ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIRM | FIRM + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, large, major大公司▸➤medium-sized中型公司▸➤small小公司▸➤well-known著名公司▸➤successful成功的公司➤prestigious有威望的公司▸➤established地位穩固的公司▸➤start-up (especially BrE) 剛建立的公司◇start-up firms in the booming computer market在蓬勃發展的電腦市場中剛起步的公司➤private私人企業▸➤family家族企業▸➤international, multinational國際/跨國公司▸➤foreign外國公司▸➤local當地公司➤Boston-based, Tokyo-based, etc.總部設在波士頓、東京等的公司▸➤accountancy, accounting, audit, auditing, consulting, engineering, law, manufacturing, marketing, PR, software (especially BrE) , etc.會計師事務所、審計事務所、咨詢公司、工程公司、律師事務所、製造公司、營銷公司、公關公司、軟件公司等▸➤mail-order (especially BrE) 電郵公司VERB + FIRM➤establish, found, launch, set up, start, start up (especially BrE) 創建/成立/興辦/建立/開創/開設公司◇She set up her own software firm.她創建了自己的軟件公司。➤head, head up, manage, run領導/主管/管理/經營公司▸➤merge with與公司合併◇They are likely to merge with a bigger firm.他們很可能和一家較大的公司合併。➤acquire, buy, buy out, take over兼併公司;收購公司;接管公司◇The firm was taken over by a multinational consultancy.這家公司被一家跨國咨詢公司接管了。➤close, close down關閉公司◇the decision to close down the firm關閉公司的決定➤own擁有公司▸➤work for為公司工作▸➤join, leave加入/離開公司▸➤employ, hire雇請公司◇She hired a firm of private detectives to follow him.她雇了一家私人偵探社跟踪他。FIRM + VERB➤be based in sth公司總部在⋯◇a firm called Data Inc., based in Chicago總部設在芝加哥的一家名為數據公司的企業➤expand, grow公司擴展/發展▸➤merge公司合併▸➤compete公司競爭◇Local firms are finding it difficult to compete in the international market.當地公司發現很難在國際市場競爭。➤operate公司運營◇US firms operating in China在中國運營的美國公司➤close, close down, collapse, fail, go bust, go into liquidation (especially BrE) 公司倒閉;公司破產;公司停業清算◇The well-established firm closed down with the loss of 600 jobs.那家地位鞏固的公司倒閉了,造成 600 個工作崗位的喪失。➤develop sth, make sth, manufacture sth, produce sth, sell sth公司開發⋯;公司製造⋯;公司生產⋯;公司出售⋯▸➤specialize in sth公司專門從事⋯◇a firm specializing in high-tech products專門從事高科技產品的公司➤employ sb, hire sb (especially NAmE) 公司雇用某人◇The firm employs 85 000 people around the world.公司在世界範圍內雇用了 85,000 人。PREPOSITION➤in a/the firm, within a/the firm在公司裏;在公司內部◇the different departments within the firm公司內部的各部門PHRASES➤a client of a firm公司的客戶➤a firm of accountants, consultants, solicitors, etc. (BrE) 會計師事務所、顧問公司、律師事務所等➤a partner in a firm公司合夥人➡ note at organization➡ topic at businessfirm
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1solid/strong硬;強壯VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, feel, look, seem牢固;感覺結實;看上去牢固;好像結實▸➤remain, stay保持結實◇Exercise is important if you want your muscles to stay firm.如果你想保持結實,鍛煉很重要。➤make sth使⋯結實◇Use extra stuffing to make the cushions firmer.再添些填充料讓墊子硬一點兒。➤keep sth使⋯保持強健◇exercises to keep your muscles firm使肌肉保持強健的運動ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常堅固firm
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2not likely to change不易改變VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, sound堅定;聽起來堅定▸➤hold, remain, stand很堅決;立場堅定◇Jo held firm: nothing else would do.喬很堅決:其他都不行。◇We stand firm on these principles.對於這些原則我們立場很堅定。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常堅定PREPOSITION➤with對⋯堅決◇I have always been quite firm with my children.我對自己的孩子向來頗為嚴格。