公司▸➤leave, resign from離開公司;從公司辭職➤sue起訴公司COMPANY + VERB➤make sth, manufacture sth, produce sth, sell sth, supply sth公司製造/生產/出售/供應⋯◇The company produces cotton goods.公司生產棉製品。➤operate公司運轉▸➤expand, grow公司擴展/壯大▸➤shrink公司收縮➤merge公司兼併▸➤fail, go bankrupt, go bust, go into liquidation, go out of business, go to the wall (informal) , go under公司破產;公司停業;公司完蛋;公司倒閉◇During the recession many small companies went out of business.經濟衰退期間,很多小公司破了產。COMPANY + NOUN➤director, executive公司董事/主管➤owner, president公司主人/總裁➤official, representative, spokesman, spokeswoman公司官員/代表/發言人/女發言人➤policy公司政策➤profits公司利潤▸➤car, pension公司汽車/退休金➤logo, name公司標識/名稱➤headquarters公司總部➤website公司網站➤employee公司僱員PREPOSITION➤in a/the company在公司內◇He has shares in several companies.他在幾家公司都有股份。➤within a/the company在公司內◇the division of power within a company公司內的分權PHRASES➤a director of a company公司董事➡ topic at businesscompany
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2group of actors, dancers, etc.演員團體;舞蹈團體ADJECTIVE➤large, small大劇團;小劇團▸➤touring巡迴演出劇團▸➤ballet, opera, repertory, stock, theatre/theater芭蕾舞團;歌劇團;保留劇目輪演劇團;(在固定劇院上演保留劇目的)專業劇團;劇團◇a small touring opera company巡演小歌劇團➡ note at organization(for verbs)company
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3being with sb else陪伴ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPANY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤good, pleasant令人愉快的夥伴◇He's very good company.他是個很不錯的夥伴。➤poor難以相處的人VERB + COMPANY➤have有人相伴◇It's nice to have a bit of company for a change.有時改變一下找個人作伴還是很不錯的。➤keep sb陪伴某人◇I'll stay and keep you company.我會留下來陪你。➤need, want需要/想要陪伴▸➤provide (sb with)陪伴(某人)◇A cat would provide her with some company.貓能給她作伴。➤seek尋求陪伴▸➤enjoy享受陪伴◇I always enjoy her company.我總是很喜歡她陪我。PREPOSITION➤for company作伴◇I took my mother with me for company.我把母親帶在身邊作伴。➤in sb's company和某人一起◇He's nervous in the company of his colleagues.他和同事們一起時很緊張。PHRASES➤have the pleasure of sb's company, request the pleasure of sb's company (bothformal) 有幸請到/敬請某人光臨▸➤like your own company, prefer your own company (= to like being alone)喜歡/寧願獨自一人company
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4group of people together人群ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPANY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤mixed (= men and women)一群男女▸➤assembled聚集的一群人◇He glanced around the assembled company.他掃視了一下聚集的人群。VERB + COMPANY➤keep (= to spend time with people)交友◇John's mother was worried about the company he kept.約翰的母親很擔心他交的那些朋友。PREPOSITION➤in company在交際場合;在人前◇Those children don't know how to behave in company.那些孩子不懂在社交場合如何做到得體有禮。◇That's not something to say in mixed company.在男女都在場的情況下不該說那些話。PHRASES➤get into bad company, keep bad company (= to be friends with people that others disapprove of)與壞人交往▸➤present company excepted (used after being rude or critical about sb to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism)在座的各位除外company
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5visitor or visitors來訪者VERB + COMPANY➤expect, have等待客人;有客人◇We're expecting company this afternoon.我們今天下午有客人。
company noun ⇨company (a computer company)⇨party3 (get into bad company)⇨visitor (I didn't realize you had company.)⇨keep sb company⇨accompanyverbcompany
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➡ See also the entries for business2 and group3另見business條第2義和group條第3義company ♦︎ firm ♦︎ business ♦︎ operation ♦︎ corporation ♦︎ enterprise ♦︎ practice ♦︎ houseThese are all words for an organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services.這些詞均表示公司、企業、商號。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a multinational company / firm / business / operation / corporation / enterprise◆a state-owned company / firm / business / corporation / enterprise◆a private company / firm / business / operation / corporation / enterprise / practice / ... house◆a family company / firm / business / operation / enterprise / practice / ... house◆a commercial company / firm / business / operation / corporation / enterprise / ... house◆a business company / firm / operation / corporation / enterprise◆to manage / run / have / own a company / a firm / a business / an operation / a corporation / an enterprise / a ... house◆to buy / acquire / take over a company / firm / business / an operation / an enterprise◆to set up a company / firm / business / an operation / a corporation / an enterprise / a practice / a ... house◆to found a company / firm / business / practice / ... house◆to work for / join / leave / resign from a company / firm / business / corporation / practice / ... house◆a company / a firm / a business / a corporation / an enterprise / a ... house fails■company [countable + singular or plural verb] a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services公司;商號;商行◆During the 1980s it was one of the largest computer companies in the world.在20世紀80年代,它是全球最大的計算機公司之一。◆Mike gets a company car with his new job.邁克因新的職位配備了一輛公司用車。■firm [countable] a company公司;商號;商行◆He got a job with a London engineering firm.他得到了倫敦一家工程公司的工作。◆the city's oldest and most prestigious law firm該市歷史最久、最負盛名的律師事務所◆I'm working for a firm of accountants.我在一家會計師事務所工作。NOTE辨析 Company or firm?Firm is often used to talk about a small, fairly specialized organization, especially one that sells professional advice or services. * firm常指小型、專業性強的機構,尤指提供專業咨詢或服務的公司◆a / an engineering / law / consulting / insurance / security firm工程公司;律師事務所;顧問/保險/保安公司◆a firm of accountants / consultants / lawyers / solicitors會計師事務所;顧問公司;律師事務所Firm is also often used to talk about companies run by members of a family, or companies that have been operating for a long time. * firm亦常指家族企業或老字號◆a / the family firm家族企業◆his father's firm他父親的公司◆a / an old / long-established / old-fashioned / reputable / renowned firm老字號;歷史悠久的/老式的/信譽好的/有名的公司Company is much wider in range, and can be used to talk about any type of organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services. * company使用範圍更廣,可指任何制造或銷售産品或服務的組織。■business [countable] a commercial organization such as a company, shop or factory商業機構;企業;公司;商店;工廠◆I've decided to start my own business.我決定自己開公司。◆They've got a small catering business.他們做餐飲小生意。◆This legislation will hurt small businesses.這項法規將損害小企業。ⓘ Business is a general term for commercial organizations of any type or size. * business是任何類型或規模的商業機構的統稱◆Almost all businesses will be closed on Christmas Day(= shops, factories, offices, etc.).幾乎所有的商家在聖誕節那天都關門。It is also used especially to talk about small organizations, including those run by a single person or family, without any employees. (A company or firm always has employees.) Business is often used when people start up or set up in business for the first time. You can also have a big business but big business is used even more often as an uncountable noun to mean 'large companies as a group'. * business尤指小生意,包括個人或家庭經營、沒有僱員的小企業。(company和firm則一定有僱員。)business常與start up或set up連用,表示初次創業。big business可以是可數名詞,指一家大公司,但更多時候是不可數名詞,指視爲一個整體的各大公司。 see also business ⇨ industry, business ⇨ trade■operation [countable] a company or business involving many parts; one part of a large company or business(包括許多部分的)企業,公司;(大企業的)一部分,分部◆It's a huge multinational operation.那是一家龐大的跨國公司。◆Network Computing Inc. plans to open a UK operation in Britain next year.網絡計算公司計劃下一年度在英國開設分支機構。■corporation (abbreviationCorp.) [countable] a large business company(大)公司◆They provide banking facilities to multinational corporations.他們爲跨國公司提供銀行設施。ⓘ Corporation is often used to talk about very large American business companies. * corporation常指超大型美國商業公司。■enterpriseˈentəpraɪz; NAmEˈentərpraɪz [countable] (business商業, journalism新聞) a company or business公司;企業單位;事業單位◆They plan to privatize over 100 state-owned enterprises.他們計劃將100多家國有企業私有化。ⓘ Enterprise is often used in government texts and business journalism. * enterprise常用於政府文件和商業新聞。■practice [countable] a business or place that offers professional advice or treatment, especially in law and medicine(提供專業咨詢或治療的)業務活動,工作地點(尤指律師事務所和診所)◆She runs a successful law practice.她經營一家成功的律師事務所。 see also practice ⇨ worknoun2, surgery ⇨ surgery■house [countable] (used in compounds用於複合詞) a company involved in a particular type of business(從事某種業務的)公司,機構◆The publishing house made its name by encouraging first-time writers.該出版社扶持新人作家,闖出了名號。ⓘ House is used in compounds such as a/an fashion/publishing/software/investment/auction house. * house用於複合詞,如a/an fashion/publishing/software/investment/auction house(時裝公司;出版社;軟件/投資/拍賣公司)。