[] ( companies) a business organization selling goods or services, especially one that has been officially created (registered) in a particular country and is owned by shareholders 公司◆They are a large insurance and investment company. 他们是一家大型保险和投资公司。◆The company was founded in 1995. 这公司成立於 1995 年。◆She's been working for the same company for 15 years. 她一直在同一家公司工作了 15 年。◆Four directors have resigned from the company. 四名董事已辞去公司职务。◆The company is listed(= its shares are traded) on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. 公司在约翰内斯堡证券交易所上市。◆the Tata group of companies 塔塔公司集团➡ see note at business , corporation ⨁a big / large / medium-sized / small company 大/大型/中型/小型公司⨁to create / establish / found / set up / start (up) a company 创立/建立/成立/开办/启动公司⨁to manage / operate / own / run a company 管理/经营/拥有/经营公司⨁to join / leave / resign from / work for a company 加入/离开公司;辞职;为公司工作⨁to acquire / buy / sell / take over a company 收购/出售/接管一家公司⨁to dissolve / liquidate a company 解散/清算公司⨁a company expands / grows / fails 公司扩张/成长/失败⨁a company goes bankrupt / goes out of business / goes under 公司破产/歇业/倒闭●take a company ˈpublic●a company goes ˈpublicif you take a company public or a company goes public, it becomes part of a stock exchange and its shares can be bought and sold by the public 公司上市◆Since the company went public, its stock price has soared from $12 to $75. 自从公司上市以来,股价已由 12 元飙升至 75 元。➡ idiom at part verbaffiliated company associate company associated company cable company close company closed company closely held company credit company daughter company dual-listed company finance company holding company insurance company inter-company investment company investment trust company limited company joint-stock company management company mutual company off-the-shelf company parent company private company private limited company property company public company public limited company quoted company real estate company registered company related company shelf company shell company sister company small company statutory company stock company target company trading company unlimited company unquoted company