商业，交易；生意；事务，业务；职业，行业
复数：businesses
"he bought his brother's business"; "a small mom-and-pop business"; "a racially integrated business concern"
同义词：concernbusiness concernbusiness organizationbusiness organisation
"computers are now widely used in business"
同义词：commercial enterprisebusiness enterprise
"Government and business could not agree"
同义词：business sector
"business is good today"; "show me where the business was today"
"it's none of your business"; "mind your own business"
"he's not in my line of business"
同义词：occupationjobline of workline
"gossip was the main business of the evening"
"his business with the cane was hilarious"
同义词：stage businessbyplay
同义词：clientelepatronage
business card名片；商务名片
in business经商；在经营；在商界
business philosophy经营理念，经营哲学
business management企业管理；商务管理
business development商业开发
business enterprise工商企业；企业机构
international business国际商业；国际企业
do business经商
business process业务流程；业务处理
new business新业务
business model商业模式；经营模式；业务模式
business scope营业范围
good business好生意；有意义的业务往来
on business为了公事，出差
small business小型企业，小本生意
business accounting经济核算；商业会计
business administration企业管理；经营管理
doing business做生意；经营商业
business strategy经营策略；商业策略；企业发展战略
business center商业中心
这组词都有“贸易，交易”的意思，其区别是：
deal口语用词，指买卖双方经过交涉达成协议成交。
trade普通用词，含义广。既可指某种具体的商业又可指广泛的贸易。
bargain多指买卖双方通过谈判、协商就商品质量、数量、价格等项达成协议所成的生意。
commerce多指大规模的买卖或易货关系。
business指包括售货、购货、换货在内的综合商业活动，方式可以是批发或零售。
substance具有某种化学物理性质的“物质”
affair私事
matter泛指一切有形之物的“物质”
business商业，生意
这组词都有“事情”的意思，其区别是：
affair含义较广，侧重指已发生或必须去做的任何事情或事务。复数形式多指重大或较复杂的事务。
matter普通用词，着重指一件考虑中的或需要处理的事。
concern往往强调与个人或团体利害有直接或重大关系的事。
business通常指较重要或较难而又必须承担的事情，也可指商事。
thing用作“事情”解时，词义较笼统、含糊，多用于指不很具体的事。
