business

英 ['bɪznəs] 美 ['bɪznəs]

• n. 商业；事务；生意

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]日常工作; 职业

   one's usual occupation; profession

2. [U]商业,生意,贸易

   buying and selling; commerce; trade

3. [C]店铺,商行

   commercial house; firm; shop

4. [S]公务,事务

   task; duty

5. [U]演员舞台的动作、表情等

   action on stage

6. [U]怪事,勾当

   difficult matter; affair

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 商业，行业
2. 企业，公司
3. 商店，商行
4. 职责
5. 权利
6. 事务，业务，事
7. 营业（额），交易（量）
8. 本分，分内事
9. 生意
10. 事业

英英释义

Noun:

1. a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it;

   "he bought his brother's business"
   "a small mom-and-pop business"
   "a racially integrated business concern"
   

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

   "computers are now widely used in business"
   

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

   "he's not in my line of business"
   

4. a rightful concern or responsibility;

   "it's none of your business"
   "mind your own business"
   

5. an immediate objective;

   "gossip was the main business of the evening"
   

6. the volume of commercial activity;

   "business is good today"
   "show me where the business was today"
   

7. business concerns collectively;

   "Government and business could not agree"
   

8. customers collectively;

   "they have an upper class clientele"
   

9. incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect;

   "his business with the cane was hilarious"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He had no head for business.
   他毫无商业头脑。
2. He was inexperienced in business.
   他在商业方面缺乏经验。
3. It's none of my business.
   这不关我的事。
4. I don't understand this business.
   我不了解这件事。
5. They've done some business together.
   他们一起做过生意。
6. Business is always brisk before Christmas.
   圣诞节前生意总是很兴隆。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. His business there was routine cleaning and inspection.
   他在那儿的工作是例行的清扫和检查。
2. His business was wrecked.
   他的事业失败了。
3. Business is at a standstill.
   商业在停顿中。
4. The business is under the control.
   业务得以控制。
5. Taylor's business just managed to break even last month.
   上月泰勒的生意不赔不赚。
6. I wish to advise you that business has been done at 100 yuan per ton.
   我愿告诉你有笔生意已按每吨100元成交。
7. The insurance business is built on trust.
   保险业建立在信任的基础上。
8. Business is business.
   公事公办。
9. Mind your own business!
   少管闲事！
10. My business is with you.
    我的事关系到你。
11. Has your business been attended to by her in your absence?
    你不在的时候,事务一直由她处理吗?
12. We'll have to find some place else to do business.
    我们得找别的地方去做生意。
13. The company has done business with many countries.
    该公司与许多国家进行商业贸易。
14. He has a good business as a greengrocer.
    他开了一家很好的青果商店。
15. The chairman made a preliminary statement before beginning the main business of the meeting.
    在会议主要议程之前主席致了开幕词。
16. Underinvoicing is not the proper way of doing business.
    开假发票不是做生意的正当办法。
17. He has built up a good business.
    他已使他的生意兴隆起来。
18. He takes the business in hand.
    他从事于这件事。
19. They commenced a business.
    他们开始一种营业。
20. We shut up business at six.
    我们6点停业。
21. We directed our own business.
    我们经营自己的业务。
22. We transacted business with the firm.
    我们和这家公司交易。
23. When he had established a flourishing business, he was bought out by a larger concern.
    正当生意兴隆时,他的全部股权被一家较大的商行买下了。
24. I stood for five minutes thinking the business over.
    我站了5分钟,把事情从头到尾想了一遍。
25. Tell me your business shortly.
    把你的事简略地告诉我。
26. I have my business to attend to.
    我有事要料理。
27. He attended to his business.
    他专心于他的事务。
28. He's in the wool business.
    他做羊毛生意。
29. Efficiency is the dominant idea in many businesses.
    效率是许多事业中居首位的观念。
30. He made a fortune in the coal and iron business.
    他在煤铁业经营中发了财。
31. It takes hard work to get ahead in business.
    要想在商业上获得成功需要努力。
32. In business, a prompt reply is imperative.
    在商业上迅速的回复是必要的。
33. He established himself in business.
    他立足于商界。
34. He is absent on business.
    他出差了。
35. I shall go to Shanghai on commercial business.
    我将去上海办商务。
36. On what business did she come here this morning?
    今天早上她为什么事而来?
37. He is smart about business.
    他做生意很精明。
38. I am deeply sorry about the whole business.
    我对整个事件深表遗憾。
39. They're keeping very close about the whole business.
    对于整个事情的来龙去脉,他们一直保守秘密。
40. The old woman is curious about other people's business.
    这位老太婆爱打听别人的事。
41. Some kinds of business are competitive.
    有些商业是要竞争的。
42. The collapse of the business was a mortal blow to him and his family.
    生意的破产给他和家庭以致命的打击。
43. What brought about the failure of the business?
    是什么原因造成经营失败的?
44. He wants to be promoted to the upper ranks of the business.
    他想晋升为本商行较高的职位。
45. We shall have to appoint another day for the rest of our business.
    我们只好再约一天来处理其余的事。
46. The telephone office is open for public business.
    这个电信局对外营业。
47. The new stock exchange was open for business yesterday.
    这家新证券交易所昨天开业。
48. She had no head for business, and it was not long before she went under.
    她没有做生意的头脑,不久就失败了。
49. He is a business man all the time.
    他一向是做生意的。
50. Below is an example of a typical business letter.
    下面是典型商业书信的一个例子。
51. He advised her about her business affairs.
    他对她的生意经营提出一些意见。
52. The business secret appears to have leaked.
    看来商业机密被泄露出去了。
53. During the business depression, half the machines in the factory were idle.
    商业萧条期间,这个工厂的机器半数是闲置的。
54. He associated himself with his friend in a business undertaking.
    他与朋友合伙经商。
55. It is the business of the police to keep order.
    维护治安是警察的职责。
56. It was a legal business.
    这是合法的营业。
57. It's a lucrative business.
    这是一笔赚钱的生意。
58. It's a profitable little business.
    这是一家非常赚钱的小商店。

经典引文

• What is your business here so late to Night?

  出自： Bunyan

• The Prime Minister..believed that the primary business of government was to administer the existing order.

  出自： W. S. Churchill

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

do the business

命中 hit the target or mart

get〔come〕 to business

着手开始工作; 言归正传 start the work that must be done

give〔get〕 the business

苛责 a harsh scolding

go out of business

停业,歇业 stop doing business

have no business

无权〔不该〕(干某事) have no right (to do sth)
have no business to-v/v-ing
You have no business to do that.

你没权做那事。
The weather has no business to be so hot in spring.

春天的气候不该这么热。
You have no business saying things about me.

你无权谈论我的是非。
He had no business getting mixed up in such a matter.

他不该卷进这样的一件事情中去。

know one's business

精通业务 expert in one's affairs or work, etc.

land-office business

〈非正〉生意兴隆 a great rush of business

make a business of

以…为业 work as

make a great business of it

非常辛苦地做它 try one's best to do it or to be very hard to do sth

mean business

认真的,严肃的 be serious

mind one's own business

少管闲事 not interfere in other's matters

monkey business

〈口〉不正当行为; 胡闹 any activity that is furtive or deceitful

send about sb's business

把(某人)赶走 send sb away and tell him not to interfere
send sb about sb's business
I sent my servant about her business.

我把仆人打发走了。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• absorb business 吸收企业
• accommodate business 供应业务
• blast business 摧毁企业
• conduct business 经营业务
• confess to business 交代业务
• corrupt business 收买企业
• debate business 讨论业务
• depress business 压低交易,抑制业务
• direct business 经营业务
• dominate business 控制企业
• establish business 建立业务
• evolve business 发展业务
• get (down) business 干正经事，谈正经事
• give up business 放弃业务
• increase business 增加业务
• quit business 放弃商业
• slow down business 减缓业务进程
• speed up business 加快业务进程
• stabilize business 稳定业务
• suspend business 中止业务
• swallow up business 吞并企业
• symbolize business 代表企业
• talk business 谈正经的,说正经话
• tie up business 冻结业务
• undertake business 承担业务

形容词+～

• abstract business 理论上的业务
• amazing business 令人惊讶的业务
• blessed business 上帝保佑的店铺
• bloody business 血腥的交易
• brisk business 兴旺的业务
• civil business 国内业务
• commercial business 商务事业
• competitive business 竞争业务
• creative business 创造性的业务
• cruel business 残忍的交易,令人痛苦的交易
• curious business 稀奇古怪的商店
• damnable business 糟透的企业
• dangerous business 危险的企业
• dark business 隐秘的行业
• definite business 明确的交易
• delightful business 令人快乐的业务
• dependable business 独立的业务
• detailed business 详细的业务
• dirty business 肮脏的业务
• discouraging business 令人沮丧的业务
• dismal business 凄凉的业务
• distressing business 令人苦恼的业务
• domestic business 国内业务
• dreadful business 可怕的业务
• droll business 滑稽可笑的业务
• educational business 教育业
• exclusive business 独家经营
• executive business 行政业务
• experimental business 试验企业
• extended business 扩大的业务
• extensive business 扩大的业务
• fateful business 至关重要的交易
• fearful business 可怕的业务
• foul business 罪恶的交易
• gigantic business 巨大的业务
• heartbreaking business 令人伤心的交易
• honest business 诚实的交易
• illegal business 违法的交易
• illustrious business 辉煌的业务
• immense business 巨大的交易
• increasing business 增长的业务
• intelligent business 智力业
• interesting business 有趣的业务
• international business 国际商业
• irrational business 不合理的交易
• miserable business 糟糕的企业
• modern business 现代企业
• momentous business 重大企业
• money-lending business 贷款业务
• nasty business 问题多的企业
• nervy business 有胆量的交易
• petty business 小店
• phenomenal business 非凡的业务,表面现象的业务
• poor business 糟糕的业务
• private business 私事
• public business 公事
• pure business 纯业务
• queer business 古怪的业务
• ready-made business 现成的业务
• reckless business 粗心大意的交易
• reliable business 可靠的交易
• reputable business 声誉好的企业
• risky business 风险交易
• roaring business 生意兴隆
• ruined business 毁了的企业
• sad business 糟透的业务
• secure business 安全业
• serious business 严肃的交易
• shameful business 可耻的交易
• shipping business 海运业
• silly business 愚蠢的交易
• single business 单项业务
• solemn business 庄严的交易
• sorry business 后悔〔拙劣〕的交易
• stable business 稳定的行业
• stern business 苛刻的交易
• stiff business 不灵活的企业
• stirring business 激动人心的交易
• stupid business 无聊的行业
• successful business 成功的交易
• suspended business 迟迟未决的业务
• swift business 迅速的交易
• temporal business 临时业务
• tidy business 趋势业务
• timely business 适时的业务
• tiresome business 讨厌的业务
• tremendous business 巨大的业务
• trivial business 平凡的业务
• troublesome business 讨厌〔麻烦〕的业务
• ugly business 丑陋的业务
• unavoidable business 不可回避的业务
• uncrowded business 非密集的企业
• ungentle business 不文雅的业务
• unpleasant business 不愉快的交易
• unsound business 无声行业
• urgent business 紧急事务
• weighty business 繁重的业务
• well-managed business 经营好的企业

名词+～

• agency business 代理业务
• charter business 租船业务
• commission business 委托贸易
• construction business 建筑业
• foreign business 外汇业务
• insurance business 保险业务
• realty business 房地产业务
• satellite business 卫星业务
• securities business 证券业
• service business 服务业
• transportation business 运输业
• trust business 信托企业
• venture business 冒险投资业
• whole-sale business 批发业务

～+名词

• business address 业务、办公室、店铺等的地址
• business boom 商业繁荣
• business card 名片
• business college 商业学院
• business depression 业务不景气
• business education 商业教育
• business English 商业英语
• business hours 营业时间
• business machine 商业机器
• business man 商人,实业家
• business news 商业新闻
• business suits 商业服装

介词+～

• on business 因公，公差，办事

词语用法

1. business由busy和ness组合而成，等同于busy的抽象名词；
2. in business指“在经商营业”，属于形容词短语或状语短语范畴；on business指“因事或因公，出差”，属于状语短语。

   She engaged in business.
   She wants to see you on business.

3. go to business意思是“到办事处去，上班”，go into business意思是“从事商业”。

   She go to business by bike.
   He went into business at the age of 18.

4. 表示“不要管别人的闲事”可说“Mind your own business”。

n. (名词)

1. business的基本意思是指某人为谋利(尤为自己)的“日常工作”或“职业”,引申可表示“职责,事务”。business现在多用来指“商业,生意,贸易”(不可数),引申可表示“商店,商行”(可数)等。business还可用来表示“演员舞台的动作、表情等”,作“怪事,勾当”解时常用作贬义。
2. business可用于其他名词前作定语。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

business, affair, concern, matter, thing

• 这组词在含糊地指那些所做的事时意义相近,常可互换。例如：
• It is a regretful affair〔business, concern, matter, thing〕.这是一件遗憾的事。
• I don't talk to her about private affairs〔business, concerns, matters, things〕.我从不和她谈私事。
• 它们之间的区别在于：
• 1.从模糊程度上看, affair＜matter＜thing, thing的词义最不确切,常可用在有意使概念含混不清的场合。例如：
• How did you find things in America?你觉得美国怎样?
• 2.从含义上看, affair强调运行或操作过程,如一道程序,一笔交易,一个行动,一项事业等。business强调职责关系,例如：
• It is her business to take good care of the baby.看护好这个婴儿是她的职责。
• concern强调利害相关,例如：
• It is no concern of mine.此事与我无关。
• matter强调必须考虑和处理,例如：
• We have a lot of matters to do.我们有许多事情要做。
• thing则是一般用语,口语中常表示说话内容预先未考虑好或说话者力图掩饰自己的观点,例如：
• I've another thing to talk with you.我还有一件事跟你说。
• 3.从用法上看, business不能用复数,而affair在指重大的或头绪较多的事务时则需要用复数。
• 4.从搭配范围上看,与foreign、international、state等词连用时只能用affair,在短语have an affair with sb (与某人有不正当男女关系)中也只能用affair。在指商业上的生意和活动或指“公事”“正事”时只能用business,例如：
• It's a pleasure to do business with you.很高兴和你做生意。
• Business before pleasure.公事比娱乐要紧。
• 口语中作“出了毛病”“失常”解时,只能用matter而不能用affair和business,例如：
• What's the matter with you?你怎么啦?
• 在泛指“东西”“物品”时,用affair和thing均可。例如：
• And these Tubes were convenient things〔affairs〕.而这地下铁道是非常方便的东西。

business, industry

• industry和business的区别在于:industry既可以作可数名词又可以作不可数名词,而business只能作不可数名词。industry指整个行业或所有的工业,范围广,而business只指从事商品流通活动,包括以物易物、购物、批发和零售等,有时也包括金融交易。例如:
• Chinese industry is rapidly expanding.中国的工业正在迅速发展。
• She wants to go into business when she leaves college.她大学毕业后想经商。

business, occupation, profession, trade, vocation

• 这组词都有“职业,工作”的意思。它们之间的区别是：business使用广泛,在日常生活中,可泛指“事情”,尤指自己负责管理的事情; 在社会经济生活中,多指生意,尤指以赢利为目的的买卖或商业中的工作。occupation可以泛指各种专业。profession指必须受过相当高的教育或专门训练才能从事的知识性职业,如律师、医生、建筑师等。vocation指专心从事的业务,除谋生的行业外,还包括专门爱好。trade则是指涉及体力或手工劳动、手工操作机械或工具的职业。例如:
• That's no business of yours.那事与你无关。
• Mind your own business.管你自己的事,少管闲事。
• A lot of the U.S. small grocers have gone out of business since the advent of the supermarkets.超级市场一出现,大批美国食品杂货店就歇业了。
• She got a sideline occupation.她从事第二职业。
• She left her teaching profession and became a secretary.她放弃教书的职业改行当了秘书。
• Mr. Brown is a lawyer by profession.布朗先生的职业是律师。
• He chose painting as his vocation.他以绘画为专业。
• He is in the silk trade.他做丝绸生意。

business, busyness

• 这两个词仅一个字母之差,读音和意思却迥然不同。business读作 ［'bIznəs］ ,意为“生意”“商业”“任务”; 而busyness读作 ［'bIzInəs］ ,意为“忙碌”“繁忙”。

talk business, talk shop

• 这两个短语意思不同:talk business是“讲正经事”的意思; 而talk shop作“讲行话”解。试比较:
• They have a habit of talking shop.
• 他们一开口总是三句话不离本行。
• We are willing to listen if you are going to talk business.
• 讲点正经的,我们倒愿意听听。

下面每组中两个短语的意思不同：

• go into business
• 经商
• get down business
• 干正经事，谈正经事
• in business
• 经商；在商界
• on business
• 因公；办理事务

affair，business，matter，concern，thing

• 这些名词均含“事情”之意。
• affair含义较广，侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。
• business通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情，也可指商事。
• matter普通用词，着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。
• concern往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。
• thing用作“事情”解时，词义较笼统、含糊，多用于指不很具体的事。

business，commerce，trade，bargain，deal

• 这些名词均含“贸易，交易”之意。
• business指包括售货、购货、换货在内的综合商业活动，方式可以是批发或零售。
• commerce多指大规模的买卖或易货关系。
• trade普通用词，含义广。既可指某种具体的商业又可指广泛的贸易。
• bargain多指买卖双方通过谈判、协商就商品质量、数量、价格等项达成协议所成的生意。
• deal口语用词，指买卖双方经过交涉达成协议成交。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他因事已去伦敦。

   误 He has gone to London on a business.

   正 He has gone to London on business.

   析 可说on business(因事),也可说on a little business(因一件小事),但不可说on a business。

2. 她的丈夫是个实业家。

   误 Her husband is a businessman.

   正 Her husband is a man of business.

   析 a businessman的意思是“商人”, man of business的意思是“实业家”。

3. 你想干什么,是经商还是当律师?

   误 Which do you want to do, go to business or become a lawyer?

   正 Which do you want to do, go into business or become a lawyer?

   析 go to business是“去上班”的意思, go into business才是“经商”的意思。

4. 非公莫入。

   误 No admittance except in business.

   正 No admittance except on business.

   析 in business的意思是“经商”, on business才是“因公,因事”的意思。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的bisignes，意为关心，关切，生计。

近反义词

【近义词】

• affair
• commerce
• company
• concern
• firm
• occupation
• trade
• corporation