[] a large company or group of companies法人；法人团体；（大）公司；集团公司◆the rise of giant corporations大公司的崛起➡ see note at company ⨁a big / giant / large / major corporation大／巨型／大型／大公司⨁a global / multinational / transnational corporation跨国公司 () ( Corp.) a business organization that has been officially created (incorporated) and is owned by shareholders股份公司◆the IBM Corporation国际商业机器公司◆They formed a corporation to buy and develop the property.他们成立了一家公司做房地产开发和购买业务。⨁to create / form / set up a corporation创立／成立／建立公司⨁to dissolve / liquidate a corporation解散／清算公司a large organization that is created by the government, in order to provide a particular service to the public（政府设立并向公众提供服务的）大型机构，公司◆the British Broadcasting Corporation英国广播公司closely held corporation development corporation public corporation corporation / company <chn/>In both BrE and NAmE, the word company can refer to any type of business organization, but it usually refers to a business that has been incorporated (= created according to a particular set of laws). 在英式英语和美式英语中，company 可指任何企业组织，但通常指依法注册的公司。The laws of different countries allow for different types of companies to be created. The type of company is shown by an abbreviation after its name. 国家不同，法律不同，所允许创建的公司类型也不同。公司名称后的缩略语表示公司所属类型。➡ See note at Ltd参见 Ltd。In NAmE, but not BrE, the word corporation is used after the name of a business to show that it has been incorporated. 在美式英语（而非英式英语）中，corporation 用于企业名称之后，表示公司已经注册成立。In BrE, the word corporation is usually used for foreign or international companies or public organizations. 在英式英语中，corporation 通常用于外国公司、跨国公司或公共机构：a multinational corporation 跨国公司the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) 英国广播公司