Definition of company in English:

company

nounPlural companies ˈkʌmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)ni

1A commercial business.
公司，商号
a shipping company
航运公司。
in names the Ford Motor Company
福特汽车公司。
as modifier a company director
公司董事。
Example sentencesExamples
- Regulations are driving small companies out of business, leaving the multinationals in a monopoly position in the supply chain.
- This is a great way for companies to promote their business or train new staff.
- Hauliers and manufacturing companies have said their businesses are being damaged and are laying off staff.
- The government must now seek to cut the rising business costs faced by companies operating in the sector, he said.
- Drug companies are commercial companies that must market their products.
- New powers will be sought to protect employee pensions if companies go out of business.
- With 4,000 employees the company remains a business pillar of the north-east.
- It is also a great avenue for local companies to advertise their business services to overseas markets.
- The courts have long recognised that most media companies are commercial organisations as well as providers of news.
- In effect, it is operating as a commercial company but with the cushion against failure provided by the licence fee.
- He will also be responsible for the company's financial services business.
- She later became a commercial manager for the company's decorator centres.
- That just leaves the business managers in all those commercial broadcasting companies.
- Company registration fees are fees paid to establish a company to conduct business
- He was promoted to group financial director of the company which was subsequently taken over by a US outfit.
- But then he built up a successful mail order business and a merchandising company.
- This could include unlimited fines for directors and companies concerned and a public rebuke.
- He outlined how over four years five company directors used five companies to con small businesses out of hundreds of pounds each.
- Do you have tie-ups with banks, auto financiers or housing loan companies for business?
- Local dignitaries, business organisations and companies involved with the development attended the opening.
Synonyms
firm, business, corporation, house, establishment, agency, office, bureau, institution, organization, operation, concern, enterprise, venture, undertaking, practice
conglomerate, consortium, syndicate, group, chain, combine, multiple, multinational
informal outfit, set-up
2mass noun The fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment.
陪伴，伴随；交往
I really enjoy his company
Example sentencesExamples
- Altering the visiting times will leave the elderly more alone and without company.
- She's also there just to provide extra company for her mum and brother.
- Very good friends are likely to enjoy your company even if faced by the spectacle of you sitting in front of an empty plate.
- Some very dear friends provided good company throughout, and I go to bed this evening tired but happy.
- It's about good company, enjoying the environment and just simply chilling out.
- She provided me with good company and was also able to relieve me of burden where Adan could not.
- We have always enjoyed their company and friendship on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Secondly, that I love my friends, both old and new and thoroughly enjoy their company.
- A good mixer, Pat enjoyed company and quickly made new friendships in the area on his return.
- You are not obligated to provide her with your company just because she insists on it.
- They don't mind very much, especially as you provide such scintillating company.
- They said it was a great chance to form new friendships and enjoy each other's company.
- It is like a friend whose company you enjoy, but who you'd never try to solve the problems of the universe.
- Joe was very well known in this area and was known for his excellent company and gift of conversation.
- The group meets every Thursday evening for two hours and provides company and entertainment.
Synonyms
companionship, presence, friendship, fellowship, closeness, amity, camaraderie, comradeship
society, association
1. 2.1with adjective or modifier A person or people regarded as pleasant (or unpleasant) to be with.
  she is excellent company
  她是个很好的朋友。
  you're not much company—I might as well go home
  Example sentencesExamples
  Even political foes admit that he is pleasant company and a sparkling wit.
  Jackson was a lovely caring man, whose warmth and sense of humour made him excellent company.
  Old Boy, however, is up for another drink in the hotel bar, and proves excellent company.
  She is as sharp as a tack, but excellent company in a social setting.
2. 2.2 The person or group of people whose society one is currently sharing.
  （目前的）同伴，交际者，交际聚会者；会友，社友
  he was silent among such distinguished company
  在这样著名的一群人中，他保持沉默。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mr Glover, who received the MBE five years ago for services to young people, is in excellent company.
  He is currently keeping magnificent company in the European Golden Shoe rankings.
  I am delighted to have the chance to say some words in such distinguished company.
  Two Scottish players appeared in this exalted company and did not look out of place.
  At the prize distribution ceremony, the young winner had celebrities for company.
  Yet despite keeping such low company, Brennan appears to have his heart in the right place.
  But it wouldn't have been possible, or half as enjoyable, without the excellent company!
  Believe me, when you're up there on that stage with just your wits for company, it's no joke.
  Finally, remember that if you do suffer from bad breath, you're in excellent company.
  Synonyms
  group, crowd, body, party, band, collection, assembly, assemblage, cluster, flock, herd, horde, troupe, swarm, stream, mob, throng, congregation, gathering, meeting, convention
  informal bunch, gang, gaggle, posse, crew, pack
  British informal shower
3. 2.3 A visiting person or group of people.
  客人（们），来访者（们）
  I'm expecting company
  我将有客人来访。
  Example sentencesExamples
  When we returned home, my father had company and invited us to join them.
  It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when you are expecting company.
  I probably would have invited him over if I hadn't been expecting company anytime soon.
  Just before the dive Jose Luis tells us that we can expect company.
  When you expect company you clean the house and do numerous things to make them feel welcome and safe.
  I'd call myself so very lucky, just to have some company, to share a cup of tea with me.
  He had put down his pack and was wondering what he could use for bait when a noise from further downstream alerted him to the fact that he had company.
  If he was expecting company than why did he look so disgruntled when he answered the door?
  Synonyms
  guests, a guest, visitors, a visitor, callers, a caller, people, someone
  archaic visitants
3A number of individuals gathered together.
（尤指为某一目的聚集起来的）一群人
the Mayor addressed the assembled company
市长向聚集的人群发表了演说。
Synonyms
group, crowd, circle, party, body, band, crew, set
1. 3.1 A body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain.
  （部队的）连，连队
  B Company of the Cheshire Regiment
  柴郡步兵团的第二连。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In the landing zone itself there had only been two Turkish infantry companies and an artillery battery.
  The last to get back to camp that day were the two companies of Mounted Infantry.
  The firepower of an infantry company was increased by a third as the pikemen were phased out and issued with muskets and bayonets.
  The next day he took temporary command of his company at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma.
  This squad was standing directly in between the two companies of soldiers, a few feet from the podium.
  A total of six police and military companies were quickly deployed to quell the unrest.
  This is routine in most medical companies in forward support battalions across the Army.
  Ground lines of communications to the infantry companies are the primary mode.
  Stryker infantry regiments will have three battalions of four companies each.
  One would hardly send a company of infantry to do a job that did not exist.
  Here stood the Captain commanding the company with half a dozen men.
  The grenadier company of a line infantry battalion was paraded on the right of the line, the place of honour accorded to its status.
  Two infantry companies will be taking positions on the perimeter in next few days.
  It can be practised by units as small as a company or platoon, or as part of a major programme to protect an industrial site or air base.
  The companies within these regiments report directly to the regimental headquarters.
  Our lieutenant, commanding the company, was the most affected by all this.
  The brigade also has companies in Illinois and Massachusetts and a team in Guam.
  Shortly after I took command of a battalion, two of my companies changed command.
  An example would be a forward support battalion whose companies have diverse functions.
  The disseminated copies go to brigade as well as the rifle companies and battalion scouts.
  Synonyms
  unit, section, detachment, troop, corps, squad, squadron, platoon, battalion, division
2. 3.2 A group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together.
  剧团；歌唱团；舞蹈团
  a national opera company
  国家歌剧团。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She acknowledges she would never have become an opera singer if the company had not given her the opportunity.
  He gathers together his company after the performance on Christmas Eve on stage.
  The company creates two new performances a year and often tours to Jakarta and Surabaya.
  One would have to go back half a century to Benjamin Britten to find a composer whose works are regularly performed by opera companies worldwide.
  In the late 1980s, Galina Samsova, a former dancer with the company, took the helm.
  In 1972, a company of young Canadian actors decided to write a play set on a farm.
  The company performed a play inspired by their experiences and written and directed by Aguirre.
  One of the troupe's touring companies will visit the Edmonton Street Performers festival this week.
  It will be the first time the ballet company has transmitted its performances to a venue outside London.
  Orchestras and opera companies battle on in the face of increasing evidence of public indifference and of diminishing investment.
  He performed with various other companies, moving on to work with experimental mime which improved his mimicry skills.
  The classical music scene languished during the war as symphony orchestras and opera companies lost musicians to military bands.
  At the Theatre Royal in Bath, Peter Hall is unveiling another summer season of plays performed by his own company.
  One of the actors in his company is a young William Shakespeare, and Romeo and Juliet is first performed here.
  She once famously shook hands with Dracula when she attended a gala performance by the company at Leeds Grand Theatre.
  It is estimated that funding for the five national performing arts companies accounts for about £20m.
  I'd put a lot of sweat and my own cash into helping theatre companies pay actors.
  Paulo Ribeiro, who was performing with his company in Scotland last week, hails from Portugal.
  The company has been performing its collective creation at every stop along the way.
  The silent woman turns out to be Aminta, Henry's wife, and one of the leading performers in his company.
3. 3.3British A group of Guides.
  〈英〉女童子军大队
  Synonyms
  crowd, band, party, body, gathering, congregation, assembly, collection, cluster, flock, pack, troop, gang, batch
4rare A flock of wigeon (ducks)
a company of wigeons occasionally numbers several thousand birds
Example sentencesExamples
- A company of widgeons, when first collecting, may be heard at an immense distance, by the whistling of the cocks and purring noise of the hens.
- The company of widgeon that first took possession will probably not shift their quarters till they next migrate.
- The whole company of widgeon rose in air.
- When a company of widgeon have once taken to frequent any particular river where plenty of food is to be had, they will continue to do so during the whole of the winter season.
- I saw a great company of widgeons, several thousand at least.

verbcompanies, companying, companied ˈkʌmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)ni

[no object]company withliterary

1Associate with; keep company with.
〈诗/文〉结交；交往
these men which have companied with us all this time
这段时间一直和我们在一起的这些人。
Example sentencesExamples
- I am happy to return to the starting point of the journey (which is also the ending point), companied with great stories, sweet memories and interesting pictures.
1. 1.1archaic with object Accompany (someone)
  〈古〉陪伴
  the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself
  由我和斯塔提乌斯陪伴着这位皮肤白皙的女爵士。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Half of her yellow bed sheets laid on the floor, companied by pop cans and potato chip bags.
  The only one in the room, companied by a TV and coffee table.
  Today, I think I will keep Charles companied.
  Synonyms
  go with, go along with, travel with, keep someone company, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way

Phrases

and company

Used after a person's name to denote those people usually associated with them.
用于人名后表示与之交往的人或与之有来往的人
the psycholinguistics of Jacques Lacan and company
Example sentencesExamples
- A great night of entertainment is promised by Pat Kearns and company.
- Baugh, Bravo, Mohammed and company may not be household names, but they have dragged West Indies back into this match and series.
- Taking that a step further, Cam Hayden and company also dig a bit deeper every year to find an act that many of us have not been exposed to on any level.
- A well-drilled draw will do, and Bayern possess the rearguard for that, even if Raul and company are attempting to pierce it.
- Created and performed by Marjorie Campbell, Michael Healey, Kristen Thomson and company.
- Having already established themselves as the biggest rock band in the world, it now seems that not even miracles are beyond Bono and company.
- Look for more than just Shakespeare from Richard Kenyon and company.
- We hope the cooking lessons can be resumed for Wouter and company!
- Jean is obviously new to Tyee exposure, and has only been a victim of a gross lack of objectivity from under the rule of Asper and company.
- The conference wrapped up last Friday evening, just in time for Mary and company to head down to Pigeon Island side lawn.

be in good company

Be in the same situation as someone important or respected.
和…一样重要；像…一样受尊敬
if you spot the ghost, you are in good company: King George V saw it too
Example sentencesExamples
- You have synaesthesia and you're in good company.
- It's just that I don't understand it, and I am in good company: neither do all the lawyers, accountants and independent advisers I know.
- If you can't come up with many names, you're in good company.
- But Dean is in good company with many of his fellow Democrats.
- I also sent the challenge to my team and fellow project managers at work, several of whom have decided to join in, so we are in good company, my friends.
- Glad to know I'm in good company, but as Charles points out, Google News' criteria are rather odd.
- I'm in good company, because they know how to party.
- And the president is going to learn (perhaps the hard way), that I am in good company in this fight.
- I may end up being wrong but at least I'll be in good company.
- The Millennial Medley Medals places me in good company.

in company

With another person or a group of people.
客人（们），来访者（们）
he feels at ease in company
他和别人在一起时毫不拘束。
Example sentencesExamples
- For so many years, I've sat in company, saying how important it is to love where you're from, because that is part of who you are.
- Apart from walking, that is - I'm a strong, fast walker who has to make a deliberate effort to slow down when in company.
- The hardened smokers will probably be in company of other smokers most of the time and won't cause any particular friction.
- I'm shy and when in company tend to do little talking.
- Quite a few warnings have gone round about not walking across poorly lit parks at night, even, it would seem, in company.
- What do you do when you are sitting in company and you realize that the stench is coming from you?
- I am sorry to say that in all cases, the caller has been young and male and has made the phone call in company, as indicated by raucous laughter in the background.
- Besides, it was my chance to enjoy a couple of tracks of my in-car bagpipe tape, the one I'm not allowed to play in company.
- There's the odd mood swing, I'll suddenly get very depressed, sometimes in company, sometimes by myself.
- But when someone is rude or obnoxious or singles Brenda out in company then she can find it a little harder to take.

in company with

Together with.
与…一起
the US dollar went through a bad patch in 1986, in company with the oil market
1986年，美元和石油行情一起大跌。
Example sentencesExamples
- Damien was the last person he wanted to be in company with.
- We are also interested in witnesses who would be able to describe the other people who the victim was in company with, particularly men.
- The unfortunate youth left home about seven o'clock this morning in company with two others, the three going to a pit lodge about four hundred yards away, for the purpose of skating.
- I find too that it spoils things a bit if you are in company with smokers as they have to keep going out to smoke.
- At one stage she was seen to be in company with a man who ran beside her.
- Her music has an air of freshness, brightness and fidelity about it, inspired, well heard and technically well made, and without any doubt - a pleasure to be in company with.
- This had included time sightseeing in Bangkok, special events to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, as well as attending the Jamboree itself in company with 30,000 other scouts of all nationalities.
- Crossing in company with a couple of other boats can give you a feeling of security, as the Stream and the occasional winter cold fronts are not to be trifled with.
- Elsewhere in the country an exceptionally large reedbed roost in Hampshire once held over 180 grey wagtails in company with 100 pied wagtails.
- Her death truly closes a chapter of history; and in company with many millions throughout the world, we mourn her as one for whom we have had not only a deep respect but also a genuine affection.
Synonyms
together with, accompanying, accompanied by, in company with

keep someone company

1Accompany or spend time with someone in order to prevent them feeling lonely or bored.
陪伴某人；使某人不感孤独（或无聊）
at weekends I kept my father company
Example sentencesExamples
- But listen, don't drop by the house this weekend to keep me company or anything, alright?
- He had politely introduced himself out of the blue and spent a whole day insisting he keep me company and patiently following me around until he finally won me over with his charm.
- You asked me to sit with you, to keep you company because you were lonely.
- Now it was simply to spend a bit more time with her, to keep her company and just to make up for all the time she hadn't been there.
- He was still single, but had an adopted son to keep him company on his travels.
- What she wanted to say was that she missed her family, and although the house was elegant, and the land and horses were her dream, times were lonely without someone there to keep her company.
- And now Poppy has a new companion to keep her company.
- And here I was hoping to keep you company in this huge lonely palace, but you already have someone to entertain you.
- And as for me, I wouldn't mind if you kept me company until your father gets here.
- They let me take one for a small fee and I had a companion to keep me company during the day.
Synonyms
accompany, go with, go along with, travel with, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way
1. 1.1Engage in the same activity as someone else in order to be sociable.
  陪…参加（以示友好）
  I'll have a drink myself, just to keep you company
  我也喝一杯，只是为了陪你。

keep company with
〈诗/文〉结交；交往

Associate with habitually.
与…亲密交往；与…形影不离
she began keeping company with a real-estate developer
她开始与一个房地产开发商亲密交往。
Example sentencesExamples
- Over the years he had kept company with some legendary drinkers.
- I guess it doesn't matter now that there was a time not so long ago when she wouldn't have kept company with them on a bet.
- There can be more than comfort drawn from keeping company with teams whose capabilities are far from colossal.
- And I'd like to quote another one of our ancient philosophical teachings which says that good luck always keeps company with misfortune and vice versa.
- Instead he enters the surreal nightmare of the seeping, stinking trenches on the Western front, where he keeps company with rats not birds.
- Ever since she moved south in 1964, aged 15, Lulu has kept company with the most famous in the land.
- Ever since cameras were invented in 1839, photography has kept company with death.
- He said that in the last few months he had been trying not to get into trouble and attempting to keep company with people who were not on the fringes of that sort of behaviour.
- And here she keeps company with the intellectual greats.
- If some of their operatives were keeping company with people who were likely to create a risk for them, they would have switched that off very quickly and put a stop to it.

Origin

Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun, sense 3 of the noun): from Old French compainie; related to compaignon (see companion¹).

Rhymes

accompany

Definition of company in US English:

company

nounˈkəmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)nē

1A commercial business.
公司，商号
a shipping company
航运公司。
in names the Ford Motor Company
福特汽车公司。
as modifier a company director
公司董事。
Example sentencesExamples
- The government must now seek to cut the rising business costs faced by companies operating in the sector, he said.
- This is a great way for companies to promote their business or train new staff.
- She later became a commercial manager for the company's decorator centres.
- This could include unlimited fines for directors and companies concerned and a public rebuke.
- Local dignitaries, business organisations and companies involved with the development attended the opening.
- Do you have tie-ups with banks, auto financiers or housing loan companies for business?
- New powers will be sought to protect employee pensions if companies go out of business.
- He outlined how over four years five company directors used five companies to con small businesses out of hundreds of pounds each.
- Hauliers and manufacturing companies have said their businesses are being damaged and are laying off staff.
- But then he built up a successful mail order business and a merchandising company.
- He was promoted to group financial director of the company which was subsequently taken over by a US outfit.
- It is also a great avenue for local companies to advertise their business services to overseas markets.
- That just leaves the business managers in all those commercial broadcasting companies.
- He will also be responsible for the company's financial services business.
- With 4,000 employees the company remains a business pillar of the north-east.
- The courts have long recognised that most media companies are commercial organisations as well as providers of news.
- Drug companies are commercial companies that must market their products.
- Regulations are driving small companies out of business, leaving the multinationals in a monopoly position in the supply chain.
- Company registration fees are fees paid to establish a company to conduct business
- In effect, it is operating as a commercial company but with the cushion against failure provided by the licence fee.
Synonyms
firm, business, corporation, house, establishment, agency, office, bureau, institution, organization, operation, concern, enterprise, venture, undertaking, practice
2The fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment.
陪伴，伴随；交往
I could do with some company
陪我一会儿就行了。
Example sentencesExamples
- She's also there just to provide extra company for her mum and brother.
- You are not obligated to provide her with your company just because she insists on it.
- She provided me with good company and was also able to relieve me of burden where Adan could not.
- Joe was very well known in this area and was known for his excellent company and gift of conversation.
- They said it was a great chance to form new friendships and enjoy each other's company.
- A good mixer, Pat enjoyed company and quickly made new friendships in the area on his return.
- Some very dear friends provided good company throughout, and I go to bed this evening tired but happy.
- The group meets every Thursday evening for two hours and provides company and entertainment.
- We have always enjoyed their company and friendship on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Very good friends are likely to enjoy your company even if faced by the spectacle of you sitting in front of an empty plate.
- Secondly, that I love my friends, both old and new and thoroughly enjoy their company.
- Altering the visiting times will leave the elderly more alone and without company.
- It's about good company, enjoying the environment and just simply chilling out.
- They don't mind very much, especially as you provide such scintillating company.
- It is like a friend whose company you enjoy, but who you'd never try to solve the problems of the universe.
Synonyms
companionship, presence, friendship, fellowship, closeness, amity, camaraderie, comradeship
1. 2.1 A person or people seen as a source of such friendship and enjoyment.
  同伴（们）；朋友（们）
  she is excellent company
  她是个很好的朋友。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Jackson was a lovely caring man, whose warmth and sense of humour made him excellent company.
  She is as sharp as a tack, but excellent company in a social setting.
  Even political foes admit that he is pleasant company and a sparkling wit.
  Old Boy, however, is up for another drink in the hotel bar, and proves excellent company.
2. 2.2 The person or group of people whose society someone is currently sharing.
  （目前的）同伴，交际者，交际聚会者；会友，社友
  he was silent among such distinguished company
  在这样著名的一群人中，他保持沉默。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I am delighted to have the chance to say some words in such distinguished company.
  Yet despite keeping such low company, Brennan appears to have his heart in the right place.
  Finally, remember that if you do suffer from bad breath, you're in excellent company.
  He is currently keeping magnificent company in the European Golden Shoe rankings.
  Believe me, when you're up there on that stage with just your wits for company, it's no joke.
  Two Scottish players appeared in this exalted company and did not look out of place.
  At the prize distribution ceremony, the young winner had celebrities for company.
  But it wouldn't have been possible, or half as enjoyable, without the excellent company!
  Mr Glover, who received the MBE five years ago for services to young people, is in excellent company.
  Synonyms
  group, crowd, body, party, band, collection, assembly, assemblage, cluster, flock, herd, horde, troupe, swarm, stream, mob, throng, congregation, gathering, meeting, convention
3. 2.3 A visiting person or group of people.
  客人（们），来访者（们）
  I'm expecting company
  我将有客人来访。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I'd call myself so very lucky, just to have some company, to share a cup of tea with me.
  It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when you are expecting company.
  He had put down his pack and was wondering what he could use for bait when a noise from further downstream alerted him to the fact that he had company.
  When you expect company you clean the house and do numerous things to make them feel welcome and safe.
  When we returned home, my father had company and invited us to join them.
  I probably would have invited him over if I hadn't been expecting company anytime soon.
  If he was expecting company than why did he look so disgruntled when he answered the door?
  Just before the dive Jose Luis tells us that we can expect company.
  Synonyms
  guests, a guest, visitors, a visitor, callers, a caller, people, someone
3A number of individuals gathered together, especially for a particular purpose.
（尤指为某一目的聚集起来的）一群人
the Mayor addressed the assembled company
市长向聚集的人群发表了演说。
Synonyms
group, crowd, circle, party, body, band, crew, set
1. 3.1 A body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain.
  （部队的）连，连队
  the troops of C Company
  Example sentencesExamples
  The brigade also has companies in Illinois and Massachusetts and a team in Guam.
  Here stood the Captain commanding the company with half a dozen men.
  Shortly after I took command of a battalion, two of my companies changed command.
  An example would be a forward support battalion whose companies have diverse functions.
  The next day he took temporary command of his company at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma.
  The firepower of an infantry company was increased by a third as the pikemen were phased out and issued with muskets and bayonets.
  It can be practised by units as small as a company or platoon, or as part of a major programme to protect an industrial site or air base.
  One would hardly send a company of infantry to do a job that did not exist.
  Our lieutenant, commanding the company, was the most affected by all this.
  In the landing zone itself there had only been two Turkish infantry companies and an artillery battery.
  Two infantry companies will be taking positions on the perimeter in next few days.
  This squad was standing directly in between the two companies of soldiers, a few feet from the podium.
  The disseminated copies go to brigade as well as the rifle companies and battalion scouts.
  Ground lines of communications to the infantry companies are the primary mode.
  The companies within these regiments report directly to the regimental headquarters.
  This is routine in most medical companies in forward support battalions across the Army.
  The grenadier company of a line infantry battalion was paraded on the right of the line, the place of honour accorded to its status.
  A total of six police and military companies were quickly deployed to quell the unrest.
  The last to get back to camp that day were the two companies of Mounted Infantry.
  Stryker infantry regiments will have three battalions of four companies each.
  Synonyms
  unit, section, detachment, troop, corps, squad, squadron, platoon, battalion, division
2. 3.2 A group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together.
  剧团；歌唱团；舞蹈团
  a touring opera company
  国家歌剧团。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The silent woman turns out to be Aminta, Henry's wife, and one of the leading performers in his company.
  In the late 1980s, Galina Samsova, a former dancer with the company, took the helm.
  I'd put a lot of sweat and my own cash into helping theatre companies pay actors.
  At the Theatre Royal in Bath, Peter Hall is unveiling another summer season of plays performed by his own company.
  She acknowledges she would never have become an opera singer if the company had not given her the opportunity.
  It is estimated that funding for the five national performing arts companies accounts for about £20m.
  One of the actors in his company is a young William Shakespeare, and Romeo and Juliet is first performed here.
  Orchestras and opera companies battle on in the face of increasing evidence of public indifference and of diminishing investment.
  The classical music scene languished during the war as symphony orchestras and opera companies lost musicians to military bands.
  He gathers together his company after the performance on Christmas Eve on stage.
  The company creates two new performances a year and often tours to Jakarta and Surabaya.
  Paulo Ribeiro, who was performing with his company in Scotland last week, hails from Portugal.
  In 1972, a company of young Canadian actors decided to write a play set on a farm.
  The company performed a play inspired by their experiences and written and directed by Aguirre.
  It will be the first time the ballet company has transmitted its performances to a venue outside London.
  One of the troupe's touring companies will visit the Edmonton Street Performers festival this week.
  One would have to go back half a century to Benjamin Britten to find a composer whose works are regularly performed by opera companies worldwide.
  She once famously shook hands with Dracula when she attended a gala performance by the company at Leeds Grand Theatre.
  He performed with various other companies, moving on to work with experimental mime which improved his mimicry skills.
  The company has been performing its collective creation at every stop along the way.
4the Companyinformal The Central Intelligence Agency.

verbˈkəmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)nē

[no object]company withliterary

1Associate with; keep company with.
〈诗/文〉结交；交往
these men which have companied with us all this time
这段时间一直和我们在一起的这些人。
Example sentencesExamples
- I am happy to return to the starting point of the journey (which is also the ending point), companied with great stories, sweet memories and interesting pictures.
1. 1.1archaic with object Accompany (someone)
  〈古〉陪伴
  the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself
  由我和斯塔提乌斯陪伴着这位皮肤白皙的女爵士。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Half of her yellow bed sheets laid on the floor, companied by pop cans and potato chip bags.
  The only one in the room, companied by a TV and coffee table.
  Today, I think I will keep Charles companied.
  Synonyms
  go with, go along with, travel with, keep someone company, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way

Phrases

and company

1Used after a person's name to denote those people usually associated with them.
用于人名后表示与之交往的人或与之有来往的人
the psycholinguistics of Jacques Lacan and company
Example sentencesExamples
- Look for more than just Shakespeare from Richard Kenyon and company.
- The conference wrapped up last Friday evening, just in time for Mary and company to head down to Pigeon Island side lawn.
- Baugh, Bravo, Mohammed and company may not be household names, but they have dragged West Indies back into this match and series.
- Taking that a step further, Cam Hayden and company also dig a bit deeper every year to find an act that many of us have not been exposed to on any level.
- Created and performed by Marjorie Campbell, Michael Healey, Kristen Thomson and company.
- A great night of entertainment is promised by Pat Kearns and company.
- A well-drilled draw will do, and Bayern possess the rearguard for that, even if Raul and company are attempting to pierce it.
- We hope the cooking lessons can be resumed for Wouter and company!
- Jean is obviously new to Tyee exposure, and has only been a victim of a gross lack of objectivity from under the rule of Asper and company.
- Having already established themselves as the biggest rock band in the world, it now seems that not even miracles are beyond Bono and company.
1. 1.1Used in the name of a business to denote other unspecified partners.
  Little, Brown and Company

be in good company

Be in the same situation as someone important or respected.
和…一样重要；像…一样受尊敬
if you spot the ghost, you are in good company: King George V saw it too
Example sentencesExamples
- It's just that I don't understand it, and I am in good company: neither do all the lawyers, accountants and independent advisers I know.
- I may end up being wrong but at least I'll be in good company.
- But Dean is in good company with many of his fellow Democrats.
- I'm in good company, because they know how to party.
- The Millennial Medley Medals places me in good company.
- If you can't come up with many names, you're in good company.
- Glad to know I'm in good company, but as Charles points out, Google News' criteria are rather odd.
- I also sent the challenge to my team and fellow project managers at work, several of whom have decided to join in, so we are in good company, my friends.
- You have synaesthesia and you're in good company.
- And the president is going to learn (perhaps the hard way), that I am in good company in this fight.

in company

With another person or a group of people.
客人（们），来访者（们）
you were never to mention in company your father's uncle
Example sentencesExamples
- Besides, it was my chance to enjoy a couple of tracks of my in-car bagpipe tape, the one I'm not allowed to play in company.
- I am sorry to say that in all cases, the caller has been young and male and has made the phone call in company, as indicated by raucous laughter in the background.
- Apart from walking, that is - I'm a strong, fast walker who has to make a deliberate effort to slow down when in company.
- What do you do when you are sitting in company and you realize that the stench is coming from you?
- Quite a few warnings have gone round about not walking across poorly lit parks at night, even, it would seem, in company.
- There's the odd mood swing, I'll suddenly get very depressed, sometimes in company, sometimes by myself.
- I'm shy and when in company tend to do little talking.
- But when someone is rude or obnoxious or singles Brenda out in company then she can find it a little harder to take.
- The hardened smokers will probably be in company of other smokers most of the time and won't cause any particular friction.
- For so many years, I've sat in company, saying how important it is to love where you're from, because that is part of who you are.

in company with

Together with.
与…一起
the U.S. dollar went through a bad patch in 1986, in company with the oil market
1986年，美元和石油行情一起大跌。
Example sentencesExamples
- We are also interested in witnesses who would be able to describe the other people who the victim was in company with, particularly men.
- Elsewhere in the country an exceptionally large reedbed roost in Hampshire once held over 180 grey wagtails in company with 100 pied wagtails.
- Her death truly closes a chapter of history; and in company with many millions throughout the world, we mourn her as one for whom we have had not only a deep respect but also a genuine affection.
- The unfortunate youth left home about seven o'clock this morning in company with two others, the three going to a pit lodge about four hundred yards away, for the purpose of skating.
- This had included time sightseeing in Bangkok, special events to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, as well as attending the Jamboree itself in company with 30,000 other scouts of all nationalities.
- I find too that it spoils things a bit if you are in company with smokers as they have to keep going out to smoke.
- Damien was the last person he wanted to be in company with.
- Her music has an air of freshness, brightness and fidelity about it, inspired, well heard and technically well made, and without any doubt - a pleasure to be in company with.
- At one stage she was seen to be in company with a man who ran beside her.
- Crossing in company with a couple of other boats can give you a feeling of security, as the Stream and the occasional winter cold fronts are not to be trifled with.
Synonyms
together with, accompanying, accompanied by, in company with

keep someone company

1Accompany or spend time with someone in order to prevent them from feeling lonely or bored.
陪伴某人；使某人不感孤独（或无聊）
Example sentencesExamples
- He was still single, but had an adopted son to keep him company on his travels.
- You asked me to sit with you, to keep you company because you were lonely.
- They let me take one for a small fee and I had a companion to keep me company during the day.
- But listen, don't drop by the house this weekend to keep me company or anything, alright?
- Now it was simply to spend a bit more time with her, to keep her company and just to make up for all the time she hadn't been there.
- What she wanted to say was that she missed her family, and although the house was elegant, and the land and horses were her dream, times were lonely without someone there to keep her company.
- And as for me, I wouldn't mind if you kept me company until your father gets here.
- And now Poppy has a new companion to keep her company.
- And here I was hoping to keep you company in this huge lonely palace, but you already have someone to entertain you.
- He had politely introduced himself out of the blue and spent a whole day insisting he keep me company and patiently following me around until he finally won me over with his charm.
Synonyms
accompany, go with, go along with, travel with, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way
1. 1.1Engage in the same activity as someone else in order to be sociable.
  陪…参加（以示友好）
  I'll have a drink myself, just to keep you company
  我也喝一杯，只是为了陪你。

keep company with
〈诗/文〉结交；交往

1Associate with habitually.
与…亲密交往；与…形影不离
we don't especially care for the people he's been keeping company with
Example sentencesExamples
- Instead he enters the surreal nightmare of the seeping, stinking trenches on the Western front, where he keeps company with rats not birds.
- If some of their operatives were keeping company with people who were likely to create a risk for them, they would have switched that off very quickly and put a stop to it.
- There can be more than comfort drawn from keeping company with teams whose capabilities are far from colossal.
- And here she keeps company with the intellectual greats.
- Over the years he had kept company with some legendary drinkers.
- And I'd like to quote another one of our ancient philosophical teachings which says that good luck always keeps company with misfortune and vice versa.
- I guess it doesn't matter now that there was a time not so long ago when she wouldn't have kept company with them on a bet.
- He said that in the last few months he had been trying not to get into trouble and attempting to keep company with people who were not on the fringes of that sort of behaviour.
- Ever since cameras were invented in 1839, photography has kept company with death.
- Ever since she moved south in 1964, aged 15, Lulu has kept company with the most famous in the land.
1. 1.1Have a social or romantic relationship with; date.
  are you keeping company with anyone special these days?

Origin

Middle English (in company (sense 2 of the noun, company sense 3 of the noun)): from Old French compainie; related to compaignon (see companion).

词汇	company
释义	Definition of company in English: company nounPlural companies ˈkʌmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)ni 1A commercial business. 公司，商号 a shipping company 航运公司。 in names the Ford Motor Company 福特汽车公司。 as modifier a company director 公司董事。 Example sentencesExamples Regulations are driving small companies out of business, leaving the multinationals in a monopoly position in the supply chain. This is a great way for companies to promote their business or train new staff. Hauliers and manufacturing companies have said their businesses are being damaged and are laying off staff. The government must now seek to cut the rising business costs faced by companies operating in the sector, he said. Drug companies are commercial companies that must market their products. New powers will be sought to protect employee pensions if companies go out of business. With 4,000 employees the company remains a business pillar of the north-east. It is also a great avenue for local companies to advertise their business services to overseas markets. The courts have long recognised that most media companies are commercial organisations as well as providers of news. In effect, it is operating as a commercial company but with the cushion against failure provided by the licence fee. He will also be responsible for the company's financial services business. She later became a commercial manager for the company's decorator centres. That just leaves the business managers in all those commercial broadcasting companies. Company registration fees are fees paid to establish a company to conduct business He was promoted to group financial director of the company which was subsequently taken over by a US outfit. But then he built up a successful mail order business and a merchandising company. This could include unlimited fines for directors and companies concerned and a public rebuke. He outlined how over four years five company directors used five companies to con small businesses out of hundreds of pounds each. Do you have tie-ups with banks, auto financiers or housing loan companies for business? Local dignitaries, business organisations and companies involved with the development attended the opening. Synonyms firm, business, corporation, house, establishment, agency, office, bureau, institution, organization, operation, concern, enterprise, venture, undertaking, practice conglomerate, consortium, syndicate, group, chain, combine, multiple, multinational informal outfit, set-up 2mass noun The fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment. 陪伴，伴随；交往 I really enjoy his company Example sentencesExamples Altering the visiting times will leave the elderly more alone and without company. She's also there just to provide extra company for her mum and brother. Very good friends are likely to enjoy your company even if faced by the spectacle of you sitting in front of an empty plate. Some very dear friends provided good company throughout, and I go to bed this evening tired but happy. It's about good company, enjoying the environment and just simply chilling out. She provided me with good company and was also able to relieve me of burden where Adan could not. We have always enjoyed their company and friendship on both sides of the Atlantic. Secondly, that I love my friends, both old and new and thoroughly enjoy their company. A good mixer, Pat enjoyed company and quickly made new friendships in the area on his return. You are not obligated to provide her with your company just because she insists on it. They don't mind very much, especially as you provide such scintillating company. They said it was a great chance to form new friendships and enjoy each other's company. It is like a friend whose company you enjoy, but who you'd never try to solve the problems of the universe. Joe was very well known in this area and was known for his excellent company and gift of conversation. The group meets every Thursday evening for two hours and provides company and entertainment. Synonyms companionship, presence, friendship, fellowship, closeness, amity, camaraderie, comradeship society, association 2.1with adjective or modifier A person or people regarded as pleasant (or unpleasant) to be with. she is excellent company 她是个很好的朋友。 you're not much company—I might as well go home Example sentencesExamples Even political foes admit that he is pleasant company and a sparkling wit. Jackson was a lovely caring man, whose warmth and sense of humour made him excellent company. Old Boy, however, is up for another drink in the hotel bar, and proves excellent company. She is as sharp as a tack, but excellent company in a social setting. 2.2 The person or group of people whose society one is currently sharing. （目前的）同伴，交际者，交际聚会者；会友，社友 he was silent among such distinguished company 在这样著名的一群人中，他保持沉默。 Example sentencesExamples Mr Glover, who received the MBE five years ago for services to young people, is in excellent company. He is currently keeping magnificent company in the European Golden Shoe rankings. I am delighted to have the chance to say some words in such distinguished company. Two Scottish players appeared in this exalted company and did not look out of place. At the prize distribution ceremony, the young winner had celebrities for company. Yet despite keeping such low company, Brennan appears to have his heart in the right place. But it wouldn't have been possible, or half as enjoyable, without the excellent company! Believe me, when you're up there on that stage with just your wits for company, it's no joke. Finally, remember that if you do suffer from bad breath, you're in excellent company. Synonyms group, crowd, body, party, band, collection, assembly, assemblage, cluster, flock, herd, horde, troupe, swarm, stream, mob, throng, congregation, gathering, meeting, convention informal bunch, gang, gaggle, posse, crew, pack British informal shower 2.3 A visiting person or group of people. 客人（们），来访者（们） I'm expecting company 我将有客人来访。 Example sentencesExamples When we returned home, my father had company and invited us to join them. It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when you are expecting company. I probably would have invited him over if I hadn't been expecting company anytime soon. Just before the dive Jose Luis tells us that we can expect company. When you expect company you clean the house and do numerous things to make them feel welcome and safe. I'd call myself so very lucky, just to have some company, to share a cup of tea with me. He had put down his pack and was wondering what he could use for bait when a noise from further downstream alerted him to the fact that he had company. If he was expecting company than why did he look so disgruntled when he answered the door? Synonyms guests, a guest, visitors, a visitor, callers, a caller, people, someone archaic visitants 3A number of individuals gathered together. （尤指为某一目的聚集起来的）一群人 the Mayor addressed the assembled company 市长向聚集的人群发表了演说。 Synonyms group, crowd, circle, party, body, band, crew, set 3.1 A body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain. （部队的）连，连队 B Company of the Cheshire Regiment 柴郡步兵团的第二连。 Example sentencesExamples In the landing zone itself there had only been two Turkish infantry companies and an artillery battery. The last to get back to camp that day were the two companies of Mounted Infantry. The firepower of an infantry company was increased by a third as the pikemen were phased out and issued with muskets and bayonets. The next day he took temporary command of his company at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. This squad was standing directly in between the two companies of soldiers, a few feet from the podium. A total of six police and military companies were quickly deployed to quell the unrest. This is routine in most medical companies in forward support battalions across the Army. Ground lines of communications to the infantry companies are the primary mode. Stryker infantry regiments will have three battalions of four companies each. One would hardly send a company of infantry to do a job that did not exist. Here stood the Captain commanding the company with half a dozen men. The grenadier company of a line infantry battalion was paraded on the right of the line, the place of honour accorded to its status. Two infantry companies will be taking positions on the perimeter in next few days. It can be practised by units as small as a company or platoon, or as part of a major programme to protect an industrial site or air base. The companies within these regiments report directly to the regimental headquarters. Our lieutenant, commanding the company, was the most affected by all this. The brigade also has companies in Illinois and Massachusetts and a team in Guam. Shortly after I took command of a battalion, two of my companies changed command. An example would be a forward support battalion whose companies have diverse functions. The disseminated copies go to brigade as well as the rifle companies and battalion scouts. Synonyms unit, section, detachment, troop, corps, squad, squadron, platoon, battalion, division 3.2 A group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together. 剧团；歌唱团；舞蹈团 a national opera company 国家歌剧团。 Example sentencesExamples She acknowledges she would never have become an opera singer if the company had not given her the opportunity. He gathers together his company after the performance on Christmas Eve on stage. The company creates two new performances a year and often tours to Jakarta and Surabaya. One would have to go back half a century to Benjamin Britten to find a composer whose works are regularly performed by opera companies worldwide. In the late 1980s, Galina Samsova, a former dancer with the company, took the helm. In 1972, a company of young Canadian actors decided to write a play set on a farm. The company performed a play inspired by their experiences and written and directed by Aguirre. One of the troupe's touring companies will visit the Edmonton Street Performers festival this week. It will be the first time the ballet company has transmitted its performances to a venue outside London. Orchestras and opera companies battle on in the face of increasing evidence of public indifference and of diminishing investment. He performed with various other companies, moving on to work with experimental mime which improved his mimicry skills. The classical music scene languished during the war as symphony orchestras and opera companies lost musicians to military bands. At the Theatre Royal in Bath, Peter Hall is unveiling another summer season of plays performed by his own company. One of the actors in his company is a young William Shakespeare, and Romeo and Juliet is first performed here. She once famously shook hands with Dracula when she attended a gala performance by the company at Leeds Grand Theatre. It is estimated that funding for the five national performing arts companies accounts for about £20m. I'd put a lot of sweat and my own cash into helping theatre companies pay actors. Paulo Ribeiro, who was performing with his company in Scotland last week, hails from Portugal. The company has been performing its collective creation at every stop along the way. The silent woman turns out to be Aminta, Henry's wife, and one of the leading performers in his company. 3.3British A group of Guides. 〈英〉女童子军大队 Synonyms crowd, band, party, body, gathering, congregation, assembly, collection, cluster, flock, pack, troop, gang, batch 4rare A flock of wigeon (ducks) a company of wigeons occasionally numbers several thousand birds Example sentencesExamples A company of widgeons, when first collecting, may be heard at an immense distance, by the whistling of the cocks and purring noise of the hens. The company of widgeon that first took possession will probably not shift their quarters till they next migrate. The whole company of widgeon rose in air. When a company of widgeon have once taken to frequent any particular river where plenty of food is to be had, they will continue to do so during the whole of the winter season. I saw a great company of widgeons, several thousand at least. verbcompanies, companying, companied ˈkʌmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)ni [no object]company withliterary 1Associate with; keep company with. 〈诗/文〉结交；交往 these men which have companied with us all this time 这段时间一直和我们在一起的这些人。 Example sentencesExamples I am happy to return to the starting point of the journey (which is also the ending point), companied with great stories, sweet memories and interesting pictures. 1.1archaic with object Accompany (someone) 〈古〉陪伴 the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself 由我和斯塔提乌斯陪伴着这位皮肤白皙的女爵士。 Example sentencesExamples Half of her yellow bed sheets laid on the floor, companied by pop cans and potato chip bags. The only one in the room, companied by a TV and coffee table. Today, I think I will keep Charles companied. Synonyms go with, go along with, travel with, keep someone company, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way Phrases and company Used after a person's name to denote those people usually associated with them. 用于人名后表示与之交往的人或与之有来往的人 the psycholinguistics of Jacques Lacan and company Example sentencesExamples A great night of entertainment is promised by Pat Kearns and company. Baugh, Bravo, Mohammed and company may not be household names, but they have dragged West Indies back into this match and series. Taking that a step further, Cam Hayden and company also dig a bit deeper every year to find an act that many of us have not been exposed to on any level. A well-drilled draw will do, and Bayern possess the rearguard for that, even if Raul and company are attempting to pierce it. Created and performed by Marjorie Campbell, Michael Healey, Kristen Thomson and company. Having already established themselves as the biggest rock band in the world, it now seems that not even miracles are beyond Bono and company. Look for more than just Shakespeare from Richard Kenyon and company. We hope the cooking lessons can be resumed for Wouter and company! Jean is obviously new to Tyee exposure, and has only been a victim of a gross lack of objectivity from under the rule of Asper and company. The conference wrapped up last Friday evening, just in time for Mary and company to head down to Pigeon Island side lawn. be in good company Be in the same situation as someone important or respected. 和…一样重要；像…一样受尊敬 if you spot the ghost, you are in good company: King George V saw it too Example sentencesExamples You have synaesthesia and you're in good company. It's just that I don't understand it, and I am in good company: neither do all the lawyers, accountants and independent advisers I know. If you can't come up with many names, you're in good company. But Dean is in good company with many of his fellow Democrats. I also sent the challenge to my team and fellow project managers at work, several of whom have decided to join in, so we are in good company, my friends. Glad to know I'm in good company, but as Charles points out, Google News' criteria are rather odd. I'm in good company, because they know how to party. And the president is going to learn (perhaps the hard way), that I am in good company in this fight. I may end up being wrong but at least I'll be in good company. The Millennial Medley Medals places me in good company. in company With another person or a group of people. 客人（们），来访者（们） he feels at ease in company 他和别人在一起时毫不拘束。 Example sentencesExamples For so many years, I've sat in company, saying how important it is to love where you're from, because that is part of who you are. Apart from walking, that is - I'm a strong, fast walker who has to make a deliberate effort to slow down when in company. The hardened smokers will probably be in company of other smokers most of the time and won't cause any particular friction. I'm shy and when in company tend to do little talking. Quite a few warnings have gone round about not walking across poorly lit parks at night, even, it would seem, in company. What do you do when you are sitting in company and you realize that the stench is coming from you? I am sorry to say that in all cases, the caller has been young and male and has made the phone call in company, as indicated by raucous laughter in the background. Besides, it was my chance to enjoy a couple of tracks of my in-car bagpipe tape, the one I'm not allowed to play in company. There's the odd mood swing, I'll suddenly get very depressed, sometimes in company, sometimes by myself. But when someone is rude or obnoxious or singles Brenda out in company then she can find it a little harder to take. in company with Together with. 与…一起 the US dollar went through a bad patch in 1986, in company with the oil market 1986年，美元和石油行情一起大跌。 Example sentencesExamples Damien was the last person he wanted to be in company with. We are also interested in witnesses who would be able to describe the other people who the victim was in company with, particularly men. The unfortunate youth left home about seven o'clock this morning in company with two others, the three going to a pit lodge about four hundred yards away, for the purpose of skating. I find too that it spoils things a bit if you are in company with smokers as they have to keep going out to smoke. At one stage she was seen to be in company with a man who ran beside her. Her music has an air of freshness, brightness and fidelity about it, inspired, well heard and technically well made, and without any doubt - a pleasure to be in company with. This had included time sightseeing in Bangkok, special events to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, as well as attending the Jamboree itself in company with 30,000 other scouts of all nationalities. Crossing in company with a couple of other boats can give you a feeling of security, as the Stream and the occasional winter cold fronts are not to be trifled with. Elsewhere in the country an exceptionally large reedbed roost in Hampshire once held over 180 grey wagtails in company with 100 pied wagtails. Her death truly closes a chapter of history; and in company with many millions throughout the world, we mourn her as one for whom we have had not only a deep respect but also a genuine affection. Synonyms together with, accompanying, accompanied by, in company with keep someone company 1Accompany or spend time with someone in order to prevent them feeling lonely or bored. 陪伴某人；使某人不感孤独（或无聊） at weekends I kept my father company Example sentencesExamples But listen, don't drop by the house this weekend to keep me company or anything, alright? He had politely introduced himself out of the blue and spent a whole day insisting he keep me company and patiently following me around until he finally won me over with his charm. You asked me to sit with you, to keep you company because you were lonely. Now it was simply to spend a bit more time with her, to keep her company and just to make up for all the time she hadn't been there. He was still single, but had an adopted son to keep him company on his travels. What she wanted to say was that she missed her family, and although the house was elegant, and the land and horses were her dream, times were lonely without someone there to keep her company. And now Poppy has a new companion to keep her company. And here I was hoping to keep you company in this huge lonely palace, but you already have someone to entertain you. And as for me, I wouldn't mind if you kept me company until your father gets here. They let me take one for a small fee and I had a companion to keep me company during the day. Synonyms accompany, go with, go along with, travel with, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way 1.1Engage in the same activity as someone else in order to be sociable. 陪…参加（以示友好） I'll have a drink myself, just to keep you company 我也喝一杯，只是为了陪你。 keep company with 〈诗/文〉结交；交往 Associate with habitually. 与…亲密交往；与…形影不离 she began keeping company with a real-estate developer 她开始与一个房地产开发商亲密交往。 Example sentencesExamples Over the years he had kept company with some legendary drinkers. I guess it doesn't matter now that there was a time not so long ago when she wouldn't have kept company with them on a bet. There can be more than comfort drawn from keeping company with teams whose capabilities are far from colossal. And I'd like to quote another one of our ancient philosophical teachings which says that good luck always keeps company with misfortune and vice versa. Instead he enters the surreal nightmare of the seeping, stinking trenches on the Western front, where he keeps company with rats not birds. Ever since she moved south in 1964, aged 15, Lulu has kept company with the most famous in the land. Ever since cameras were invented in 1839, photography has kept company with death. He said that in the last few months he had been trying not to get into trouble and attempting to keep company with people who were not on the fringes of that sort of behaviour. And here she keeps company with the intellectual greats. If some of their operatives were keeping company with people who were likely to create a risk for them, they would have switched that off very quickly and put a stop to it. Origin Middle English (in sense 2 of the noun, sense 3 of the noun): from Old French compainie; related to compaignon (see companion¹). Rhymes accompany noun.1 phr. Definition of company in US English: company nounˈkəmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)nē 1A commercial business. 公司，商号 a shipping company 航运公司。 in names the Ford Motor Company 福特汽车公司。 as modifier a company director 公司董事。 Example sentencesExamples The government must now seek to cut the rising business costs faced by companies operating in the sector, he said. This is a great way for companies to promote their business or train new staff. She later became a commercial manager for the company's decorator centres. This could include unlimited fines for directors and companies concerned and a public rebuke. Local dignitaries, business organisations and companies involved with the development attended the opening. Do you have tie-ups with banks, auto financiers or housing loan companies for business? New powers will be sought to protect employee pensions if companies go out of business. He outlined how over four years five company directors used five companies to con small businesses out of hundreds of pounds each. Hauliers and manufacturing companies have said their businesses are being damaged and are laying off staff. But then he built up a successful mail order business and a merchandising company. He was promoted to group financial director of the company which was subsequently taken over by a US outfit. It is also a great avenue for local companies to advertise their business services to overseas markets. That just leaves the business managers in all those commercial broadcasting companies. He will also be responsible for the company's financial services business. With 4,000 employees the company remains a business pillar of the north-east. The courts have long recognised that most media companies are commercial organisations as well as providers of news. Drug companies are commercial companies that must market their products. Regulations are driving small companies out of business, leaving the multinationals in a monopoly position in the supply chain. Company registration fees are fees paid to establish a company to conduct business In effect, it is operating as a commercial company but with the cushion against failure provided by the licence fee. Synonyms firm, business, corporation, house, establishment, agency, office, bureau, institution, organization, operation, concern, enterprise, venture, undertaking, practice 2The fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment. 陪伴，伴随；交往 I could do with some company 陪我一会儿就行了。 Example sentencesExamples She's also there just to provide extra company for her mum and brother. You are not obligated to provide her with your company just because she insists on it. She provided me with good company and was also able to relieve me of burden where Adan could not. Joe was very well known in this area and was known for his excellent company and gift of conversation. They said it was a great chance to form new friendships and enjoy each other's company. A good mixer, Pat enjoyed company and quickly made new friendships in the area on his return. Some very dear friends provided good company throughout, and I go to bed this evening tired but happy. The group meets every Thursday evening for two hours and provides company and entertainment. We have always enjoyed their company and friendship on both sides of the Atlantic. Very good friends are likely to enjoy your company even if faced by the spectacle of you sitting in front of an empty plate. Secondly, that I love my friends, both old and new and thoroughly enjoy their company. Altering the visiting times will leave the elderly more alone and without company. It's about good company, enjoying the environment and just simply chilling out. They don't mind very much, especially as you provide such scintillating company. It is like a friend whose company you enjoy, but who you'd never try to solve the problems of the universe. Synonyms companionship, presence, friendship, fellowship, closeness, amity, camaraderie, comradeship 2.1 A person or people seen as a source of such friendship and enjoyment. 同伴（们）；朋友（们） she is excellent company 她是个很好的朋友。 Example sentencesExamples Jackson was a lovely caring man, whose warmth and sense of humour made him excellent company. She is as sharp as a tack, but excellent company in a social setting. Even political foes admit that he is pleasant company and a sparkling wit. Old Boy, however, is up for another drink in the hotel bar, and proves excellent company. 2.2 The person or group of people whose society someone is currently sharing. （目前的）同伴，交际者，交际聚会者；会友，社友 he was silent among such distinguished company 在这样著名的一群人中，他保持沉默。 Example sentencesExamples I am delighted to have the chance to say some words in such distinguished company. Yet despite keeping such low company, Brennan appears to have his heart in the right place. Finally, remember that if you do suffer from bad breath, you're in excellent company. He is currently keeping magnificent company in the European Golden Shoe rankings. Believe me, when you're up there on that stage with just your wits for company, it's no joke. Two Scottish players appeared in this exalted company and did not look out of place. At the prize distribution ceremony, the young winner had celebrities for company. But it wouldn't have been possible, or half as enjoyable, without the excellent company! Mr Glover, who received the MBE five years ago for services to young people, is in excellent company. Synonyms group, crowd, body, party, band, collection, assembly, assemblage, cluster, flock, herd, horde, troupe, swarm, stream, mob, throng, congregation, gathering, meeting, convention 2.3 A visiting person or group of people. 客人（们），来访者（们） I'm expecting company 我将有客人来访。 Example sentencesExamples I'd call myself so very lucky, just to have some company, to share a cup of tea with me. It will leave dirty underwear on the coffee table when you are expecting company. He had put down his pack and was wondering what he could use for bait when a noise from further downstream alerted him to the fact that he had company. When you expect company you clean the house and do numerous things to make them feel welcome and safe. When we returned home, my father had company and invited us to join them. I probably would have invited him over if I hadn't been expecting company anytime soon. If he was expecting company than why did he look so disgruntled when he answered the door? Just before the dive Jose Luis tells us that we can expect company. Synonyms guests, a guest, visitors, a visitor, callers, a caller, people, someone 3A number of individuals gathered together, especially for a particular purpose. （尤指为某一目的聚集起来的）一群人 the Mayor addressed the assembled company 市长向聚集的人群发表了演说。 Synonyms group, crowd, circle, party, body, band, crew, set 3.1 A body of soldiers, especially the smallest subdivision of an infantry battalion, typically commanded by a major or captain. （部队的）连，连队 the troops of C Company Example sentencesExamples The brigade also has companies in Illinois and Massachusetts and a team in Guam. Here stood the Captain commanding the company with half a dozen men. Shortly after I took command of a battalion, two of my companies changed command. An example would be a forward support battalion whose companies have diverse functions. The next day he took temporary command of his company at the Battle of Resaca de la Palma. The firepower of an infantry company was increased by a third as the pikemen were phased out and issued with muskets and bayonets. It can be practised by units as small as a company or platoon, or as part of a major programme to protect an industrial site or air base. One would hardly send a company of infantry to do a job that did not exist. Our lieutenant, commanding the company, was the most affected by all this. In the landing zone itself there had only been two Turkish infantry companies and an artillery battery. Two infantry companies will be taking positions on the perimeter in next few days. This squad was standing directly in between the two companies of soldiers, a few feet from the podium. The disseminated copies go to brigade as well as the rifle companies and battalion scouts. Ground lines of communications to the infantry companies are the primary mode. The companies within these regiments report directly to the regimental headquarters. This is routine in most medical companies in forward support battalions across the Army. The grenadier company of a line infantry battalion was paraded on the right of the line, the place of honour accorded to its status. A total of six police and military companies were quickly deployed to quell the unrest. The last to get back to camp that day were the two companies of Mounted Infantry. Stryker infantry regiments will have three battalions of four companies each. Synonyms unit, section, detachment, troop, corps, squad, squadron, platoon, battalion, division 3.2 A group of actors, singers, or dancers who perform together. 剧团；歌唱团；舞蹈团 a touring opera company 国家歌剧团。 Example sentencesExamples The silent woman turns out to be Aminta, Henry's wife, and one of the leading performers in his company. In the late 1980s, Galina Samsova, a former dancer with the company, took the helm. I'd put a lot of sweat and my own cash into helping theatre companies pay actors. At the Theatre Royal in Bath, Peter Hall is unveiling another summer season of plays performed by his own company. She acknowledges she would never have become an opera singer if the company had not given her the opportunity. It is estimated that funding for the five national performing arts companies accounts for about £20m. One of the actors in his company is a young William Shakespeare, and Romeo and Juliet is first performed here. Orchestras and opera companies battle on in the face of increasing evidence of public indifference and of diminishing investment. The classical music scene languished during the war as symphony orchestras and opera companies lost musicians to military bands. He gathers together his company after the performance on Christmas Eve on stage. The company creates two new performances a year and often tours to Jakarta and Surabaya. Paulo Ribeiro, who was performing with his company in Scotland last week, hails from Portugal. In 1972, a company of young Canadian actors decided to write a play set on a farm. The company performed a play inspired by their experiences and written and directed by Aguirre. It will be the first time the ballet company has transmitted its performances to a venue outside London. One of the troupe's touring companies will visit the Edmonton Street Performers festival this week. One would have to go back half a century to Benjamin Britten to find a composer whose works are regularly performed by opera companies worldwide. She once famously shook hands with Dracula when she attended a gala performance by the company at Leeds Grand Theatre. He performed with various other companies, moving on to work with experimental mime which improved his mimicry skills. The company has been performing its collective creation at every stop along the way. 4the Companyinformal The Central Intelligence Agency. verbˈkəmp(ə)niˈkəmp(ə)nē [no object]company withliterary 1Associate with; keep company with. 〈诗/文〉结交；交往 these men which have companied with us all this time 这段时间一直和我们在一起的这些人。 Example sentencesExamples I am happy to return to the starting point of the journey (which is also the ending point), companied with great stories, sweet memories and interesting pictures. 1.1archaic with object Accompany (someone) 〈古〉陪伴 the fair dame, companied by Statius and myself 由我和斯塔提乌斯陪伴着这位皮肤白皙的女爵士。 Example sentencesExamples Half of her yellow bed sheets laid on the floor, companied by pop cans and potato chip bags. The only one in the room, companied by a TV and coffee table. Today, I think I will keep Charles companied. Synonyms go with, go along with, travel with, keep someone company, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way Phrases and company 1Used after a person's name to denote those people usually associated with them. 用于人名后表示与之交往的人或与之有来往的人 the psycholinguistics of Jacques Lacan and company Example sentencesExamples Look for more than just Shakespeare from Richard Kenyon and company. The conference wrapped up last Friday evening, just in time for Mary and company to head down to Pigeon Island side lawn. Baugh, Bravo, Mohammed and company may not be household names, but they have dragged West Indies back into this match and series. Taking that a step further, Cam Hayden and company also dig a bit deeper every year to find an act that many of us have not been exposed to on any level. Created and performed by Marjorie Campbell, Michael Healey, Kristen Thomson and company. A great night of entertainment is promised by Pat Kearns and company. A well-drilled draw will do, and Bayern possess the rearguard for that, even if Raul and company are attempting to pierce it. We hope the cooking lessons can be resumed for Wouter and company! Jean is obviously new to Tyee exposure, and has only been a victim of a gross lack of objectivity from under the rule of Asper and company. Having already established themselves as the biggest rock band in the world, it now seems that not even miracles are beyond Bono and company. 1.1Used in the name of a business to denote other unspecified partners. Little, Brown and Company be in good company Be in the same situation as someone important or respected. 和…一样重要；像…一样受尊敬 if you spot the ghost, you are in good company: King George V saw it too Example sentencesExamples It's just that I don't understand it, and I am in good company: neither do all the lawyers, accountants and independent advisers I know. I may end up being wrong but at least I'll be in good company. But Dean is in good company with many of his fellow Democrats. I'm in good company, because they know how to party. The Millennial Medley Medals places me in good company. If you can't come up with many names, you're in good company. Glad to know I'm in good company, but as Charles points out, Google News' criteria are rather odd. I also sent the challenge to my team and fellow project managers at work, several of whom have decided to join in, so we are in good company, my friends. You have synaesthesia and you're in good company. And the president is going to learn (perhaps the hard way), that I am in good company in this fight. in company With another person or a group of people. 客人（们），来访者（们） you were never to mention in company your father's uncle Example sentencesExamples Besides, it was my chance to enjoy a couple of tracks of my in-car bagpipe tape, the one I'm not allowed to play in company. I am sorry to say that in all cases, the caller has been young and male and has made the phone call in company, as indicated by raucous laughter in the background. Apart from walking, that is - I'm a strong, fast walker who has to make a deliberate effort to slow down when in company. What do you do when you are sitting in company and you realize that the stench is coming from you? Quite a few warnings have gone round about not walking across poorly lit parks at night, even, it would seem, in company. There's the odd mood swing, I'll suddenly get very depressed, sometimes in company, sometimes by myself. I'm shy and when in company tend to do little talking. But when someone is rude or obnoxious or singles Brenda out in company then she can find it a little harder to take. The hardened smokers will probably be in company of other smokers most of the time and won't cause any particular friction. For so many years, I've sat in company, saying how important it is to love where you're from, because that is part of who you are. in company with Together with. 与…一起 the U.S. dollar went through a bad patch in 1986, in company with the oil market 1986年，美元和石油行情一起大跌。 Example sentencesExamples We are also interested in witnesses who would be able to describe the other people who the victim was in company with, particularly men. Elsewhere in the country an exceptionally large reedbed roost in Hampshire once held over 180 grey wagtails in company with 100 pied wagtails. Her death truly closes a chapter of history; and in company with many millions throughout the world, we mourn her as one for whom we have had not only a deep respect but also a genuine affection. The unfortunate youth left home about seven o'clock this morning in company with two others, the three going to a pit lodge about four hundred yards away, for the purpose of skating. This had included time sightseeing in Bangkok, special events to celebrate Christmas and the New Year, as well as attending the Jamboree itself in company with 30,000 other scouts of all nationalities. I find too that it spoils things a bit if you are in company with smokers as they have to keep going out to smoke. Damien was the last person he wanted to be in company with. Her music has an air of freshness, brightness and fidelity about it, inspired, well heard and technically well made, and without any doubt - a pleasure to be in company with. At one stage she was seen to be in company with a man who ran beside her. Crossing in company with a couple of other boats can give you a feeling of security, as the Stream and the occasional winter cold fronts are not to be trifled with. Synonyms together with, accompanying, accompanied by, in company with keep someone company 1Accompany or spend time with someone in order to prevent them from feeling lonely or bored. 陪伴某人；使某人不感孤独（或无聊） Example sentencesExamples He was still single, but had an adopted son to keep him company on his travels. You asked me to sit with you, to keep you company because you were lonely. They let me take one for a small fee and I had a companion to keep me company during the day. But listen, don't drop by the house this weekend to keep me company or anything, alright? Now it was simply to spend a bit more time with her, to keep her company and just to make up for all the time she hadn't been there. What she wanted to say was that she missed her family, and although the house was elegant, and the land and horses were her dream, times were lonely without someone there to keep her company. And as for me, I wouldn't mind if you kept me company until your father gets here. And now Poppy has a new companion to keep her company. And here I was hoping to keep you company in this huge lonely palace, but you already have someone to entertain you. He had politely introduced himself out of the blue and spent a whole day insisting he keep me company and patiently following me around until he finally won me over with his charm. Synonyms accompany, go with, go along with, travel with, tag along with, partner, escort, chaperone, attend, follow, conduct, lead, take, show, see, guide, steer, usher, pilot, convoy, help, assist, show someone the way 1.1Engage in the same activity as someone else in order to be sociable. 陪…参加（以示友好） I'll have a drink myself, just to keep you company 我也喝一杯，只是为了陪你。 keep company with 〈诗/文〉结交；交往 1Associate with habitually. 与…亲密交往；与…形影不离 we don't especially care for the people he's been keeping company with Example sentencesExamples Instead he enters the surreal nightmare of the seeping, stinking trenches on the Western front, where he keeps company with rats not birds. If some of their operatives were keeping company with people who were likely to create a risk for them, they would have switched that off very quickly and put a stop to it. There can be more than comfort drawn from keeping company with teams whose capabilities are far from colossal. And here she keeps company with the intellectual greats. Over the years he had kept company with some legendary drinkers. And I'd like to quote another one of our ancient philosophical teachings which says that good luck always keeps company with misfortune and vice versa. I guess it doesn't matter now that there was a time not so long ago when she wouldn't have kept company with them on a bet. He said that in the last few months he had been trying not to get into trouble and attempting to keep company with people who were not on the fringes of that sort of behaviour. Ever since cameras were invented in 1839, photography has kept company with death. Ever since she moved south in 1964, aged 15, Lulu has kept company with the most famous in the land. 1.1Have a social or romantic relationship with; date. are you keeping company with anyone special these days? Origin Middle English (in company (sense 2 of the noun, company sense 3 of the noun)): from Old French compainie; related to compaignon (see companion). noun.1 phr.
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