company

noun

商业 business

1. 公司；商号；商行
   a business organization that makes money by producing or selling goods or services
   1. the largest computer company in the world
      全球最大的计算机公司
   2. the National Bus Company
      全国公共汽车公司
   3. She joined the company in 2002.
      她于 2002 年加盟这家公司。
   4. Mike gets a company car with his new job (= one that the company pays for) .
      迈克因新的职位得到公司提供的专用汽车。
   5. Company profits were 5% lower than last year.
      公司的利润比去年降低了5%。

戏剧；舞蹈 theatre/dance

2. 剧团；演出团
   a group of people who work or perform together
   1. a theatre/dance, etc. company
      剧团、舞蹈团等
   2. the Royal Shakespeare Company
      皇家莎士比亚戏剧团

与某人在一起 being with sb

3. 陪伴；做伴
   the fact of being with sb else and not alone
   1. I enjoy Jo's company (= I enjoy being with her) .
      我喜欢和乔在一起。
   2. She enjoys her own company (= being by herself) when she is travelling.
      她喜爱独自旅行。
   3. The children are very good company (= pleasant to be with) at this age.
      和这个年龄的孩子在一起很开心。
   4. a pleasant evening in the company of friends
      与朋友一起度过的愉快夜晚
   5. He's coming with me for company .
      他要陪伴我一起来。

宾客 guests

4. 宾客；来宾
   guests in your house
   1. I didn't realize you had company .
      我不知道你有客人。

一群人 group of people

5. 在一起的一群人
   a group of people together
   1. She told the assembled company what had happened.
      她把发生的事告诉了聚会的人。
   2. It is bad manners to whisper in company (= in a group of people) .
      在众人面前窃窃私语是不礼貌的行为。

士兵 soldiers

6. 连队
   a group of soldiers that is part of a battalion

1. N-COUNT-COLL; N-IN-NAMES 公司
   A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
   1. Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company.
      希拉在一家保险公司找到一份当秘书的工作。
   2. ...the Ford Motor Company.
      福特汽车公司
2. N-COUNT-COLL; N-IN-NAMES 剧团;歌舞团
   A company is a group of opera singers, dancers, or actors who work together.
   1. ...the Phoenix Dance Company.
      凤凰舞蹈团
3. N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 连
   A company is a group of soldiers that is usually part of a battalion or regiment, and that is divided into two or more platoons.
   1. The division will consist of two tank companies and one infantry company...
      这个师的组成部队将包括两个坦克连和一个步兵连。
   2. C Company's sentries were just ahead.
      C连的哨兵就在前头。
4. N-UNCOUNT 陪伴;陪同
   Company is having another person or other people with you, usually when this is pleasant or stops you feeling lonely.
   1. 'I won't stay long.' — 'No, please. I need the company'...
      “我不会呆很久。”“别这样，求你了。我需要有人陪。”
   2. Ross had always enjoyed the company of women...
      罗斯总是喜欢有女人陪伴。
   3. She would be grateful for their company on the drive back...
      有他们做伴开车陪她回去，她会很感激的。
   4. I'm not in the mood for company.
      我这会儿就想一个人呆着。
5. See also: joint-stock company public company
6. PHRASE (用于某人的名字之后表示)及其同伴，一伙
   You can say and company after mentioning a person's name, to refer also to the people who are associated with that person.
   1. Keegan and company approached the game with understandable caution.
      基根一伙人小心谨慎地对待这场比赛，这是可以理解的。
7. PHRASE (不必为错误自责，因为)大人物们也犯过同样的错
   If you say that someone is in good company, you mean that they should not be ashamed of a mistake or opinion, because some important or respected people have made the same mistake or have the same opinion.
   1. Mr Koo is in good company. The prime minister made a similar slip a couple of years back.
      库先生的错大人物也犯过。几年前首相就有过类似的疏漏。
8. PHRASE 有客人(或朋友)在
   If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.
   1. He didn't say he had had company.
      他没说当时有客人在。
9. PHRASE （与别人）在一起
   When you are in company, you are with a person or group of people.
   1. When they were in company she always seemed to dominate the conversation...
      他们在一起的时候，她好像总是操纵着话语权。
   2. I feel awkward and shy in company.
      跟别人在一起的时候，我觉得很别扭，不好意思。
10. PREP-PHRASE 和…有同样的想法(或感觉、认识)
    If you feel, believe, or know something in company with someone else, you both feel, believe, or know it.
    1. Saudi Arabia, in company with some other Gulf oil states, is concerned to avoid any repetition of the two oil price shocks of the 1970s.
       避免20世纪70年代两次石油价格冲击的情形再次出现，这是沙特阿拉伯和其他一些海湾石油国家一致关心的问题。
11. PHRASE 陪伴;给…做伴
    If you keep someone company, you spend time with them and stop them feeling lonely or bored.
    1. Why don't you stay here and keep Emma company?
       你为什么不呆在这儿，陪陪埃玛？
12. PHRASE 与…交朋友;与…为伍
    If you keep company with a person or with a particular kind of person, you spend a lot of time with them.
    1. He keeps company with all sorts of lazy characters.
       他与形形色色的懒人为伍。
13. PHR-RECIP 分手;分离
    If two or more people part company, they go in different directions after going in the same direction together.
    1. The three of them parted company at the bus stop.
       他们三个在公共汽车站分了手。
14. PHR-RECIP (通常因有分歧)与…断绝关系
    If you part company with someone, you end your association with them, often because of a disagreement.
    1. The tennis star has parted company with his Austrian trainer...
       这位网球明星与他的奥地利教练分道扬镳。
    2. We have agreed to part company after differences of opinion.
       我们道不同不相为谋。
15. PHRASE 与…有分歧
    If you part company with someone on a particular subject, you disagree with them on it.
    1. Where I part company with him, however, is over the link he forges between science and liberalism.
       然而，我与他产生分歧的地方是，他把科学与自由主义联系了起来。
16. 在座诸位除外.
    If you are making a general, unfavourable comment about a particular type of person, and you are with people of that type, you can say 'present company excepted' as a way of making your comment sound more polite.

1. The firm has amalgamated with an American company
   该公司和一家美国公司合并了。
2. Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company.
   希拉在一家保险公司找到一份当秘书的工作。
3. The division will consist of two tank companies and one infantry company
   这个师的组成部队将包括两个坦克连和一个步兵连。
4. C Company's sentries were just ahead.
   C连的哨兵就在前头。
5. 'I won't stay long.' — 'No, please. I need the company'
   “我不会呆很久。”“别这样，求你了。我需要有人陪。”
6. Ross had always enjoyed the company of women
   罗斯总是喜欢有女人陪伴。
7. She would be grateful for their company on the drive back
   有他们做伴开车陪她回去，她会很感激的。
8. I'm not in the mood for company.
   我这会儿就想一个人呆着。
9. Keegan and company approached the game with understandable caution.
   基根一伙人小心谨慎地对待这场比赛，这是可以理解的。
10. Mr Koo is in good company. The prime minister made a similar slip a couple of years back.
    库先生的错大人物也犯过。几年前首相就有过类似的疏漏。
11. He didn't say he had had company.
    他没说当时有客人在。
12. I feel awkward and shy in company.
    跟别人在一起的时候，我觉得很别扭，不好意思。
13. Saudi Arabia, in company with some other Gulf oil states, is concerned to avoid any repetition of the two oil price shocks of the 1970s.
    避免20世纪70年代两次石油价格冲击的情形再次出现，这是沙特阿拉伯和其他一些海湾石油国家一致关心的问题。
14. Why don't you stay here and keep Emma company?
    你为什么不呆在这儿，陪陪埃玛？
15. The three of them parted company at the bus stop.
    他们三个在公共汽车站分了手。
16. The tennis star has parted company with his Austrian trainer
    这位网球明星与他的奥地利教练分道扬镳。
17. We have agreed to part company after differences of opinion.
    我们道不同不相为谋。
18. Where I part company with him, however, is over the link he forges between science and liberalism.
    然而，我与他产生分歧的地方是，他把科学与自由主义联系了起来。
19. They diddled their insurance company by making a false claim.
    他们进行虚假索赔，骗取了保险公司的赔偿金。
20. The company announced a double-barreled investment and management-compensation plan.
    公司宣布了一份投资和管理补偿的双重计划。
21. The company has increased the price of its cars
    公司已经提高了汽车价格。
22. The insurance company paid out for the stolen jewellery and silver
    保险公司赔付了遭窃的珠宝和银器。
23. I lost my job when the company moved to another state
    公司搬到了另一个州，我便失业了。
24. The reduced consumer demand is also affecting company profits.
    消费需求的降低也影响到了公司的利润。
25. He saw the song's potential, and persuaded the company to sign her up.
    他看到了这首歌的潜力，就说服公司和她签约。
26. The company has interests in steel and other products.
    公司在钢铁和其他产品领域都有投资。
27. The company's shares promptly fell by 300 lire on the stock market.
    该公司在股市上的股价迅即跌了300里拉。
28. The company rented the building, occupied part and sublet the rest.
    该公司租下了这栋大楼，占用了一部分并转租了其余的部分。
29. The company talked with many potential investors
    公司和许多潜在的投资人举行了磋商。
30. Incapable management ruined the company.
    无能的经营管理断送了公司。

  company corporation firm【导航词义：公司】

  company n. 公司

〔辨析〕多指生产、销售产品或服务的公司。

  corporation n. （大）公司，企业集团

〔辨析〕多指综合型大公司，也指在其他地区或国家拥有分公司的大集团。

  firm n. 公司，商行，事务所

〔辨析〕尤指小型公司或商行。

n.

the company sb keeps

• 某人所交往的人；伙伴；与之为伍的人
  the people that sb spends time with
  1. Judging by the company he kept, Mark must have been a wealthy man.
     根据马克所交往的人来判断，他一定是位富翁。

get into/keep bad company

• 与坏人交往
  to be friends with people that others disapprove of

in company with sb/sth

• 与…一起；与…同时
  together with or at the same time as sb/sth
  1. She arrived in company with the ship's captain.
     她与船长一起到达。
  2. The US dollar went through a difficult time, in company with the oil market.
     美元与石油市场同时经历了艰难时期。

in good company

• （表示不必为错误等担忧，因为他人，尤其是更重要的人）也犯过同样的错误
  if you say that sb is in good company , you mean that they should not worry about a mistake, etc. because sb else, especially sb more important, has done the same thing

keep sb company

• 做伴；陪伴
  to stay with sb so that they are not alone
  1. I'll keep you company while you're waiting.
     你等待时我会陪伴你。

two's company (, three's a crowd)

• 两人成伴（三人太多）
  used to suggest that it is better to be in a group of only two people than have a third person with you as well

part company (with/from sb)

part company (with/from sb)

present company excepted

• 在座诸位除外；不关这里的各位
  used after being rude or critical about sb to say that the people you are talking to are not included in the criticism

noun

1. an institution created to conduct business
   1. he only invests in large well-established companies
   2. he started the company in his garage

2. a unit of firefighters including their equipment
   1. a hook-and-ladder company

3. a social gathering of guests or companions
   1. the house was filled with company when I arrived

4. organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
   1. the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel

   Synonym:    troupe

5. small military unit

6. crew of a ship including the officers

   Synonym:    ship's company

7. a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
   1. they organized a party to search for food
   2. the company of cooks walked into the kitchen

   Synonym:    party

8. a social or business visitor
   1. the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company

   Synonym:    caller

9. the state of being with someone
   1. he missed their company
   2. he enjoyed the society of his friends

   Synonym:    companionshipfellowshipsociety

verb

1. be a companion to somebody

   Synonym:    companionaccompanykeep company