business

['biznis]

n.商业, 事务, 生意

n.

1. 生意, 交易; 商业; 营业; 行业[U][C]

Mr. Jones is in the business of selling cars.

琼斯先生从事汽车销售。

How is business?

生意如何?

2. 商店; 商行; 公司; 企业[C]

She started a new business in Phoenix not long ago.

不久前她在凤凰城新开了一家公司。

3. 职责, 本分; 分内事; 权利[U]

This is none of your business.

这与你不相干。

4. 事, 事体, 事务[U][S]

He is there on business.

他去那里办事。

5. 【戏】(演员的)动作(或表情等)(区别于"对白")[U]

词形变化

副词: busily | 形容词比较级: busier | 形容词最高级: busiest | 名词: busyness | 动词过去式: busied | 动词过去分词: busied | 动词现在分词: busying | 动词第三人称单数: busies |

词义辨析

同义:

n.职责; 事务; 商务

work  function  occupation  affair  job  profession  commerce  trade  

同义参见:

company  enterprise  obligation  pursuit  truck  store  interest  engagement  thing  commercial  operation  concern  commission  curiosity  doing  firm  mission  vocation  matter  corporation  labor  industry  institution  

反义参见:

leisure  

英英释义

名词 business:

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

同义词：concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation

the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects

同义词：commercial enterprise, business enterprise

business concerns collectively

同义词：business sector

the volume of commercial activity

a rightful concern or responsibility

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

同义词：occupation, job, line of work, line

an immediate objective

incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

同义词：stage business, byplay

customers collectively

同义词：clientele, patronage

短语词组

get down to business

1. 开始做正事

After some pleasant talk, we got down to business.

寒暄笑谈之后, 我们开始做正事。

mean business

1. 当真

I could see by the gun in his hand that the robber meant business.

从他手里的枪我知道这个抢劫者不是在开玩笑。

mind one's own business

1. 管自己的事

Why don't you mind your own business?

你为什么不管自己的事?

补充

businessbusiness英:[ˈbiznis] 美:[ˈbɪznɪs]n.1.交易, 生意The company has done business with many countries.该公司与许多国家做生意。2.营业额, 交易量They are now doing almost twice as much business as they were last year.他们现在的营业额几乎为去年的两倍。3.工商企业, 商店; 行业, 事业Many a large and big business has been built up from small ones.很多重要的大企业都是从小规模发展起来的。4.职责, 关心的事, 本分, 任务He was sensible enough to mind his own business.他颇有见识, 不去管闲事。A teacher's business is to help children learn.教师的本分是帮助孩子学习。5.事情; 事务, 业务The insurance business is built on trust.保险业建立在信任的基础上。

例句

1. He's got his own business.他有自己的厂子了。 2. He was short of cash after the collapse of his business.他在公司垮台以后就缺钱了。 3. The company was a family business.该公司是家族企业。 4. The majority of small businesses go broke within the first 24 months.大部分小企业要在头24个月内破产的。 5. business is booming.生意繁荣。 6. It's a pleasure doing business with you.与你做生意很愉快。 7. Thousands of firms could go out of business.数千家公司可能会破产。 8. You can't stay in business without cash.没有资金企业就不能运转。 9. You can't mix business with pleasure.你不能把公务和娱乐混为一谈。 10. I'm here on business.我是来这里办公事的。 11. Mr Wyatt is away on business and cannot be contacted till Friday.怀亚特先生正在出差, 到周五才能联系到。 12. business is slow at the moment.现在业务进展缓慢。 13. They worried that German companies would lose business.他们担心德国公司有可能会损失生意。 14. He's in the insurance business.他从事保险工作。 15. There are good profits to be made in the hotel business.酒店行业的利润很不错。 16. May I ask you what business you're in?我能否问一下您在哪个行业高就？ 17. It's good business to support workers.支持工人是一种好做法。 18. The problem is that it's bad business to sue the people who most want your product.问题是, 控告那些最想要你的产品的人可不明智。 19. I've some important business to discuss.我有点重要的事要商量。 20. My sex life is my business.我的性生活是我自己的事。 21. It's not our business.这不关我们的事。 22. If she doesn't want the police involved, that's her business.要是她不想让警方介入, 这是她的问题。 23. I would suggest that you take a back seat and mind your own business.我建议你还是退到幕后, 管好你自己的事。 24. Parenting can be a stressful business.为人父母可能会带来很大压力。 25. Coastal defence is a costly business.海岸警备是件很花钱的事。 26. It's a serious/risky business.这是件严肃的/有风险的事情。 27. There was nothing left for the teams to do but get on with the business of racing.运动队没有什么剩下的事可做了, 只需要继续赛跑。 28. We have sorted out this wretched business at last.我们终于把这件破事做完了。 29. This whole business is very puzzling.整件事情都让人云里雾里的。 30. He is wonderful in the role, filling in his character with great actorly bits of business.他演这个角色简直绝了, 一举一动都很传神。 31. When you watch him in training, you realize that this lad is the business.你看他训练的时候, 就能意识到这家伙绝对是干这个的料。 32. All you need is a microphone, and you're in business.你只需要一个麦克风, 然后你就准备就绪了。 33. It tastes vile, but it does the business.它的味道叫人难以忍受, 但是确实管用。 34. OK, we haven't got much time. Let's get down to business.好吧, 我们没什么时间了, 赶紧开始做正事吧。 35. I had no business being there at all.我根本没有理由待在那里。 36. For most of the top City firms, it is business as usual.对大多数伦敦金融城的顶级公司而言, 一切照旧。 37. My marriage is none of your business, David.我的婚事与你无关, 戴维。 38. I'm enjoying myself like nobody's business.我玩得非常尽兴。 39. But I can cry like nobody's business.但是我能随心所欲地哭。 40. If you don't do it right, the paint is going to be peeling like nobody's business.要是你刷得不对, 油漆会剥落得很厉害。 41. She made it her business to find out.她决定亲力亲为, 把事情搞清楚。 42. Now people are starting to realize that he means business.现在人们意识到他是当真的。 43. I asked Laura what was wrong and she told me to mind my own business.我问劳拉哪里出问题了, 她让我把自己的事情管好。 44. We are not in the business of creating graduates for whom there are no jobs.我们没有打算培养找不到工作的毕业生。 45. I am not in the business of punishing people because they choose to use their car.我不会因为人们选择开自己的车而惩罚他们。 46. business district商业区 47. business address公司地址 48. your personal and business correspondence你的私人和商务信函 49. The work e-mail is for business use only.工作邮件只用于公事。 50. she had to do a lot of smiling in her business.干她那行不得不多陪笑脸。 51. are you here on business?.你是来出差的吗？。 52. what is your business here?.你在这儿做什么。 53. this is none of your business.这与你无关。 54. the neighbours make it their business to know all about you.邻居们热衷于了解你的一切。 55. government business.政府事务。 56. let's get down to business.让我们言归正传吧。 57. the world of business.商业世界。 58. who do you do business with in Manila?.你在马尼拉同什么人做生意。 59. [as modifier]the business community.商界。 60. [ with modifier]the tea business.茶叶生意。 61. how's business?.生意怎么样?。 62. a catering business.酒席承办公司。 63. they must find out about the blackmailing business.他们必须查清敲诈勒索事件。 64. use carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli, and serve the whole business hot.用胡萝卜、花椰菜和花茎甘蓝做原料，然后将所有这些趁热端上。 65. spring skiing is the business.春季滑雪是受欢迎的运动。 66. what a business!.真是个难题！。 67. apart from being under new management, it's business as usual in the department.除了管理层变了，该部门情况一切如常。 68. Rogers has got to do the business, score a hat trick or something.罗杰斯必须来解决问题，玩个帽子戏法什么的。 69. he had no business tampering with social services.他无权干涉社会公益服务活动。 70. they will have to import from overseas to remain in business.为维持经营他们必须从国外进口。 71. if you'll contact the right people, I should think we're in business.假如你联系上有用的人，我想我们能开成业。 72. I am not in the business of making accusations.我不提起控诉。 73. these weeds spread like nobody's business.这些野草疯长。 74. he was yelling at her to get out and mind her own business.他向她大喊，让她滚，别多管闲事。 75. a business trip出差 76. business has been good for the time of year.这个时节生意一直挺不错。 77. Small businesses are finding it hard to survive at the moment.这个时候，小企业要求生存很困难。 78. The friends I choose are my business, not yours.交什么样的朋友是我自己的事，你管不着。 79. Our business is to collect the information, not to comment on it.我们的工作是搜集资料，不是就这些资料发表评论。 80. First we have some unfinished business from the last meeting to deal with.首先，我们要处理上次会议没有解决的事情。 81. The divorce was an awful business.离婚那事真叫人难堪。 82. I found the whole business very depressing.整件事情使我沮丧不已。 83. Let's just have a cup of coffee before we get down to business.我们先喝点咖啡再干活去吧。 84. The shop went out of business because it couldn't compete with the new supermarket.这家商店不是那新开张的超级市场的对手，只好关门大吉。 85. You have no business to read/reading my letters without asking me.没有我的同意你没有权利看我的信。 86. The store will be open for business next week. [=the store will be ready for customers next week]这家商店将于下周开门营业。 87. The store has lost a significant amount of business since the factory closed.自这个工厂关闭以来，这家商店损失了大量业务。 88. Allowing customers to leave your store unsatisfied is bad (for) business.让顾客失望而去会使生意受损。 89. The new Web site has been good for (attracting) business.新网站对（招揽）生意有好处。 90. What line of business [=work] are you in?你从事什么行业的工作？ 91. She works in the publishing business.她在出版业工作。 92. the fashion/music/restaurant business时装/音乐/餐饮行业 93. We do business with [=sell to or buy from] companies overseas.我们与海外公司做生意。 94. David has decided to go into business with his brother.戴维决定跟他哥哥一起做生意。 95. Remember that your customers can take their business elsewhere. [=your customers can go to another place to do business]要记住，你的客户可以把生意转到别处去。 96. Their publishing company is the best in the business.他们的出版公司是同行业中最好的。 97. "a place of business [=a place, such as a store, bank, etc., where business is done]"营业地点 98. business opportunities/contacts/interests商机；业务往来；商业利益 99. The business world is responding to changes in technology. [=businesses are responding to changes in technology]商业界正在对技术领域的变革做出反应。 100. Someone will be available to answer your call during regular business hours. [=the hours that the office is open to do business]在办公时间都会有人接听你的电话。 101. a business meeting [=a meeting at which matters of business are discussed]商务会议 102. Is your trip to Miami (for) business or pleasure?你到迈阿密是出差还是去玩？ 103. I have to go to New York City on/for business next week.我下周得去纽约市出差。 104. a business trip [=a trip that is made in order to do business]出差 105. I am flying business class [=in a seating section of an airplane that is more expensive than the main section but less expensive than first class] from Tokyo to New York.我坐的是从东京飞纽约的商务舱。 106. "business has been slow/bad lately. [=there have been few customers, sales, etc., lately]"最近生意不景气。 107. business was good/booming.生意兴隆。 108. They advertised to increase business.他们登了广告，以此来提高业务量。 109. How is business?生意如何？ 110. He has the skills necessary to run/operate/start a business.他有经营/开办企业所必需的技能。 111. The town is trying to attract new businesses.这个小镇正在努力吸引新企业。 112. local businesses本地企业 113. She joined the family business [=the business owned or operated by her family] after graduating from college.大学毕业后她加入了家族企业。 114. I had lunch with some business associates.我和几个生意伙伴一起吃的午饭。 115. "In addition to being married, the two are also business partners."除了是夫妻，他们俩也是生意伙伴。 116. The restaurant is in the business district. [=the part of a city or town where there are many businesses]那家饭店位于商业区。 117. the business community [=people involved in the upper levels of businesses]商业界 118. Do we have any other business we need to discuss?我们还有其他的事务需要讨论吗？ 119. Air quality is a serious business. [=air quality is something people should think about seriously]空气质量是一个很严重的问题。 120. What's this business [=news] I hear about you moving away?听说你要搬走了，这是怎么回事儿？ 121. Educating students is the business [=responsibility] of schools.教育学生是学校的职责。 122. "No, I didn't ask him what he wanted the car for. That's his business."不，我没有问他要车来做什么，那是他的事。 123. I won't answer that question. Who I choose to vote for is my business.我不会回答那个问题，我要投谁的票是我的事。 124. He's decided to make it his business [=make it his goal] to bring more affordable housing to the city.他决定要为这个城市建设更多的经济适用房。 125. “Who did you vote for?” “That's none of your business.” [=that's private information that you should not be asking about]“你投了谁的票？”“这不关你的事。” 126. It's no business of yours who I voted for.我投了谁的票不关你的事。 127. Mind your own business and let them talk alone.少管闲事，让他们单独谈吧。 128. "I was walking down the street, minding my own business, when all of a sudden some man started yelling at me."我正专心沿街散步，突然有人开始朝我大喊。 129. It's nobody's business what we were talking about.我们谈的事不需他人知道。 130. You have no business telling me what I can and cannot wear! I'll wear whatever I like!你无权告诉我可以或不可以穿什么！我喜欢穿什么就穿什么！ 131. I have some business in town Friday afternoon. [=I have to do something in town Friday afternoon]周五下午我得在城里办点事。 132. He had to leave the meeting early because he had to attend to some unfinished business. [=something not done that needs to be done]他不得不提早离开会场，因为他还要处理些没办完的事情。 133. "Now that we've all introduced ourselves, let's get down to business. [=start doing what needs to be done, start working]"大家都做了自我介绍，那我们就开始谈正事吧。 134. "I was just going about my business [=doing what I usually do], when I heard a big crash."我正忙着我自己的事，突然听到一声巨大的撞击声。 135. "Sarah is good at taking care of business [=doing what needs to be done], so she's been put in charge of organizing the event."萨拉总是把该做的事都做得很好，所以她被安排来负责组织这项活动。 136. The church has hired someone to take care of the bills and all that business. [=everything else that needs to be done]教会已经雇了人负责账目及其他事宜。 137. A public library is in the business of providing information to the public. [=the job/purpose of a public library is to provide information]公共图书馆的职责是为公众提供信息。 138. I'm not in the business of lending money to people I hardly know. [=I don't lend money to people I hardly know]我不把钱借给我几乎不认识的人。 139. Divorce can be such a messy business. [=affair]离婚是件很麻烦的事。 140. The earthquake was a terrible business.那次地震是非常可怕的事。 141. Predicting how people will react to something is a tricky business.预测人们对某事的反应是非常困难的事。 142. Investing all your money in one stock is (a) very risky business.把所有的钱都投在一只股票上是十分冒险的事。 143. "“How long did the ceremony take?” “Oh, the whole business was over in less than an hour.”"“庆典进行了多久？”“哦，整个活动不到一个小时就结束了。” 144. Let's just forget about that business of me being unhappy with my job.咱们还是别提我对工作不满这事了。 145. "Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual."城里大部分地区都因暴风雨停电了，但是对有发电机的人来说一切照常。 146. "As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual."随着大选临近，两党继续就这个城市面临的所有问题相互指责。换句话说，一切如往常一样。 147. "I'm sorry I have to let you go, but understand that business is business."对不起，我只能让你离开，但是请理解这是公事公办。 148. The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.这家旅店已经经营150多年了。 149. Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.如果你想在生意场上生存下去，顾客的满意非常重要。 150. Just plug in the computer and you're in business! [=you will be able to use the computer]电脑插上电源你就可以用了。 151. "All the musicians have finally arrived, so we're in business!"所有乐师终于都到齐了，我们可以开始了！ 152. "He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business [=ready to drive again] in 10 minutes."他迅速换了轮胎，10分钟之后又可以开车了。 153. She can design computer programs like nobody's business.她能够又快又好地设计出计算机程序。 154. It's been raining like nobody's business.雨一直不停地下。 155. "We thought he was joking at first, but then we saw that he really meant business."开始我们以为他是开玩笑，但是后来发现他确实是认真的。 156. My favorite flower shop is out of business.我最喜欢的花店停业了。 157. Small grocery stores are being driven/forced/put out of business by large stores. [=small grocery stores cannot compete with large stores and so are closing permanently]一些小杂货店因遭受大商店的挤压而关闭。 158. The store has gone out of business. [=has closed]这家商店已经停业了。 159. "Since he's won the tournament, he thinks he's the business. [=the best]"他因为赢了联赛，所以认为自己最棒。 160. You should see their new flat. It's the business.你应该看看他们的新公寓。那是真不错。