| 复合形式： |
| big business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large businesses collectively) | 大企业
dà qǐ yè |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| big business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal ([sth] very profitable) | 大生意
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| | The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| business address nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (official) | 办公地址
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| business administration nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (study of business management) | 工商管理
gōng shāng guǎn lǐ |
| | | 企业管理
qǐ yè guǎn lǐ |
| business affairs nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (commercial matters) | 商务
shāng wù |
| business as usual nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (normality) (比喻) | 照常营业，一切如常
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| | It was business as usual in the City of London as million-pound bonuses were paid. |
| business at hand nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (urgent matter for discussion) | 当务之急
dāng wù zhī jí |
| | | 手头上的工作
shǒu tóu shàng de gōng zuò |
| | We have digressed enough, let's get back to the business at hand. |
| business attire nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (smart work clothing) | 商务正装
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| business card nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (businessperson's calling card) | （商务）名片
shāng wù míng piàn |
| | I ordered my business cards from a well-known company that delivers promptly. |
| business case nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (project, expense: justification) | 商业论证
shāng yè lùn zhèng |
business center (US),
business centre (UK) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (town: commercial district) | 商业中心
shāng yè zhōng xīn |
| business class | (airplanes) (飞机) | 商务舱，公务舱
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| business correspondence nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (letters, e-mails) | 商务信函
shāng wù xìn hán |
| | I have separate files for my business correspondence and my personal correspondence. |
| business cycle nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (economic pattern) | 商业周期
shāng yè zhōu qī |
| | The national economy is currently in the growth phase of the business cycle. |
| business day nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (day of trading) | 营业日
yíng yè rì |
| | | 交易日
jiāo yì rì |
| | Your phone call will be returned within one business day. |
| business deal nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (agreement, contract) | 商业协议
shāng yè xié yì |
| | | 商务交易
shāng wù jiāo yì |
| | It's good business to have written contracts for all your business deals. |
| business dealings nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (transactions, deals) | 业务往来
yè wù wǎng lái |
| | | 交易
jiāo yì |
| | My uncle refuses to have any more business dealings with our company. |
| business directory nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (listing of businesses) | 厂商名录
chǎng shāng míng lù |
| business district nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (commercial area of a town or city) | 商业区
shāng yè qū |
| | You can find the large retail stores in the business district. |
| business English nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (style of English) | 商务英语
shāng wù yīng yǔ |
| | Marisa is doing a course in business English. |
| business establishment nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (commercial institution) | 商业机构
shāng yè jī gòu |
| business ethics nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (ethics of trading practices) | 商业道德
shāng yè dào dé |
| | Differences in business ethics are a challenge for global companies. |
| business fluctuations nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (economic changes) | 商业周期
shāng yè zhōu qī |
| | | 经济波动
jīng jì bō dòng |
| business hours nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (time span of operation) | 办公时间
bàn gōng shí jiān |
| | | 营业时间
yíng yè shí jiān |
| business intelligence nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (information processing) | 商业智能
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| Business is business. exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | (Making a profit comes first.) | 在商言商
zài shāng yán shāng |
| | He felt that I took advantage of his situation, but business is business. |
| business jet nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (jet for business travel) | 商务飞机
shāng wù fēi jī |
| business letter nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (business correspondence) | 商务信函
shāng wù xìn hán |
| | A letter to a friend is different from a more formal business letter. |
| business management nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (commercial administration) | 企业管理
qǐ yè guǎn lǐ |
| | | 商业管理
shāng yè guǎn lǐ |
| business manager nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (director or supervisor) | 业务经理
yè wù jīng lǐ |
| | The company is advertising for a business manager. |
| business meeting nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (discussion of commercial activity) | 商务会议
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| business park nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (industrial or commercial area) | 商务园区
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| business partner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | ([sb] in joint commercial arrangement) | 商业伙伴
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| | | 生意伙伴
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| | My business partner had to sign the note as joint owner. |
| business plan nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (commercial outline) | 商业计划
shāng yè jì huà |
| | | 企划书
qǐ huà shū |
| | Before examining my loan request, the bank wanted to see a business plan. |
| business premises nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (official location) | 营业场所
yíng yè chǎng suǒ |
| business relations nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (working relationships) | 业务关系
yè wù guān xì |
| business school nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (school teaching business and management) | 商业学院
shāng yè xué yuàn |
| | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| business studies nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (study of business management) | 商务研究
shāng wù yán jiū |
| | I wanted to do a degree in economics but ended up doing a diploma in business studies. |
| business suit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (businessperson's formal outfit) | 西装
xī zhuāng |
| | Liam was wearing a smart business suit for his job interview. |
| business to business advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (between organizations) | 企业对企业
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| 备注: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
business to business,
business-to-business adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (between organizations) | 企业对企业的
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| | We don't sell our products to the general public; we only do business-to-business sales. |
| business travel nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (journeys: for work) | 商务旅行，出差
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| business trip nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (journey made for work) | 商务旅行
shāng wù lǚ xíng |
| | My secretary booked the hotels for my upcoming business trip. |
| business venture nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (start-up business) | 承担风险的新创企业
chéng dān fēng xiǎn de xīn chuàng qǐ yè |
| | Most business ventures in my town don't last longer than six months. |
| business venture nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (business investment involving risk) | 投机事业
tóu jī shì yè |
| | | 商业投机
shāng yè tóu jī |
| core business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (main business activity) | 核心业务
hé xīn yè wù |
| | They decided to sell off several recent acquisitions and concentrate on their core business. |
| do business vtr + n | (trade) | 做买卖
zuò mǎi mài |
| | Africa is often regarded as a challenging continent on which to do business. |
| do business with [sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (trade or deal with) | 与…做买卖
yǔ … zuò mǎi mài |
| | The US does business with China because each country uses the other's resources. |
| do very little business viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (have few commercial dealings) | 做小生意
zuò xiǎo shēng yì |
| family business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (company owned and run by a family) | 家族企业，家族生意
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| | Eventually, his son will take over the family business. |
| funny business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | slang (sneaky behaviour) (俚语) | 不规矩的行为，不道德的行为
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| | We're leaving you alone on trust – so no funny business! |
get down to business,
get down to work v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (start now) | 进入正题
jìn rù zhèng tí |
| | | 言归正传
yán guī zhèng zhuàn |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| go out of business v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (company: fail) (企业) | 倒闭，停业，歇业
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| | The company went out of business during the recession. |
| have no business doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (not have the right) | 与…无关
yǔ … wú guān |
| | | 毫无干系
háo wú gān xì |
| | You have no business spreading gossip about me! |
| in business adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (company: open for trading, etc.) (公司) | 开始营业
kāi shǐ yíng yè |
| | The company has been in business since 1922. |
| in business adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (ready to do [sth], prepared) | 准备好的，有准备的
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| line of business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (profession, trade: field) | 行业
háng yè |
| | In his line of business it is customary to pay in cash only. The company is going to eliminate the two lines of business that are not performing well. |
| mind your own business interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (the matter doesn't concern you) | 少管闲事
shǎo guǎn xián shì |
| | Why don't you just mind your own business? If you mind your own business, you won't get in as much trouble. |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | informal (look after what does concern you) | 管好自己的事
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| | | 自扫门前雪
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| | If you mind your own business, you won't get in as much trouble. |
| monkey business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, slang (silly or frivolous behaviour) (比喻，俚语) | 胡闹
hú nào |
| | The substitute teacher quickly put an end to all the monkey business. |
| monkey business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, slang (trickery, deceitful behaviour) (比喻，俚语) | 欺骗，骗人的把戏
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| | One had to be careful when dealing with the hawkers in the market, who were famous for their monkey business. |
| none of [sb]'s business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (does not concern [sb]) | 跟某人不相干
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| | | 与某人无关
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| | What I do with my time off is none of your business. |
| none of your business interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (it isn't your concern) (非正式用语) | 没你的事，不关你的事，别管闲事
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| | How much do I earn? None of your business! |
| place of business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (premises) | 营业场所，经营场所，营业地点
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| show business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (entertainment industry) | 娱乐业
yú lè yè |
| | She's been in show business since before we were born. |
| small business nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (company with few employees) | 小型企业
xiǎo xíng qǐ yè |
| | | 小公司
xiǎo gōng sī |
| | | 小公司
xiǎo gōng sī |
| | Small businesses are allowed special loan rates. |
startup business (US),
start-up business (UK) n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (new business) (企业或工程) | 起始阶段的，启动时期的
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| transact business v | (have commercial dealings) | 进行交易
jìn xíng jiāo yì |
| | | 经营业务
jīng yíng yè wù |
| | | 经营业务
jīng yíng yè wù |
| | I prefer to transact business at a fine restaurant instead of in the boardroom. |
| transact business with vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (have commercial dealings with) | 与…进行交易
yǔ jìn xíng jiāo yì |
| | | 与…洽谈业务
yǔ qià tán yè wù |
| | | 和…做买卖
hé zuò mǎi mài |
| | Because of their lending practices, we do not transact business with that bank. |