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| any other business n | (matter not on agenda) | SCSimplified Chinese 其他事项 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 其他议题 |
| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | SCSimplified Chinese 大企业 dà qǐ yè
TCTraditional Chinese 大企業 |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| big business n | informal ([sth] very profitable) | SCSimplified Chinese 大生意 |
| | The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| business address n | (official) | SCSimplified Chinese 办公地址 |
| business administration n | (study of business management) | SCSimplified Chinese 工商管理 gōng shāng guǎn lǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 企业管理 gōng shāng guǎn lǐ，qǐ yè guǎn lǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 企業管理 |
| business affairs npl | (commercial matters) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务 shāng wù
TCTraditional Chinese 商務 |
| business as usual n | figurative (normality) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 照常营业，一切如常 zhào cháng yíng yè，yí qiè rú cháng |
| | It was business as usual in the City of London as million-pound bonuses were paid. |
| business at hand n | (urgent matter for discussion) | SCSimplified Chinese 当务之急 dāng wù zhī jí
TCTraditional Chinese 當務之急 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 手头上的工作 dāng wù zhī jí，shǒu tóu shàng de gōng zuò |
| | We have digressed enough, let's get back to the business at hand. |
| business attire n | (smart work clothing) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务正装 |
| business boom n | (period of commercial growth) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业繁荣 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 商业景气 |
| business card n | (businessperson's calling card) | SCSimplified Chinese （商务）名片 shāng wù míng piàn |
| | I ordered my business cards from a well-known company that delivers promptly. |
| | 我在一家送货迅速的知名公司订购了自己的商务名片。 |
| business case n | (project, expense: justification) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业论证 shāng yè lùn zhèng
TCTraditional Chinese 商業論證 |
business center (US),
business centre (UK) n | (town: commercial district) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业中心 shāng yè zhōng xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 商業中心 |
| business class n | (airplanes: superior seats) (飞机) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务舱，公务舱 gōng wù cāng |
| | In business class, passengers are served a gourmet meal. |
| | 在商务仓，乘客可以享用美食。 |
| business class adv | (in business-class seats) | SCSimplified Chinese 在商务舱 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 坐商务舱 |
| | On long-haul flights, I always travel business class. |
| business correspondence n | (letters, e-mails) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务信函 shāng wù xìn hán
TCTraditional Chinese 商務信函 |
| | I have separate files for my business correspondence and my personal correspondence. |
| business cycle n | (economic pattern) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业周期 shāng yè zhōu qī
TCTraditional Chinese 商業週期 |
| | The national economy is currently in the growth phase of the business cycle. |
| business day n | (day of trading) | SCSimplified Chinese 营业日 yíng yè rì
TCTraditional Chinese 營業日 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 交易日 yíng yè rì，jiāo yì rì |
| | Your phone call will be returned within one business day. |
| business deal n | (agreement, contract) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业协议 shāng yè xié yì
TCTraditional Chinese 商業協議 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 商务交易 shāng yè xié yì，shāng wù jiāo yì |
| | It's good business to have written contracts for all your business deals. |
| business dealings npl | (transactions, deals) | SCSimplified Chinese 业务往来 yè wù wǎng lái
TCTraditional Chinese 業務往來 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 交易 yè wù wǎng lái，jiāo yì
TCTraditional Chinese 交易 |
| | My uncle refuses to have any more business dealings with our company. |
| business directory n | (listing of businesses) | SCSimplified Chinese 厂商名录 chǎng shāng míng lù
TCTraditional Chinese 廠商名錄 |
| business district n | (commercial area of a town or city) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业区 shāng yè qū
TCTraditional Chinese 商業區 |
| | You can find the large retail stores in the business district. |
| business end | (tools) (工具) | SCSimplified Chinese 使用的一头 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 锋利的一头 |
| business English n | (style of English) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务英语 shāng wù yīng yǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 商務英語 |
| | Marisa is doing a course in business English. |
| business establishment n | (commercial institution) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业机构 shāng yè jī gòu
TCTraditional Chinese 商業機構 |
| business ethics npl | (ethics of trading practices) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业道德 shāng yè dào dé
TCTraditional Chinese 商業道德 |
| | Differences in business ethics are a challenge for global companies. |
| business expense n | often plural (expense incurred in doing business) | SCSimplified Chinese 经营费用 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 企业费用 |
| business fluctuations npl | (economic changes) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业周期 shāng yè zhōu qī
TCTraditional Chinese 商業週期 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经济波动 shāng yè zhōu qī ，jīng jì bō dòng |
| business hours npl | (time span of operation) | SCSimplified Chinese 办公时间 bàn gōng shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 辦公時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 营业时间 bàn gōng shí jiān，yíng yè shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 營業時間 |
| business hub n | (centre of business activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业中心 shāng yè zhōng xīn
TCTraditional Chinese 商業中心 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 商业枢纽 |
| business intelligence n | (information processing) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业智能 |
| Business is business. expr | (Making a profit comes first.) | SCSimplified Chinese 在商言商 zài shāng yán shāng |
| | He felt that I took advantage of his situation, but business is business. |
| business jet n | (jet for business travel) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务飞机 shāng wù fēi jī
TCTraditional Chinese 商務飛機 |
| business law n | (set of laws governing business) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业法 |
| business leader n | (manager in the business sector) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业领袖 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 商界领导人 |
| business letter n | (business correspondence) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务信函 shāng wù xìn hán
TCTraditional Chinese 商務信函 |
| | A letter to a friend is different from a more formal business letter. |
| business lunch n | (talking business while eating) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务午餐，工作午餐 |
| | Fast service and a quiet atmosphere made it a popular place for business lunches. |
| business management n | (commercial administration) | SCSimplified Chinese 企业管理 qǐ yè guǎn lǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 企業管理 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 商业管理 qǐ yè guǎn lǐ，shāng yè guǎn lǐ |
| business manager n | (director or supervisor) | SCSimplified Chinese 业务经理 yè wù jīng lǐ |
| | The company is advertising for a business manager. |
| business marketing n | (promotion of commercial activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业营销，企业营销，业务营销 |
| business meeting n | (discussion of commercial activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务会议 |
| business model n | (commercial plan) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业模型 |
| business name n | (company: name other than registered one) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业名称 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 商号 shāng hào |
| business park n | (industrial or commercial area) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务园区 |
| business partner n | ([sb] in joint commercial arrangement) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业伙伴
TCTraditional Chinese 商業夥伴 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 生意伙伴 |
| | My business partner had to sign the note as joint owner. |
| business plan n | (commercial outline) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业计划 shāng yè jì huà
TCTraditional Chinese 商業計劃 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 企划书 shāng yè jì huà，qǐ huà shū |
| | Before examining my loan request, the bank wanted to see a business plan. |
| business premises n | (official location) | SCSimplified Chinese 营业场所 yíng yè chǎng suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 營業場所 |
| Business Process Management n | (optimizing business processes) | SCSimplified Chinese 业务流程管理 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 企业流程管理 |
| business relations npl | (working relationships) | SCSimplified Chinese 业务关系 yè wù guān xì
TCTraditional Chinese 業務關係 |
| business requirements npl | (needs of a commercial organization) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业需求 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 业务需求 |
| business school n | (teaches business, management) | SCSimplified Chinese 商业学院 shāng yè xué yuàn
TCTraditional Chinese 商業學院 |
| | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| business studies npl | (study of business management) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务研究 shāng wù yán jiū
TCTraditional Chinese 商務研究 |
| | I wanted to do a degree in economics but ended up doing a diploma in business studies. |
| business suit n | (businessperson's formal outfit) | SCSimplified Chinese 西装 xī zhuāng |
| | Liam was wearing a smart business suit for his job interview. |
| business to business adv | (between organizations) | SCSimplified Chinese 企业对企业 |
| 备注: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
business to business,
business-to-business adj | (between organizations) | SCSimplified Chinese 企业对企业的 |
| | We don't sell our products to the general public; we only do business-to-business sales. |
| business travel n | (journeys: for work) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务旅行，出差 shāng wù lǚ xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 商務旅行 |
| business trip n | (journey made for work) | SCSimplified Chinese 商务旅行 shāng wù lǚ xíng
TCTraditional Chinese 商務旅行 |
| | My secretary booked the hotels for my upcoming business trip. |
| business venture n | (start-up business) | SCSimplified Chinese 承担风险的新创企业 chéng dān fēng xiǎn de xīn chuàng qǐ yè |
| | Most business ventures in my town don't last longer than six months. |
| business venture n | (business investment involving risk) | SCSimplified Chinese 投机事业 tóu jī shì yè
TCTraditional Chinese 投機事業 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 商业投机 tóu jī shì yè，shāng yè tóu jī |
businessperson,
plural: businesspeople n | (commercial executive) | SCSimplified Chinese 商人 shāng rén
TCTraditional Chinese 商人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经营者 shāng rén，jīng yíng zhě
TCTraditional Chinese 經營者 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 生意人 shāng rén，shēng yì rén |
close of business,
end of business n | (end of the working day) | SCSimplified Chinese 停止营业 tíng zhǐ yíng yè
TCTraditional Chinese 停止營業 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 营业结束 |
| conduct business with [sb] v expr | (have commercial dealings with [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...做生意 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与...有生意来往 |
| core business n | (main business activity) | SCSimplified Chinese 核心业务 hé xīn yè wù
TCTraditional Chinese 核心業務 |
| | They decided to sell off several recent acquisitions and concentrate on their core business. |
| do business vtr + n | (trade) | SCSimplified Chinese 做买卖 zuò mǎi mài
TCTraditional Chinese 做買賣 |
| | Africa is often regarded as a challenging continent on which to do business. |
| do business with [sb] v expr | (trade or deal with) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…做买卖 yǔ … zuò mǎi mài |
| | The US does business with China because each country uses the other's resources. |
| do very little business v expr | (have few commercial dealings) | SCSimplified Chinese 做小生意 zuò xiǎo shēng yì |
| e-business n | uncountable (online buying and selling) | SCSimplified Chinese 电子商务
TCTraditional Chinese 電子商務 |
| e-business n | (online company) | SCSimplified Chinese 网上运营公司, 电子商务公司 |
| family business n | (company owned and run by a family) | SCSimplified Chinese 家族企业，家族生意 |
| | Eventually, his son will take over the family business. |
| funny business n | slang (sneaky behaviour) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 不规矩的行为，不道德的行为 bù guī jǔ de xíng wéi，bú dào dé de xíng wéi |
| | We're leaving you alone on trust – so no funny business! |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | SCSimplified Chinese 进入正题 jìn rù zhèng tí
TCTraditional Chinese 進入正題 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 言归正传 jìn rù zhèng tí，yán guī zhèng zhuàn |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| go out of business v expr | (company: fail) (企业) | SCSimplified Chinese 倒闭，停业，歇业 dǎo bì，tíng yè，xiē yè |
| | The company went out of business during the recession. |
| have no business doing [sth] v expr | informal (not have the right) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…无关 yǔ … wú guān
TCTraditional Chinese 與…無關 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无干系 yǔ … wú guān，háo wú gān xì |
| | You have no business spreading gossip about me! |
| in business adj | (company: open for trading, etc.) (公司) | SCSimplified Chinese 开始营业 kāi shǐ yíng yè
TCTraditional Chinese 開始營業 |
| | The company has been in business since 1922. |
| in business adj | figurative, informal (ready to do [sth], prepared) | SCSimplified Chinese 准备好的，有准备的 zhǔn bèi hǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 準備好的 |
| | This computer comes ready to use: just plug it in, press this button and you're in business! |
| line of business n | (profession, trade: field) | SCSimplified Chinese 行业 háng yè
TCTraditional Chinese 行業 |
| | In his line of business it is customary to pay in cash only. |
| | The company is going to eliminate the two lines of business that are not performing well. |
| mean business v expr | (be serious about [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 当真 dàng zhēn
TCTraditional Chinese 當真 |
| | (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 动真格的 |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business interj | informal (the matter doesn't concern you) | SCSimplified Chinese 少管闲事 shǎo guǎn xián shì
TCTraditional Chinese 少管閒事 |
| | It's nothing to do with you; mind your own business! |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business v expr | informal (look after what does concern you) | SCSimplified Chinese 管好自己的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自扫门前雪 |
| | If you mind your own business, you won't get in as much trouble. |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (silly or frivolous behaviour) (比喻，俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 胡闹 hú nào |
| | The substitute teacher quickly put an end to all the monkey business. |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (trickery, deceitful behaviour) (比喻，俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 欺骗，骗人的把戏 qī piàn，piàn rén de bǎ xì
TCTraditional Chinese 欺騙 |
| | One had to be careful when dealing with the hawkers in the market, who were famous for their monkey business. |
| none of [sb]'s business expr | informal (does not concern [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟某人不相干 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与某人无关 |
| | What I do with my time off is none of your business. |
none of your business,
that's none of your business interj | informal (it isn't your concern) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 没你的事，不关你的事，别管闲事 méi nǐ de shì，bù guān nǐ de shì，bié guǎn xián shì |
| | How much do I earn? None of your business! |
| official business n | (professional matters or duties) | SCSimplified Chinese 公务，公事
TCTraditional Chinese 公事 |
| | She is not here for casual conversation; she has official business to conduct. |
| order of business | (assigned task) | SCSimplified Chinese 议程 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 任务列表 |
| place of business n | (premises) | SCSimplified Chinese 营业场所，经营场所，营业地点 yíng yè chǎng suǒ，jīng yíng chǎng suǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 營業場所，經營場所 |
| put [sb/sth] out of business v expr | (company, person: cause to fail) | SCSimplified Chinese 破产 pò chǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 破產 |
| regular course of business n | (customary) | SCSimplified Chinese 正常业务范围 |
| retail business n | (business: sells goods) | SCSimplified Chinese 零售业务 |
| show business n | (entertainment industry) | SCSimplified Chinese 娱乐业 yú lè yè
TCTraditional Chinese 娛樂界 |
| | She's been in show business since before we were born. |
showbiz,
show biz n | informal (show business: entertainment) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 娱乐界，娱乐行业，演艺圈 yú lè jiè，yú lè háng yè，yǎn yì quān |
| | Lara's whole family is in showbiz; her parents are both singers and her brother is an actor. |
| small business n | (company with few employees) | SCSimplified Chinese 小型企业 xiǎo xíng qǐ yè
TCTraditional Chinese 小型企業 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 小公司 xiǎo xíng qǐ yè，xiǎo gōng sī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 小公司 xiǎo xíng qǐ yè，xiǎo gōng sī |
| | Small businesses are allowed special loan rates. |
startup,
startup company,
startup business,
also UK: start-up,
start-up company,
start-up business n | (new business) | SCSimplified Chinese 新兴公司 xīn xīng gōng sī
TCTraditional Chinese 新興公司 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 新创企业 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 初创公司 |
| | Kirsten quit her job at a software company to join a startup. |
| | Most start-up businesses fail within the first two years. |
startup business (US),
start-up business (UK) n as adj | (new business) (企业或工程) | SCSimplified Chinese 起始阶段的，启动时期的 qǐ shǐ jiē duàn de，qǐ dòng shí qī de |
| transact business v expr | (have commercial dealings) | SCSimplified Chinese 进行交易 jìn xíng jiāo yì
TCTraditional Chinese 進行交易 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经营业务 jìn xíng jiāo yì，jīng yíng yè wù |
| | I prefer to transact business at a fine restaurant instead of in the boardroom. |
| transact business with [sb/sth] vtr | (have commercial dealings with) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…进行交易 yǔ jìn xíng jiāo yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与…洽谈业务 yǔ jìn xíng jiāo yì，yǔ qià tán yè wù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 和…做买卖 yǔ jìn xíng jiāo yì，hé zuò mǎi mài |
| | Because of their lending practices, we do not transact business with that bank. |