business/ˋbIznIs; ˈbIznəs or ˈbIznIs/n 1 [U] the producing and selling of goods or services 生意﹔交易﹔买卖﹔商业: You need a lot of money to succeed in business. 做生意要成功﹐需要很多钱。He's thinking of going into business . 他在考虑去经商。We do a lot of business with people in Rome. 我们和罗马人做很多生意。the film business/the music business etc She has been in the advertising business for years. 她从事广告业已经很多年了。2 [U] the work that you do as your job to earn money 工作﹐差事: Al's gone to Japan on business (=as part of his job). 阿尔去日本公干了。a business trip 出差3 [U] the amount of work a company is doing, or the amount of money a company is making 交易量; 营业额: business is good/bad/slow etc Business is always slow during the winter. 冬季生意总是很清淡。4 go out of business if a company goes out of business, it closes because it is not making enough money 停业﹔倒闭: Many small companies have recently gone out of business. 最近许多小公司倒闭了。5 [C] an organization that produces or sells things 公司; 企业; 商业机构: Graham runs a printing business . 格雷厄姆经营着一家印刷厂。a small family business 一个小型家族企业see box at见 COMPANY 方框6 [U] if something is your business, it concerns you and other people do not have a right to know about it 归〔某人〕管的事: ‘Are you going out with Ben tonight?’‘That's my business. ’ “你今晚和本出去吗?”“那是我的事。” It's none of your business how much I earn. 我挣多少钱和你无关。‘Who's that girl you were with?’‘Mind your own business (=don’t ask questions about something that does not concern you).’ “和你在一起的那个女孩是谁?”“管好你自己的事吧。”7 [U] things that need to be done or discussed〔需要完成或讨论的〕事情: Okay, let's get down to business (=start doing or discussing something). 好吧﹐我们干正事吧。8 [singular 单数] a situation or event 状况﹔事件: Her divorce was a very upsetting business. 她离婚这件事很令人伤感。Tanya found the whole business ridiculous. 塔妮亚觉得整件事很荒唐。9 have no business doing sth/have no business to do sth to do something you should not be doing 不应该做某事: He was drunk and had no business driving. 他喝醉了就不应该开车。BIG BUSINESS, SHOW BUSINESS