英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：business的用法和辨析

词汇精选：business的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,n.,商业，交易，生意，业务 [U],例句：,The store has lost a significant amount of business since the cooperative factory closed last year.,自从去年合作工厂倒闭以来，这家商店失去了大量生意。,例句：,Last year, the business volume reached more than 280 billion dollars.,去年的营业额达280亿之多。,工商企业；公司；商店；商铺 [C],例句：,The o businesses contracted a merger.,这两家商号立约合并。,例句：,Most of American businesses are open five days a week.,美国绝大多数商店每周营业五天。,事务，事情 [U],例句：,The detectives are digging into this whole business.,侦探们正在彻底地调查这整件事情。,例句：,There is much unfinished business to deal with.,还有很多没完成的事务。,任务；职责；工作 [U],例句：,As officials of the town, this was definitely their business.,他们既然是这个城镇的官员，这当然是他们的职责所在。,例句：,You can't mix business with Pleasure.,你不能把工作和娱乐搅在一起。,二、词义辨析：,business,merce,trade,bargain,deal,这些名词均含“贸易，交易”之意。business指包括售货、购货、换货在内的综合商业活动，方式可以是批发或零售。 merce多指大规模的买卖或易货关系。trade普通用词，含义广。既可指某种具体的商业又可指广泛的贸易。bargain多指买卖双方通过谈判、协商就商品质量、数量、价格等项达成协议所成的生意。deal口语用词，指买卖双方经过交涉达成协议成交。,三、词义辨析：,affair,business,matter,concern,thing,这些名词均含“事情”之意。affair含义较广，侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。business通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情，也可指商事。matter普通用词，着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。concern往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。thing用作“事情”解时，词义较笼统、含糊，多用于指不很具体的事。,四、相关短语：,business cycle,经济危机周期,工商业景气循环,business executive,企业管理人员,business suit,n. 西装,monkey business,n. 胡闹耍骗人的把戏；捣鬼，暗箱操作,show business,n.娱乐性行业,business activity,经济活动，经济活动，业务活动,business agent,n.代表工会会员与雇主交涉的工会代表,business card,名片，业务名片,business data processing,业务数据处理，业务资料处理，商务数据处理，商业数据处理，商业资料处理,business district,商业区,business expense,业务支出,business index,商情指数，商业指数,一、参考例句：,Go about your business !,忙你自己的事吧！,This business is unprofitable.,这笔生意是无利可图的。,His business is flourishing.,他的生意兴隆。,Business is booming.,生意蒸蒸日上。,They exchanged business cards.,他们交换了名片。,Business is going downhill.,生意正走下坡。,Business brisked up.,生意兴旺起来了。,My business is kosher.,我是合法经营。,The business burst up.,这商店破产了。,Business first; Pleasure afterwards.,先工作，后娱乐。