[] a business or company, especially one that provides a professional service商号；商行；公司◆an accounting/engineering/investment firm会计师事务所；工程公司；投资公司◆a law firm律师事务所◆She hired a firm of management consultants to study the problems.她聘请了一家管理顾问公司来研究这些问题。◆The firm was founded in 1996.这家公司成立于 1996 年。◆new tax breaks for small firms针对小企业的减税新政➡ see note at business ⨁to create / found / set up / start (up) a firm创建／成立／设立／建立公司⨁to manage / run a firm管理／经营公司⨁to close (down) / shut (down) a firm关闭公司search firm