firm

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基本釋義

n.
商號; 公司
adj.
堅固的; 穩(wěn)固的; 強有力的; 堅定的; 不會更改的; 忠實的
v.
培土; 使堅固; 穩(wěn)步上漲

詞性變化

實用例句

These peaches are still firm.

這些桃子還很硬。

牛津詞典

a firm bed/mattress

結(jié)實的床 / 床墊

牛津詞典

a firm of accountants

會計事務所

牛津詞典

an engineering firm

工程公司

牛津詞典

OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm up crude prices.

石油輸出國組織已同意對全球石油生產(chǎn)稍加凍結(jié),以穩(wěn)定原油價格。

The ground rules have been firmed up...

基本原則已得到進一步強化。

Looking to the future, the Government will firm up their plans for a cleaner, greener, safer Britain...

展望未來,政府將更加明確其計劃,建設一個更清潔、更環(huán)保、更安全的英國。

I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up...

我現(xiàn)在每周游5次泳,這對強身健體很有益處。

This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin...

該治療有助于強身健體、緊致皮膚。

The President has appealed to his European partners to stand firm on the issue.

總統(tǒng)已經(jīng)呼吁其歐洲伙伴在此問題上站穩(wěn)立場。

The company, a household name in the States, has a firm foothold in the British market.

這家美國國內(nèi)家喻戶曉的公司在英國市場上站穩(wěn)了腳跟。

The couple met about two years ago and soon became firm friends.

這對夫婦大約兩年前相遇,很快就成了知交。

Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong...

棉花價格始終保持堅挺,需求旺盛。

The shares held firm at 280p...

股價穩(wěn)穩(wěn)地維持在280便士。

Firm more soil over the roots and water thoroughly.

在根上再多培些土,用水澆透。

The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest...

委員會面對接二連三的抗議拒不讓步。

Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory...

盡管雅庫特人是少數(shù)民族,但他們卻牢牢地掌控著這塊版圖。

It is my firm belief that an effective partnership approach between police and the public is absolutely necessary.

我堅信警民之間進行有效合作是絕對必要的。

This man may have killed others but unfortunately we have no firm evidence...

這名男子可能還殺害過其他人,只可惜我們沒有確鑿的證據(jù)。

There's unlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.

一段時間內(nèi)都不大可能會有關于車隊行進情況的確切消息。

He made a firm decision to leave Fort Multry by boat...

他打定主意乘船離開穆爾特里堡。

The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.

這家公司的雇員期待著發(fā)放大筆獎金。

...a firm of heating engineers.

供暖工程公司

Fruit should be firm and in excellent condition...

水果應該硬實完好。

Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.

針對他們各人不同的需要挑選柔軟、軟硬適中或者堅硬的床墊。

If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.

如果非要爬上去,就踩在一個穩(wěn)固的臺子上或者找把結(jié)實的梯子。

The quick handshake was firm and cool...

短暫的握手有力沉穩(wěn)。

He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.

他設法牢牢抓住了那個金屬物,把整個身子往上提。

She had to be firm with him. 'I don't want to see you again.'...

她不得不對他狠下心來:“我不想再見到你?!?/p>

Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.

也許他們需要一個父親般嚴格的指引者。

真題例句

This is hard to achieve when, as is now the case in many big firms, a large proportion of staff are temporary contractors.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

Leah's interest in yoga prompted her to make a firm decision to reshape her life.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

After graduating with a degree in business and accounting, she joined a public accounting firm, married, bought a house, put lots of stuff in it, and had a baby.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps.

出自-2017年6月閱讀原文

She is a firm supporter of pre-K.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how satisfied its residents or their family members are.

出自-2016年6月閱讀原文

It met with firm opposition from the food industry.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

According to the firm’s vice-president of Marketing and Sales, We benefited from low expectations.

出自-2015年12月聽力原文

As I was considering all this, a press release from a respected research firm crossed my desk, announcing that the five-star rating system that Medicare developed in 2008 to help families compare nursing home quality also has little relationship to how sa

2016年6月四級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps.

2017年6月四級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

I've got a second interview with that big foreign accountancy firm in the city center.

2017年6月四級真題(第一套)聽力 Section B

While cereal remains a firm favourite among breakfast consumers in the UK and US, a recent investigation into the sugar content of "adult" breakfast cereals found that some cereals contain more than three-quarters of the recommended daily amount of free s

2019年12月四級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smartwatches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

Many top firms will not even look at applications from those who lack a 2.1

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

It did not escape notice that a lobbying firm set up by Lynton Crosby, David Cameron's election campaign director, had previously acted for Philip Morris International.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

And when it comes to the hyper-connected super-smart world that technology firms are painting for us, it seems that consumers are growing more uneasy about handing over the massive amounts of consumer data needed to provide the personalized, customized solutions that companies need to improve their services.

出自-2016年12月閱讀原文

If supervisors do not acknowledge such outstanding performance, employees may either lose their enthusiasm and reduce their effort or search for a new job at a firm that will reward them for high performance.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think they'll give.

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

Case studies of children who were isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self-concept, and their mental and psychological development is severely hindered by lack of language.

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

In an interview last year with The Economist, George Whitesides, chief executive of space-tourism firm virgin Galactic, was placing his company in the latter category.

2015年12月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section C

In reflection, my firm belief in the power of the brand was naive, not to mention a bit snobby.

2018年6月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

That is bad news for any firm that may hope that smart watches can make up ground for maturing smartphone and tablet markets.

2016年12月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

The partnership benefits both sides by allowing unconventional partners for example, two companies from two different industries to work together on a specific aspect of the value chain, like, in this example, an engine firm with an accessory one.

2019年6月六級真題(第二套)閱讀 Section B

They did use an invitation-only photo sharing platform so that friends and family, including those far away, could see the photos, but they stood firm, simply refusing to put their child's photos on other social media platforms.

2018年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

As executives with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now well on their way to impressive careers.

2015年高考英語浙江卷 完形填空 原文

Bradford sold the building and land to a local development firm, which plans to build a shopping complex on the land where the theater is located.

2017年高考英語全國卷3 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking themselves: in time, one of them would become great again.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

By paying attention to firms' data assets, antitrust regulators could avoid the size trap.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 題設

Google's idea is popular among data firms.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 選項

His friend started a firm in London.

2019年高考英語全國卷2 聽力 原文

I tried being firm, but it didn't work.

2015年高考英語重慶卷 完形填空 A 原文

Instead, he says, firms should provide a plain-English version of their terms.

2016年高考英語上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Our generation once joined hands and stood firm at times of national emergency.

2016年高考英語北京卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

She had a firm intention within herself to be the best she could be.

2016年高考英語天津卷 完形填空 原文

She said social media firms were exposing children to major emotional risks, with some youngsters starting secondary school ill-equipped to cope with the tremendous pressure they faced online.

2018年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark scheme.

2016年高考英語上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 選項

That's the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like Linkedin gather and use social media data.

2016年高考英語上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

The most valuable firms are Google, Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don't expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn't working.

2016年高考英語上海卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

They now need to take into account the extent of firms' data assets when assessing the impact of deals.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

Under such circumstances, smart firms need to find ways to let their employees have enough flexibility to manage their time efficiently.

2016年高考英語浙江卷(10月) 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文

When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at stanford law school, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.

2016年高考英語全國卷1 閱讀理解 閱讀A 原文

DNT does not seem an obviously huge selling point for windows 8-though the firm has compared some of its other products favourably with Google's on that count before.

出自-2013年考研閱讀原文

There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.

出自-2014年考研閱讀原文

In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms’ efficiency.

出自-2014年考研閱讀原文

Except in the District of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm.

出自-2014年考研閱讀原文

Their analysis ruled out the possibility that it was firms’ political influence, rather than their CSR stand, that accounted for the leniency: Companies that contributed more to political campaigns did not receive lower fines.

出自-2016年考研閱讀原文

The study found that, among prosecuted firms, those with the most comprehensive CSR programmes tended to get more lenient penalties.

出自-2016年考研閱讀原文

The largest firms in America and Britain together spend more than $15 billion a year on CSR, according to an estimate by EPG, a consulting firm.

出自-2016年考研閱讀原文

Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the ten-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

出自-2017年考研閱讀原文

"They're harder to find and they have job offers," says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family owned firm.

2017年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Although a correlation between them leaving and subsequent bad performance at the firm is suggestive, it does not mean that such directors are always jumping off a sinking ship.

2011年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

At its peak in 2007, it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier.

2010年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks, even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred.

2011年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Except in the district of Columbia, non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm.

2014年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

Soon after Sketches by Bozappeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the then-famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story.

2017年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Rakesh Khurana, another professor, points out, increase allegiance to the firm.

2015年考研真題(英語二)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;

    "he worked for a brokerage house"

Verb
  • 1. become taut or tauter;

    "Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"

    "the rope tautened"

  • 2. make taut or tauter;

    "tauten a rope"

Adjective
  • 1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;

    "firm convictions"

    "a firm mouth"

    "steadfast resolve"

    "a man of unbendable perseverence"

    "unwavering loyalty"

  • 2. not soft or yielding to pressure;

    "a firm mattress"

    "the snow was firm underfoot"

    "solid ground"

  • 3. strong and sure;

    "a firm grasp"

    "gave a strong pull on the rope"

  • 4. not subject to revision or change;

    "a firm contract"

    "a firm offer"

  • 5. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling;

    "his voice was firm and confident"

    "a firm step"

  • 6. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;

    "stocks are still firm"

  • 7. securely established;

    "an established reputation"

    "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"

  • 8. marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue;

    "firm muscles"

  • 9. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed;

    "crisp carrot and celery sticks"

    "a firm apple"

    "crunchy lettuce"

  • 10. securely fixed in place;

    "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

  • 11. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;

    "a firm ally"

    "loyal supporters"

    "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison

    "fast friends"

Adverb
  • 1. with resolute determination;

    "we firmly believed it"

    "you must stand firm"

同義詞辨析

company, corporation, firm

這些名詞均可表示"公司"之意。

  • company: 多指生產(chǎn)或銷售產(chǎn)品的公司、商號,也可指經(jīng)辦服務性項目的公司。
  • corporation: 多指一個人擁有或多人聯(lián)辦的大公司,也指在其它地區(qū)或國家擁有分公司的公司。
  • firm: 含義廣泛,可指公司、商行或商號。規(guī)??纱罂尚?,經(jīng)營、管理的人員可多可少。

firm, stable, steady

這些形容詞都有"穩(wěn)固的"之意。

  • firm: 指牢固不可動搖或意志、信仰的堅定。
  • stable: 多指根基牢固,平衡良好,也指性格或位置等的穩(wěn)定,不可移動或改變。
  • steady: 指保持平衡不動搖。用于有形物時,指沒有根基的穩(wěn)固,也指動中的穩(wěn)。

firm, hard, solid

這些形容詞都可表示"堅定的,結(jié)實的"之意。

  • firm: 側(cè)重指質(zhì)地堅硬、不易切割或有彈性,一旦變形會很快恢復原形。
  • hard: 側(cè)重有抗拒壓力或拉力的性質(zhì),但不一定有彈性。
  • solid: 著重質(zhì)地緊密、堅實和無間隙,含有在外部壓力下仍可保持原有形狀的意味。

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