n.公司;商号;陪伴;同伴;客人;[军]连;一群
v.陪伴
I work in a small company. 我在一家小公司工作。
The company doubled its size in nine years. 9年来这家公司的规模扩大了一倍。
The company has connections with a number of Japanese firms. 这家公司与几家日本商号有业务往来。
Don't mention it. I've really enjoyed your company. 不必客气,有你的陪伴,我也很开心。
I asked Benny to keep my son company while I went shopping. 我请本尼在我购物的时候陪伴我儿子。
His father asked him to avoid bad company. 他父亲要他不要交坏朋友。
Mrs.Johnson straightened up the house before company came. 约翰逊太太打扫房子准备接待来聚会的客人。
He was appointed captain of a company of rifles. 他被任命为步枪连连长。
用作动词 (v.)company作名词指“客人”时前面不加冠词a或the. We had company at dinner.
company 作名词指“公司”时,可用作单数或复数,不过存在and时必须要用复数形式。 The cinema company is/are holding a meeting.Smith and Company are holding a meeting.
company作名词指“公司”时,前面有无and意义不同,如Smith和其他人合办的公司叫Smith and Company,这种情况下company前不加冠词the,也可以叫The Smith Company。只要是没有and 或&符号的,前面用The或不用The都可以。有时有多个姓,如Smith, Jones, and Company, Smith and Jones Company, The Smith and Jones Company(这里and后面并不直接跟Company,可以加冠词the)。
n.(名词)company在表示“同伴,朋友,客人”的意思时,主要指想法相似,但没有深交的“同伴”“朋友”。作此解时,是不可数名词,常用于人数比较多的场合,还可表示“交际,交往,陪伴”。
company表示“一群,一队,一伙”时,用作可数名词,往往有强烈的贬义。
company作“公司,商号”解时,属可数集合名词。表示“某公司”时,可用单数也可用复数,用单数表示一个公司整体,用复数强调各个成员。
company用作名称时,前面可用一个姓,也可用两、三个姓。例如:Smith,Jones and〔&〕 Company; Smith and〔&〕 Jones Company; The Smith,Jones and〔&〕 Williams Company