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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1566 COCA: 2499

enterprise

enterprise /ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz/ noun
plural enterprises
enterprise
/ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz/
noun
plural enterprises
Learner's definition of ENTERPRISE
[count] : a project or activity that involves many people and that is often difficult(复杂庞大的)项目,活动
[count] : a business organization公司;企业;商行
[noncount] : the ability or desire to do dangerous or difficult things or to solve problems in new ways进取心;事业心
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1566 COCA: 2499

enterprise

noun

en·​ter·​prise ˈen-tər-ˌprīz How to pronounce enterprise (audio)
ˈen-tə-ˌprīz
1
: a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
2
a
: a unit of economic organization or activity
especially : a business organization
b
: a systematic purposeful activity
agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people
3
: readiness to engage in daring or difficult action : initiative
showed great enterprise in dealing with the crisis

Example Sentences

Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise. Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people. When he purchased the company it was a thriving commercial enterprise. He was criticized for his lack of enterprise in dealing with the crisis.
Recent Examples on the Web Connie is vice president of the JJ Watt Foundation and has taken a central role in operating the charitable enterprise, which was instrumental in funneling resources to Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 Prior to this role, Maguire served as the head of enterprise partnerships and investments. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 Then, the fickle weather gods must smile on the enterprise. Tim Flannery, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 On the contrary, Lorna Gibson of Gibson’s Bakery writes that incoming freshmen are still told to avoid her shop (right on its main street in a very small town) as a racist enterprise. WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 Obama Foundation officials defended the salaries as the natural outgrowth of a blossoming enterprise that aims to attract top talent to ensure Chicago’s next biggest cultural institution is a success. Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 The underlying mission for every company, which wants to add value, is to define a purpose for the company that is believable to its employees and thus encourages them to come and add value to the enterprise. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Then the Ravens’ secondary struggled, and the pass rush never arrived, and injuries doomed the whole enterprise — and perhaps Martindale’s job security, too. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2022 What is the nature of the Victory Project, the top-secret government enterprise that employs Jack and the other husbands on their block? Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from entreprendre to undertake, from entre- inter- + prendre to take — more at prize

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of enterprise was in the 15th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1566 COCA: 2499
enterprise

noun¹

1plan/project計劃;項目ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENTERPRISE | ENTERPRISE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreat偉大的計劃exciting激動人心的計劃ambitious, difficult, hazardous耗資巨大的規劃;有難度的計劃;有風險的項目successful成功的企劃collaborative, collective, common, cooperative, joint (especially BrE) 合作/集體/共同的/協作/合資項目The project is a joint enterprise with the Business School.這是與商學院合資的項目。criminal犯罪計劃academic, research, scientific學術/研究/科學項目VERB + ENTERPRISEembark on, start, undertake着手於/啟動/從事項目They are willing to undertake a new enterprise.他們願意開展一項新計劃。abandon放棄計劃ENTERPRISE + VERBfail, succeed計劃失敗/成功PREPOSITIONin an/the enterprise在項目中The team leader will be the most important factor in this difficult enterprise.在這個有難度的項目中,隊長將起最重要的作用。
enterprise

noun²

2a business企業ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENTERPRISE | ENTERPRISE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVElarge, large-scale大型企業small, small-scale小型企業profitable, successful盈利的/成功的企業family, private家族/私人企業government-sponsored, public, social, state, state-owned政府贊助的企業;公立企業;社會企業;國有企業global, multinational全球性的/跨國公司business, commercial, for-profit (especially NAmE) 商業企業;盈利性企業the complex organization of a business enterprise商業企業的複雜組織結構agricultural, economic, farming, industrial, manufacturing農業企業;經濟實體;農墾企業;工業企業;製造企業VERB + ENTERPRISEbuild, create創建/創辦企業control, manage, run控制/管理/經營企業He runs a successful small enterprise.他成功地經營着一家小企業。invest in向企業投資privatize使企業私有化ENTERPRISE + VERBoperate企業運營expand, grow, succeed企業擴展/成長/成功fail企業失敗PREPOSITIONin an enterprise, within an enterprise在企業內something that affects all the workers in the enterprise影響企業內所有工人的事情
enterprise

noun³

3development of businesses企業的發展ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENTERPRISE | ENTERPRISE + NOUN ADJECTIVEfree, private自由經營;私營The Act will encourage private enterprise.這個法案鼓勵私營。local地方經營corporate, individual企業/個體經營VERB + ENTERPRISEencourage, promote鼓勵經營;推動企業發展ENTERPRISE + NOUNculture (especially BrE) 企業文化The government has promoted the enterprise culture.政府推動了企業文化的發展。
enterprise

noun⁴

4abilities/imagination能力;想像力ADJECTIVE | VERB + ENTERPRISE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEgreat強烈的事業心I thought she showed great enterprise.我認為她表現出了強烈的事業心。VERB + ENTERPRISEshow顯示事業心PHRASESa spirit of enterprise創業精神

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