n.

1. 生意，交易；商业；营业；行业[U][C]
   Mr. Jones is in the business of selling cars.

   琼斯先生从事汽车销售。

   How is business?

   生意如何？

2. 商店；商行；公司；企业[C]
   She started a new business in Phoenix not long ago.

   不久前她在凤凰城新开了一家公司。

3. 职责，本分；分内事；权利[U]
   This is none of your business.

   这与你不相干。

4. 事，事体，事务[U][S]
   He is there on business.

   他去那里办事。

5. 【戏】（演员的）动作（或表情等）（区别于“对白”）[U]

n.

1. a person's regular occupation or trade.
   ▸work to be done or matters to be attended to.
2. a person's concern.
3. commercial activity.
   ▸a commercial organization.
4. informal a matter:
   the business of trying to find her mother.
5. Theatre  actions other than dialogue in a play.
6. (the business) Brit. informal an excellent person or thing.