firm

释义

n.商号; 公司adj.坚固的; 稳固的; 强有力的; 坚定的; 不会更改的; 忠实的v.培土; 使坚固; 稳步上涨

大小写变形: FIRM

词态变化

复数 :   firms ; 第三人称单数 :   firms ; 过去式 :   firmed ; 过去分词 :   firmed ; 现在分词 :   firming ;

实用场景例句

OPEC has made a firm decision to balance crude prices through a slight cut in global oil production.

石油输出国组织已坚定决定通过小幅削减全球石油产量来平衡原油价格。

金山词霸

The foundational principles stand firm and have undergone significant reinforcement.

核心原则坚定不移并经历了显著强化。

金山词霸

Determined to shape a greener future, the government is firm on strengthening policies that ensure sustainability, ecological balance, and national safety across the UK.

决心塑造更绿色的未来，政府坚定地加强政策，以确保英国全国的可持续性、生态平衡和国家安全。

金山词霸

Regular pool workouts five times weekly have noticeably firmed up my physique.

每周五次定期的泳池锻炼显著紧实了我的体格。

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Regular exercise not only enhances overall health but also firms the musculature and improves skin resilience.

定期锻炼不仅能提升整体健康水平，还能紧实肌肉组织并改善皮肤弹性。

金山词霸

The leader's unwavering support motivated the European allies to maintain a firm position regarding this matter.

领导人坚定不移的支持激励欧洲盟友在此事上保持坚定立场。

金山词霸

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

这家美国国内家喻户晓的公司在英国市场上占据了稳固的地位。

金山词霸

The couple met two years ago and promptly formed a firm friendship.

这对夫妇两年前相遇，并迅速结成了稳固的友谊。

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Stable cotton costs remain firm despite flourishing consumer interest...

棉花成本保持稳定，尽管消费需求旺盛。

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The share value held firm at 280 pence...

股价保持在280便士，表现稳固...

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Firm the surrounding soil firmly around the plant's base and ensure it is thoroughly saturated.

将植株基部周围的土壤压实，并确保其完全浸透。

金山词霸

The committee remains firm in the face of the unending tide of protests.

委员会在无休止的抗议浪潮中依然坚定立场。

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The Yakut people, though a minority, hold a firm control over the region...

雅库特人虽然是少数群体，却牢牢掌控着该地区...

金山词霸

Firm in my belief, I maintain that cooperation between authorities and the public remains absolutely essential.

我坚信当局与公众之间的合作依然是完全必要的。

金山词霸

The suspect might have committed further homicides, but unfortunately we have no firm evidence to confirm this...

这名嫌疑人或许还实施了更多杀人案，但遗憾的是我们尚无确凿证据证实这一点...

金山词霸

Firm updates regarding the convoy's advancement are not expected to materialize in the near future.

有关车队进展的可靠消息预计不会在短期内出现。

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Resolute in his decision to leave Fort Multry by boat, he remained firm in his choice.

他坚定地决定乘船离开穆尔特里堡，毫不动摇。

金山词霸

The employees of the firm expected handsome bonuses at year's end.

这家公司的员工期盼着年底可观的奖金。

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A firm that focuses on the installation of heating systems.

一家专注于供暖系统安装的公司。

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Firm, flawless fruits are crucial for achieving the highest quality.

脆嫩、无瑕疵的水果对达到最佳品质至关重要。

金山词霸

Choose a soft, medium, or firm mattress tailored to individual preferences.

根据个人偏好选择柔软、中等或硬实的床垫。

金山词霸

Climbing safely requires selecting a firm surface or dependable equipment.

为了安全攀登，需选择结实的表面或可靠的装备。

金山词霸

A quick, firm handshake conveyed confidence and stability.

简短的坚定握手传递出自信与沉稳。

金山词霸

Gripping the metal object with firm resolve, he hauled himself up by exerting every ounce of his strength.

他坚定地紧握那个金属物体，用尽全身力气将自己拉了上去。

金山词霸

She stood firm and proclaimed, "Our destinies shall never intertwine again."

她坚定地宣告：“我们的命运将永不再交汇。”

金山词霸

Perhaps they require the firm guidance of a paternal figure.

也许他们需要一个父亲般严格的指引。

金山词霸

真题例句

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月阅读原文

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

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

She is a firm supporter of pre-K.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

It met with firm opposition from the food industry.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

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

出自-2015年12月听力原文

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月四级真题（第三套）阅读 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月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B

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

2017年6月四级真题（第一套）听力 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月四级真题（第三套）阅读 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月阅读原文

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

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

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月阅读原文

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

出自-2013年6月听力原文

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月听力原文

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月听力原文

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月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C

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

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 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月六级真题（第二套）阅读 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月六级真题（第二套）阅读 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月六级真题（第三套）阅读 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年高考英语浙江卷 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年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读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年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

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

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 题设

Google's idea is popular among data firms.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

His friend started a firm in London.

2019年高考英语全国卷2 听力 原文

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

2015年高考英语重庆卷 完形填空 A 原文

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

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

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

2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

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

2016年高考英语天津卷 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年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

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

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

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年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

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

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读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年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

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

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读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年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读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年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读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年考研阅读原文

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年考研阅读原文

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年考研阅读原文

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

出自-2014年考研阅读原文

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年考研阅读原文

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

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

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年考研阅读原文

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年考研阅读原文

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

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 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年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 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年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 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年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

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

2014年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 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年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 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年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

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"