business

business
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a person's regular occupation, profession, or trade
    事业，职业；行业
    she had to do a lot of smiling in her business.
    干她那行不得不多陪笑脸。
    are you here on business?.
    你是来出差的吗？。
    ■an activity that someone is engaged in
    工作，任务
    what is your business here?.
    你在这儿做什么。
    ■a person's concern
    所关心的事
    this is none of your business.
    这与你无关。
    the neighbours make it their business to know all about you.
    邻居们热衷于了解你的一切。
    ■work that has to be done or matters that have to be attended
    （必须处理的）事务，职责
    government business.
    政府事务。
    let's get down to business.
    让我们言归正传吧。
  2. the practice of making one's living by engaging in commerce
    交易，生意；商业
    the world of business.
    商业世界。
    who do you do business with in Manila?.
    你在马尼拉同什么人做生意。
    [as modifier]the business community.
    商界。
    [ with modifier]the tea business.
    茶叶生意。
    ■trade considered in terms of its volume of profitability
    生意（从利润角度考虑）；营业额
    how's business?.
    生意怎么样?。
    ■[count noun]a commercial house or firm
    商店，商行；公司
    a catering business.
    酒席承办公司。
  3. [insing.](informal)a series of events, typically a scandalous or discreditable one
    (非正式)系列事件（尤指丑闻或有损名誉的事）
    they must find out about the blackmailing business.
    他们必须查清敲诈勒索事件。
    ■(informal)a group of related or previously mentioned things
    (非正式)相关事宜
    use carrots, cauliflower, and broccoli, and serve the whole business hot.
    用胡萝卜、花椰菜和花茎甘蓝做原料，然后将所有这些趁热端上。
  4. theatre actions other than dialogue performed by actors
    （除对话外的）表演
  5. (the business)(informal)a very enjoyable or popular person, activity, or thing
    (非正式)受欢迎的人（行动或事物）
    spring skiing is the business.
    春季滑雪是受欢迎的运动。
  6. a difficult matter
    难题
    what a business!.
    真是个难题！。
常用词组
business as usual
  1. an ongoing and unchanging state of affairs despite difficulties or disturbances
    一切如常，处之泰然
    apart from being under new management, it's business as usual in the department.
    除了管理层变了，该部门情况一切如常。
do the business
  1. (Brit. informal)do what is required to achieve the desired result
    (英，非正式)（为达目标）采取必要行动，把事加成
    Rogers has got to do the business, score a hat trick or something.
    罗杰斯必须来解决问题，玩个帽子戏法什么的。
    ■(vulgar slang)have sexual intercourse
    (粗俚)性交
have no business
  1. have no right to do something
    无权做某事
    he had no business tampering with social services.
    他无权干涉社会公益服务活动。
in business
  1. operating, especially in commerce
    经商，经营
    they will have to import from overseas to remain in business.
    为维持经营他们必须从国外进口。
    ■(informal)able to begin operations
    (非正式)能够开业
    if you'll contact the right people, I should think we're in business.
    假如你联系上有用的人，我想我们能开成业。
in the business of
  1. engaged in or prepared to engage in
    （打算）从事
    I am not in the business of making accusations.
    我不提起控诉。
like nobody's business
  1. (informal,)extraordinarily high degree or standard
    (非正式)非常高的程度（或标准）
    these weeds spread like nobody's business.
    这些野草疯长。
mind one's own business
  1. refrain from meddling in other people's affairs
    别多管闲事
    he was yelling at her to get out and mind her own business.
    他向她大喊，让她滚，别多管闲事。
send someone about their business
  1. (dated)tell someone to go away
    (旧)把某人打发走；叫某人不要多管闲事
语源
  1. Old English bisignis 'anxiety' (see busy, -ness); the sense 'state of being busy' was used from Middle English down to the 18th cent., but is now differentiated as busyness. The use 'appointed task' dates from late Middle English , and from it all the other current senses have developed
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