enterprise /ˈɛntɚˌpraɪz/ noun plural enterprises
plural enterprises
Learner's definition of ENTERPRISE
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[count] : a project or activity that involves many people and that is often difficult(复杂庞大的)项目,活动 -
Moving the drilling rig offshore was a costly enterprise.把钻探机移至近海是一项耗资巨大、艰难复杂的工程。
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a criminal enterprise犯罪活动
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Agriculture is the main economic enterprise among these people.农业生产是这些人的主要经济活动。
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[count] : a business organization公司;企业;商行 -
When he purchased the company it was a thriving commercial enterprise.他收购这家公司时,公司正处于蓬勃发展阶段。
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The new regulations are intended to encourage the growth of small, independent enterprises. [=companies]这些新规定是为了促进小型个人独资企业的发展而制定的。
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[noncount] : the ability or desire to do dangerous or difficult things or to solve problems in new ways进取心;事业心