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company用法说明 ◆有客人要来吃饭。 误:The company are coming for dinner. 正:Company is coming for dinner. 析:company 表示“客人”,可指一人或多人,但它却是不可数名词,且一般不与冠词连用。又如:We’re expectiong company this evening.(我们今晚有客人要来)。 ◆有人作伴是件愉快的事。 误:It is nice to have companies. 正:It is nice to have company. 析:company 表示“陪伴”、“与人在一起”等,不可数,又如:keep sb company(陪伴某人),have one’s company(有某人的陪伴),in company(结伴,一起),in company with(与...一 起),in the company of sb(由某人陪伴),for company (陪着)等。 ◆他与坏人来往。 误:He keeps bad companies. 正:He keeps bad company. 析:company 表示“伙伴”、“朋友”、“同事”等,不可数,又 如:A man is known by the company he keeps.(观友见其人或近朱者赤,近墨者黑),He is good company to keep.( 他是个很好相处的朋友)。 ◆他好交际。 误:He is fond of companies. 正:He is fond of company. 析:company 表示“交际”、“交往”等,不可数,又如:He is in bad company.(他与坏人交往),They broke company.( 他们绝交了)。 ◆史密斯(和其他人合开的)公司正在召开年会。 误:Smith & Company is holding their annual meeting. 误:The Smith & Company are holding their annual meeting. 正:Smith & Company are holding their annual meeting. 正:(The) Smith Company are holding their annual meeting. 析:company 除表示“公司”外,还可表示公司名称中未列出姓名的合伙人,用于专有名词时,注意以下几点:用了&[=and],则其前不能用冠词;若没用&,则其前用不用冠词均可;带有&的公司用作主语时,其谓语通常用复数。 |
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