[] a company or business 公司；企业单位；事业单位◆a thriving fast-food enterprise 欣欣向荣的快餐企业◆How do you turn a loss-making enterprise into a profitable concern? 如何使一家企业转亏为盈？◆The country has been selling off its state enterprises. 这个国家一直在出售国有企业。⨁a family / multinational / private / public / state-owned enterprise 家族／跨国／私营／公营／国有企业⨁a large / medium-sized / small enterprise 大型／中型／小型企业⨁to control / invest in / manage / run an enterprise 控制／投资／管理／经营企业⨁an enterprise expands / grows / fails / succeeds 企业壮大／成长／倒闭／成功
[] a business project or activity, especially one that is difficult or involves taking risks （尤指艰巨或有风险的）规划，事业◆a joint enterprise between French and Japanese companies 法国和日本公司的合资企业◆his latest business enterprise 他最新的商业规划◆I have some concerns about the whole enterprise. 我对整个事业有些担忧。SYNventure ⨁a business / commercial / new enterprise 企业／商业／新规划⨁an ambitious / a difficult / an exciting enterprise 雄心勃勃／艰巨／令人振奋的事业⨁to embark on / start / undertake an enterprise 着手／开始／从事一项事业⨁an enterprise fails / succeeds 事业失败／成功
[] the activity of starting and developing businesses 企业发展；企业经营；企业活动◆grants to encourage enterprise in the region 鼓励这个地区企业发展的拨款◆an enterprise culture (= in which people are encouraged to develop small businesses) 经商文化（鼓励发展小型企业）⨁to encourage / promote enterprise 鼓励／促进企业发展
[] the ability to think of new projects and make them successful, especially by taking risks 事业心；进取心；创业精神◆Its profits can be seen as a reward for enterprise and innovation. 利润可以被看作是对创业精神和创新的回报。◆a man of enterprise 有事业心的人⨁great enterprise 富有进取心⨁to show enterprise 表现出事业心
free enterprise private enterprise small and medium-sized enterprise