Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #215
Fully loadedbusiness
企业；商行
核心释义
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- 1.
特定的商业企业或机构。
A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
- 2.
工商业企业及其组成人员
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- 3.
个人的职业、工作或行业。
A person's occupation, work, or trade.
- 4.
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
- 5.
商业、工业或专业活动
Commercial, industrial, or professional activity.
- 6.
谋生的主要活动
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- 7.
商业交易的量或金额
The volume or amount of commercial trade.
- 8.
特定的商业企业或机构。；工商业企业及其组成人员；个人的职业、工作或行业。；涉及金融、商业和工业的商品与服务经营活动；商业、工业或专业活动
用法In use
She started her own business selling handmade soap online.
用法提示：business 在此处作名词，指“企业/商行”，作 started 的宾语。
The family business has been running for over fifty years.
用法提示：business 作名词，意为“企业/商行”，与 family 搭配指家族企业。
After leaving his job, Tom opened a small business in the city center.
用法提示：business 作名词，意为“企业”，是 opened 的宾语。
he bought his brother's business
a small mom-and-pop business
a racially integrated business concern
computers are now widely used in business
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- do business
- 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。
- run a business
- 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。
- business meeting
- 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。
- business plan
- 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。
- family business
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将 business 拆分成 busi（像‘忙死’）和 ness（状态），联想为‘忙到死的事务’。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
Often used with prepositions: in business, on business.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No perfect rhymes with business exist. All listed words share the spelling suffix 'ness' but differ in stressed vowel, so they do not rhyme. Only fitness and witness share the same stressed vowel /ɪ/ as business, but the following consonant differs (/t/ vs /d/), so they are not perfect rhymes. Be careful not to assume rhyme based on spelling.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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