business

The store will be open for business next week. [=the store will be ready for customers next week]这家商店将于下周开门营业。

The store has lost a significant amount of business since the factory closed.自这个工厂关闭以来，这家商店损失了大量业务。

Allowing customers to leave your store unsatisfied is bad (for) business.让顾客失望而去会使生意受损。

business opportunities/contacts/interests商机；业务往来；商业利益

The business world is responding to changes in technology. [=businesses are responding to changes in technology]商业界正在对技术领域的变革做出反应。

Someone will be available to answer your call during regular business hours. [=the hours that the office is open to do business]在办公时间都会有人接听你的电话。

a business meeting [=a meeting at which matters of business are discussed]商务会议

Is your trip to Miami (for) business or pleasure?你到迈阿密是出差还是去玩？

I have to go to New York City on/for business next week.我下周得去纽约市出差。

a business trip [=a trip that is made in order to do business]出差

I am flying business class [=in a seating section of an airplane that is more expensive than the main section but less expensive than first class] from Tokyo to New York.我坐的是从东京飞纽约的商务舱。

Business has been slow/bad lately. [=there have been few customers, sales, etc., lately]最近生意不景气。

Business was good/booming.生意兴隆。

They advertised to increase business.他们登了广告，以此来提高业务量。

How is business?生意如何？

He has the skills necessary to run/operate/start a business.他有经营/开办企业所必需的技能。

The town is trying to attract new businesses.这个小镇正在努力吸引新企业。

local businesses本地企业

She joined the family business [=the business owned or operated by her family] after graduating from college.大学毕业后她加入了家族企业。

I had lunch with some business associates.我和几个生意伙伴一起吃的午饭。

In addition to being married, the two are also business partners.除了是夫妻，他们俩也是生意伙伴。

The restaurant is in the business district. [=the part of a city or town where there are many businesses]那家饭店位于商业区。

the business community [=people involved in the upper levels of businesses]商业界

Do we have any other business we need to discuss?我们还有其他的事务需要讨论吗？

Air quality is a serious business. [=air quality is something people should think about seriously]空气质量是一个很严重的问题。

What's this business [=news] I hear about you moving away?听说你要搬走了，这是怎么回事儿？

I have some business in town Friday afternoon. [=I have to do something in town Friday afternoon]周五下午我得在城里办点事。

He had to leave the meeting early because he had to attend to some unfinished business. [=something not done that needs to be done]他不得不提早离开会场，因为他还要处理些没办完的事情。

Now that we've all introduced ourselves, let's get down to business. [=start doing what needs to be done, start working]大家都做了自我介绍，那我们就开始谈正事吧。

Divorce can be such a messy business. [=affair]离婚是件很麻烦的事。

The earthquake was a terrible business.那次地震是非常可怕的事。

Predicting how people will react to something is a tricky business.预测人们对某事的反应是非常困难的事。