firm

[US]/fɜːm/
[UK]/fɜːrm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 坚定的;结实的;严格的
vt. 使牢固;使坚定
vi. 变坚实;变稳固
adv. 稳固地
n. 商号;公司
Word Forms
比较级firmer
过去式firmed
第三人称单数firms
复数firms
过去分词firmed
现在分词firming
最高级firmest

Phrases & Collocations

firm handshake

坚定的握手

firm decision

坚决的决定

firm supporter

坚定的支持者

law firm

法律事务所

consulting firm

咨询公司

accounting firm

会计事务所,会计师事务所

stand firm

挺立;站稳立场

firm foundation

坚实的基础

firm belief

坚定的信念

firm offer

实盘

investment firm

投资公司

family firm

家族企业,家庭商号

firm up

回升;转强

foreign firm

洋行;外国公司

firm commitment

包销承诺;坚定的承诺

commercial firm

贸易公司;商店

brokerage firm

经济商行;经纪行;经纪商(号)

business firm

厂商;商号

professional firm

专业事务所;自由职业事务所

firm ground

坚实的地面;硬地

offer firm

报实盘

consultant firm

咨询公司;顾问公司

member firm

美国证券交易所的成员行号

Example Sentences

be firm with children

严格对待孩子

a firm bargain; a firm offer.

明确的协议;固定的出价

a firm of estate agents.

房地产经纪公司。

the cheese is firm in texture.

奶酪质地紧密。

be firm on one's legs

站稳立场

a reputable firm of builders

有声望的建筑公司

snow with a firm crust.

有一层坚硬冰面的雪

A bankrupt firm is not solvent.

宣告破产的商行是不能偿清债务的。

the firm's marketing activities.

公司的市场营销活动。

found a theory on firm evidence.

根据确凿的证据创立理论

the firm is heavily in debt .

公司负债严重。

we became firm friends.

我们成了莫逆之交。

the pound was firm against the dollar.

英镑对美元比价坚挺。

many firms are floundering.

许多公司目前困难重重。

our firm grip on inflation.

我们对通货膨胀的有效控制。

Real-world Examples

The Master said, " The superior man is correctly firm, and not firm merely."

“君子贞而不谅。”

Source: The Analects

I'm an apprentice with a local engineering firm.

我在当地的一家工程公司当学徒工。

Source: Longman Office Workers' Daily Professional Technical English

It's a consulting firm for beauty pageant contestants.

那是专门针对选美参赛者的咨询公司。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

China expresses strong indignation and firm opposition.

中方对此表示强烈愤慨和坚决反对。

Source: CRI Online February 2014 Collection

That's according to the aviation firm Cirium.

根据航空公司Cirium的说法。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Indian computer scientists help American software firms expand.

来自印度的计算机科学家帮助美国软件供公司扩张。

Source: Past exam papers for the English major level 4 reading section.

And the SEC will bring your firm down.

证监会将会扳倒你的公司。

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

There's a PR firm in Virginia called BCD.

弗吉尼亚州一家叫BCD的公关公司。

Source: newsroom

Nor are they tech firms building innovative new products.

它们也不是制造创新产品的科技公司。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The future of this firm will be very bleak.

这公司的前景非常暗淡。

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

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