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run a business
run a business 表示经营或管理一个企业，是常见搭配。
She runs a small business selling handmade crafts.
她经营一家出售手工工艺品的小生意。
企业；商行
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
企业；商行
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
She runs a small business selling handmade crafts.
她经营一家出售手工工艺品的小生意。
特定的商业企业或机构。
A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
工商业企业及其组成人员
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
个人的职业、工作或行业。
A person's occupation, work, or trade.
涉及金融、商业和工业的商品与服务经营活动
the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
She started her own business selling handmade soap online.
她创办了自己的企业，在网上销售手工肥皂。
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The family business has been running for over fifty years.
这家家族企业已经经营了五十多年。
AI contextual example
After leaving his job, Tom opened a small business in the city center.
辞职后，汤姆在市中心开了一家小企业。
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he bought his brother's business
他买下了他兄弟的生意。
WordNet
run a business 表示经营或管理一个企业，是常见搭配。
She runs a small business selling handmade crafts.
她经营一家出售手工工艺品的小生意。
in business 表示从事商业活动或处于运营状态。
Our company has been in business for over 20 years.
我们公司已经经营了20多年。
go out of business 指停止经营或破产。
Many small shops went out of business during the pandemic.
疫情期间许多小商店停业了。
Not this
I am very business today.
Use this
I am very busy today.
business 是名词，而 busy 是形容词。表示“忙碌”时应该使用形容词 busy。
Not this
I have many businesses to do today.
Use this
I have a lot of business to do today.
当 business 表示“事情”或“事务”时是不可数名词，不能用复数形式 businesses。应用 much 或 a lot of 修饰。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
做生意；做买卖
Our company does business with clients in over 30 countries.
我们公司与30多个国家的客户有生意往来。
经营一家企业
She runs a small online business selling handmade crafts.
她经营一家卖手工艺品的小型网店。
商务会议
We have a business meeting scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow.
我们明天上午十点有一个商务会议。
商业计划；企划书
Before starting the company, they wrote a detailed business plan.
在创办公司之前，他们写了一份详细的商业计划书。
家族企业；家庭生意
The restaurant is a family business that has been operating for three generations.
这家餐厅是一个家族企业，已经经营了三代人。
核心业务；主营业务
The company decided to focus on its core business and sell off non-essential divisions.
公司决定专注于核心业务，出售非必要的部门。
管好你自己的事
He asked me how much I earned, and I told him to mind his own business.
他问我赚多少钱，我让他管好他自己的事。
一切照常
Despite the snowstorm, the store stayed open and it was business as usual.
尽管有暴风雪，商店仍然营业，一切照常。
开始谈正事
After a few minutes of small talk, we got down to business.
闲聊了几分钟后，我们开始谈正事。
这不是私事，只是生意。
It's not personal, it's just business.
这不是私事，只是生意。
美国的事业就是商业。
The business of America is business.
美国的事业就是商业。
Use business naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将 business 拆分成 busi（像‘忙死’）和 ness（状态），联想为‘忙到死的事务’。
register: mixed; typical settings: 商务会议, 商业文件, 日常交谈, 学术文章; note_zh: “business”在不同语境中语域跨度大，通常正式场合指商业或企业，非正式场合可指个人事务，需根据具体含义判断。
Often used with prepositions: in business, on business.
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