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company
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🇺🇸 /kˈʌmpʌnˌi/
🇬🇧 /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/
company主要指“共同在一起的人或团体”，可进一步表示公司、商业企业，也可表示陪伴或来访的客人。
💡 记忆钩子
把一群人想成“结伴同行”：同行的人组成一个团队，固定合作的团队发展成公司；有人来陪着你，就是陪伴或来客。
📝 学习建议
- 先掌握“公司、企业”和“陪伴、来客”两个现代核心义项，再把“团队、同伴”作为理解其他用法的线索。
- 不要把 company 只理解成“公司”；在表示陪伴或来客时，它通常不是商业机构。
📖 中文释义
noun
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core 团队；团体📖 指为了工作或共同任务而聚在一起的一群人，重点是“结伴合作”的团体，而不一定是正式的公司。💡 常见模式是“a company of + 人”或“in company with + 人”。这个义项偏书面或特定语境，日常英语中说普通团队时常用其他表示团队的词；不要把它自动理解成商业公司。countable uncountableA company of actors traveled from town to town.一群演员从一个城镇巡演到另一个城镇。
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rare 特定机构或单位📖 在军事、政府或情报等语境中，可指某个让人任职的组织或单位，是“团队、机构”这一核心概念的特定用法。💡 常见于“work for the company”“retire from the company”等模式，通常需要上下文说明具体机构。这个义项带有特定行业色彩，普通商业场景不要依靠它来表达一般的“公司”。countable informal uncountable
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common 一群动物或鸟📖 指一起活动的一小群鸟或动物，仍然保留“结伴成群”的画面。💡 常见模式是“a company of + 动物或鸟”；这种搭配多见于书面描写，日常口语通常使用更普通的群体表达。不要把它和商业意义混淆。countable uncountableA company of parrots flew over the garden.一群鹦鹉飞过了花园。
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common 法人公司📖 指具有独立法律人格、可以拥有财产并以自己的名义起诉或被起诉的公司。💡 常见模式是“a company incorporated in + 地点”或“the company owns + 财产”。这是法律上较精确的用法，强调独立法人身份；日常谈企业时未必需要如此严格地区分。countable uncountableThe company owns several buildings in the city.这家公司在城里拥有几栋建筑。
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core 商业企业📖 泛指制造或销售商品、提供服务并以商业经营为目的的企业，无论是否正式注册为法人。💡 常见模式是“a company that + 动词”或“work for a company”。说某家公司时通常用可数形式；不要把 company 仅限于大型法人，小型未注册企业也可以这样称呼。countable uncountableShe started a company that designs kitchen tools.她创办了一家设计厨房用具的企业。
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common 来客；陪伴的人📖 指来家里或身边作客、陪伴的人，重点不是这些人的身份，而是他们作为陪伴者出现。💡 常见模式是“have company”或“company is coming”；这里通常不可数，不能按普通复数客人直接使用。根据上下文可译为“有客人来”或“有人陪着”，不要理解成公司。uncountableWe have company coming for dinner tonight.今晚有客人来吃晚饭。
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core 陪伴；相伴📖 指和别人待在一起所带来的陪伴感，核心仍是“有人结伴同行”，不一定涉及交谈或共同活动。💡 常见模式是“enjoy someone’s company”“keep someone company”或“in someone’s company”。这个义项通常不可数；“keep company”不要机械译成“保留公司”，而要理解为陪着某人。uncountableI enjoyed your company during the long journey.长途旅行中有你陪伴，我很开心。Could you keep me company while I wait?我等候的时候，你能陪陪我吗？
companies
plural
verb
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rare 陪伴📖 古旧地表示陪伴某人，即和某人结伴同行。💡 仅在古英语或历史文本中出现，现代英语中不要直接套用作动词。archaic transitive
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rare 交往📖 古旧地表示与某人来往或结交，仍可看作“和同伴在一起”的延伸。💡 只适合阅读古旧文本；现代表达交往时不能把 company 当作普通动词使用。archaic intransitive
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rare 作愉快的伴侣📖 过时地指成为活泼、令人愉快的同伴。💡 属于过时用法，现代英语中不这样造句。intransitive obsolete
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rare 发生性关系📖 古旧地指发生性关系，属于成人语境中的过时用法。💡 仅在历史或古旧文本中辨认即可；现代英语中不要把 company 当作这一意义的动词使用。intransitive obsolete
companies
present,singular,third-person
companying
participle,present
companied
participle,past
companied
past
📘 英文释义 (WordNet)
共 10 组
be a companion to somebody
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company
companion
accompany
keep company
上位: affiliate, associate, assort, consort
an institution created to conduct business;
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company
he only invests in large well-established companies
he started the company in his garage
上位: establishment, institution
下位: distributor, drug company, mover, moving company, pharma, pharmaceutical company, public mover, removal company, removal firm, service, shipper, subsidiary, subsidiary company
a unit of firefighters including their equipment
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company
a hook-and-ladder company
上位: social unit, unit
a social gathering of guests or companions
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company
the house was filled with company when I arrived
下位: attendance, cohort, number
organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
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company
troupe
the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel
上位: organisation, organization
下位: chorus, circus, greek chorus
small military unit; usually two or three platoons
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company
crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
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ship's company
company
上位: complement, full complement
a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
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party
company
they organized a party to search for food
the company of cooks walked into the kitchen
上位: band, circle, lot, set
a social or business visitor
同义词集:
caller
company
the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company
上位: visitant, visitor
the state of being with someone;
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company
companionship
fellowship
society
he missed their company
he enjoyed the society of his friends
上位: friendly relationship, friendship
🌳 词源
源自中古英语，来自古法语中表示“陪伴、同伴团体”的词，词源核心与“同伴”有关。
From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion.
Displaced native Old English werod, gefer, getæl, and hired.
🔄 变式
companied
past
companies
plural
companying
present
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