business/businessman/businesswoman-融贯中西网站

business /ˈbiznis/ n. 1.［u］事务，责任：Mind your own business.别管闲事。 get down to business言归正传（见get条） on business因公，有事：I’m here on business, not for pleasure. 我是有事来这儿，不是来玩的。(go)out of business停止营业: This new tax will put a lot of small firms out of business (= they will stop operating). 新的税种将迫使很多小公司停止营业。have no business(doing sth.)无权（做某事）（见have条）2.［u］商业，买卖，生意：business hours营业时间 We do not do much business with them. 我们和他们没有多少商业来往。Business is business.生意是生意，交情归交情 (公事公办)。go out of business停业，歇业：Some of old newspapers had to go out of business for low sales. 有些老的报社由于销量低而倒闭了。This shop has gone out of business for two months. 这家商店已经停业两个月了。in business经商，经营：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。 3.［c］商店；工商企业：The party receives most of its financial support from big business.该党绝大部分的财经支持来自大企业。