corporation

英 [ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn]

n. (大)公司; 法人; 法人团体; 市政委员会

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同义词辨析

company corporation firm【导航词义：公司】

companyn. 公司

〔辨析〕

多指生产、销售产品或服务的公司。

〔例证〕

He works for a bus company.
他在一家公共汽车公司工作。
This computer company was formed in 2004.
这家计算机公司成立于2004年。

corporationn. （大）公司，企业集团

〔辨析〕

多指综合型大公司，也指在其他地区或国家拥有分公司的大集团。

〔例证〕

West Coast Corps is a large international trade corporation.
西海岸公司是一家大型国际贸易公司。
It takes brains to run a multinational corporation.
管理跨国公司要有头脑。

firmn. 公司，商行，事务所

〔辨析〕

尤指小型公司或商行。

〔例证〕

He has set up an electronics firm of his own.
他自己开了一家电子公司。
Kim is with a firm of accountants in Birmingham.
金在伯明翰的一家会计师事务所工作。

noun

（大）公司
a large business company
1. multinational corporations
  跨国公司
2. the Chrysler corporation
  克莱斯勒公司
法人；法人团体
an organization or a group of organizations that is recognized by law as a single unit
1. urban development corporations
  城市开发集团公司
市政委员会
a group of people elected to govern a large town or city and provide public services

N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 大公司;大企业
Acorporationis a large business or company.
1. ...multi-national corporations.
  跨国公司
2. ...the Seiko Corporation.
  精工株式会社
N-COUNT (英国某些大城市的)市政委员会
In some large British cities, thecorporationis the local authority that is responsible for providing public services.
1. ...the corporation's task of regenerating 900 acres of the inner city.
  市政委员会改造900英亩的市中心贫民区的任务

noun

slang for a paunch
Synonym:potpotbellybay windowtummy
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
Synonym:corp

Members of the public would jump at the chance to become part owners of the corporation.
一些公众会迫不及待地想要抓住机会成为这家公司的持股人。
The Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of this corporation voted against the investment plan.
这个公司的首席执行官投票反对了该项投资计划。
The corporation lost a lot of money this year.
公司今年亏空不少。
She was determined that she would be equal to any test the corporation put to them
她下定决心要成功应对公司对他们的任何考验。
The Minister said the Urban Development Corporation was now transforming the area
部长声称城市开发公司如今正使该地区改头换面。
Is this the China Machinery corporation?
这是中国机械公司吗？
This viewpoint sees the Multinational Corporation as capable of circumventing or subverting national objectives and policies.
这种观点认为，跨国公司能够遏制和破坏国家的目标和政策。
I work in the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation.
我在中国机械进出口总公司工作？
This is a corporation, and I'm an officer in it.
这是一个公司，我是里面的一个职员。
I've mistaken the difference between a public& private corporation.
我误解了一个公立和私营企业的区别。