| 单词 | firm |
| 释义 | firm firm /; AmE / noun, adjective, verb
■ noun [C]
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a business or company, especially one that provides a professional service: an accounting/engineering/investment firm a law firm She hired a firm of management consultants to study the problems. The firm was founded in 1996. new tax breaks for small firms See note at BUSINESS
❖ to create/found/set up/start (up) a firm ◆ to manage/run a firm ◆ to close (down)/shut (down) a firm
■ adjective
1 (not used in the form firmer, firmest) that cannot be changed after it has been decided or agreed: The airline has placed firm orders for 10 new planes. We need a firm date for delivery. All subscriptions are on a firm basis and refunds for cancellations will not be given.
a firm bid/date/offer/order a firm agreement/commitment/decision/promise
2 (firmer, firmest) at a good or high price or level; steady: The pound remained firm against (= compared to) the dollar. Shares in oil companies were firmer. We expect sales in the second half to remain firm. Gold has hit its firmest level since 1997. OPP SOFT
■ verb [no obj]
(about shares, prices, etc.) to become steady or rise steadily: Philips' shares firmed 5.8 per cent to €18.19. The Canadian dollar firmed against (= compared to) the US currency today.
firmness noun [U]: the recent firmness in share prices
PHRASAL VERBS
firm up to become stronger or more stable: Prices are firming up. Sales growth needs to firm up before we expand further.
firm up sth to make sth stronger, more stable or fixed: The company has not yet firmed up its plans for expansion. The precise details still have to be firmed up. They cut production by 1.5 million barrels a day in an attempt to firm up prices. |
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