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business

/ˈbɪznəs/KK

bɪz·nəs

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businesses

1.
商業;生意;經商活動
極常用

與買賣商品或提供服務有關、以營利為目的的整體活動。

用法:泛指商業活動時,前面通常不用不定冠詞,也通常不加複數字尾。

business owner
start a business
run a business
go into business
be in business

Her parents started a small business selling breakfast near the school.

她的父母在學校附近開了一間賣早餐的小店。

Many students are interested in business because they want to sell things with their own names.

許多學生對商業有興趣,因為他們想用自己的名字賣東西。

2.
公司;商號;店家;企業
極常用

經營商品或服務的公司、商店或其他組織。

用法:可說「一家企業」或「數家企業」。若要特指某間公司,通常需要冠詞、所有格或其他限定語。

online business
business partner
small business
family business
local business

Our class visited a business near our school to see how it works.

我們班參觀了學校附近的一間商店,看看它是怎麼運作的。

The new bakery is a family business run by two sisters.

這間新麵包店是由兩姊妹經營的家族企業。

3.
事務;工作;要辦的事
常用

某人必須處理的工作、責任或正式事務。

用法:常作不可數名詞,如「有事要辦」。也可用「一些事務」指若干待處理事項。

urgent business
official business
personal business
attend to business
business to take care of

I need to leave early because I have some business to take care of at the bank.

我得早點離開,因為要去銀行辦一些事。

The school leader is away on business this afternoon.

學校主管今天下午因公外出。

4.
私事;與某人有關的事
極常用
口語

屬於某人個人、應由其自己處理,或與某人有直接關係的事情。

用法:常見句型為「這不關你的事」及「管好你自己的事」。後者語氣可能不客氣,應視對象使用。

none of your business
mind your own business
someone's private business
make it your business

How much money he makes is not your business.

他賺多少錢不關你的事。

I did not want to ask about their problem because it was their own business.

我不想問他們的問題,因為那是他們自己的事。

5.
生意;顧客量;交易量
常用

商店、公司或工作者所獲得的顧客、訂單或交易活動。

用法:此義通常不可數。可用「很多生意」、「生意變好」等方式表達,不宜把它當作可數的顧客逐一計算。

steady business
bring in business
lose business
do a lot of business
good business

The drink shop gets more business after school and on hot days.

這家飲料店放學後和炎熱的日子生意比較好。

Friendly service can bring more business to a small restaurant.

友善的服務可以為一家小餐廳帶來更多生意。

常見錯誤

This is not your business.

This is none of your business.

My father has many businesses at the office today.

My father has a lot of business to take care of at the office today.

She opened business last year.

She opened a business last year.

I want to do a business after graduation.

I want to start a business after graduation.

相關字詞
businesslike 同源詞
businessman 同源詞
customer 常見搭配
commerce 近義
company 近義
enterprise 近義
trade 近義
學習提示

・「商業活動」和「生意好不好」這兩個意思通常不可數;「一間公司或店」則是可數的。

・「做生意」可說「經營生意」或「與某人做生意」;後者指與對方進行商業交易。

・「不關你的事」是很常用但可能帶有不悅語氣的說法。若想委婉一些,可說「我想自己處理這件事」。

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