company /ˈkʌmpəni/► SEE ALLthe company sb keepsget into/keep bad companyin company with sb/sthin good companykeep sb companypart company (with/from sb/sth)present company exceptedtwo’s company (, three’s a crowd) ●the ˈcompany sb keepsthe people with whom sb spends time所交往的人；伙伴；与之为伍的人◆People disapprove of the company he keeps. 人们不赞成他与那些人交往。●get into/keep bad ˈcompanybe friends with people that others disapprove of与坏人交往◆I’m worried about Joe — I think he’s getting into bad company. 我很担心乔，我觉得他交了坏朋友。●in company with sb/sth (formal) together with or at the same time as sb/sth与…一起；与…同时◆She arrived in company with the ship’s captain. 她与船长一起到达。◆The US dollar went through a difficult time, in company with the oil market. 美元与石油市场同时经历了一个艰难时期。●in good ˈcompanyif you say that sb is in good company, you mean that they should not worry about a mistake, etc. because sb else, especially sb more important, has done the same thing有同样问题（或犯同样错误）的大有人在（尤指包括重要人物）◆If you worry about your relationship with your teenage son or daughter, you’re in good company. Many parents share the same worries. 如果你担心跟十几岁的儿女处不好关系，与你同样的大有人在，许多家长都有这样的担忧。●keep sb ˈcompanyspend time with sb so that they are not alone给某人作伴；陪伴某人◆I’ve promised to keep my sister company while her husband is away. 我答应妹妹在她丈夫不在的时候陪她。●part ˈcompany (with/from sb/sth)1.leave sb; separate and go in different directions分手；断绝关系；分离◆We walked down into town together and then parted company at the station.我们一起步行进城，然后在车站分手。◆They’ve finally parted company after a long, unhappy marriage.经过一段漫长而不愉快的婚姻之后，他们终于分手了。2.disagree with sb与…有意见分歧；与…意见相左◆I’m afraid I have to part company with you on the question of nuclear energy.在核能问题上我恐怕不能与你苟同。3. (humorous) come apart; separate分离；分开◆In the high winds the sail and the boat parted company.在强风中，帆和船分了家。●present company exˈcepted ( excepting present ˈcompany) used as a polite remark to show that the criticisms you are making are not directed at the people you are talking to（礼貌地指出自己的批评不是针对对方）在场各位除外，我并不是指您◆My feeling is that the people around here, present company excepted of course, are rather unfriendly.我觉得这里的人不怎么友好，当然我并不是说您。●two’s ˈcompany (, three’s a ˈcrowd) (saying) two people, especially two lovers, are happier alone than within a group of three两人成伴，三人不欢◆‘Do you want to come with us?’ ‘I don’t think so. Two’s company…’“你想跟我们一块儿去吗？”“不了。两人是伴儿，三个人就…”