firm
n. 商號; 公司
adj. 堅固的; 穩固的; 強有力的; 堅定的; 不會更改的; 忠實的
v. 培土; 使堅固; 穩步上漲
A firm is an organization which sells or produces something or which provides a service which people pay for.
The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
這家公司的僱員期待著發放大筆獎金。
...a firm of heating engineers.
供暖工程公司
If something is firm, it does not change much in shape when it is pressed but is not completely hard.
Fruit should be firm and in excellent condition...
水果應該硬實完好。
Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.
針對他們各人不同的需要挑選柔軟、軟硬適中或者堅硬的床墊。
If something is firm, it does not shake or move when you put weight or pressure on it, because it is strongly made or securely fastened.
If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.
如果非要爬上去,就踩在一個穩固的臺子上或者找把結實的梯子。
If someone's grip is firm or if they perform a physical action in a firm way, they do it with quite a lot of force or pressure but also in a controlled way.
The quick handshake was firm and cool...
短暫的握手有力沉穩。
He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
他設法牢牢抓住了那個金屬物,把整個身子往上提。
If you describe someone as firm, you mean they behave in a way that shows that they are not going to change their mind, or that they are the person who is in control.
She had to be firm with him. 'I don't want to see you again.'...
她不得不對他狠下心來:“我不想再見到你。”
Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.
也許他們需要一個父親般嚴格的指引者。
A firm decision or opinion is definite and unlikely to change.
He made a firm decision to leave Fort Multry by boat...
他打定主意乘船離開穆爾特里堡。
It is my firm belief that an effective partnership approach between police and the public is absolutely necessary.
我堅信警民之間進行有效合作是絕對必要的。
Firm evidence or information is based on facts and so is likely to be true.
This man may have killed others but unfortunately we have no firm evidence...
這名男子可能還殺害過其他人,只可惜我們沒有確鑿的證據。
There's unlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.
一段時間內都不大可能會有關於車隊行進情況的確切訊息。
You use firm to describe control or a basis or position when it is strong and unlikely to be ended or removed.
Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory...
儘管雅庫特人是少數民族,但他們卻牢牢地掌控著這塊版圖。
The company, a household name in the States, has a firm foothold in the British market.
這家美國國內家喻戶曉的公司在英國市場上站穩了腳跟。
If people are firm friends, they have been close friends for a long time and their friendship is likely to continue.
The couple met about two years ago and soon became firm friends.
這對夫婦大約兩年前相遇,很快就成了知交。
If a price, value, or currency is firm, it is not decreasing in value or amount.
Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong...
棉花價格始終保持堅挺,需求旺盛。
The shares held firm at 280p...
股價穩穩地維持在280便士。
If you firm soil around a plant, you press it so that it is fairly solid rather than loose.
Firm more soil over the roots and water thoroughly.
在根上再多培些土,用水澆透。
If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest...
委員會面對接二連三的抗議拒不讓步。
The President has appealed to his European partners to stand firm on the issue.
總統已經呼籲其歐洲夥伴在此問題上站穩立場。
If you firm up something or if it firms up, it becomes firmer and more solid.
This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin...
該治療有助於強身健體、緊緻面板。
I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up...
我現在每週遊5次泳,這對強身健體很有益處。
If you firm something up or if it firms up, it becomes clearer, stronger, or more definite.
Looking to the future, the Government will firm up their plans for a cleaner, greener, safer Britain...
展望未來,政府將更加明確其計劃,建設一個更清潔、更環保、更安全的英國。
The ground rules have been firmed up...
基本原則已得到進一步強化。
If a financial institution firms up the price or value of something, they take action to protect and maintain its price or value.
OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm up crude prices.
石油輸出國組織已同意對全球石油生產稍加凍結,以穩定原油價格。
1. members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments;
1. become taut or tauter;
2. make taut or tauter;
1. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable;
2. not soft or yielding to pressure;
3. strong and sure;
4. not subject to revision or change;
5. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling;
6. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall;
7. securely established;
8. marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue;
9. pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed;
10. securely fixed in place;
11. unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause;
1. with resolute determination;
company, corporation, firm
這些名詞均可表示"公司"之意。
firm, stable, steady
這些形容詞都有"穩固的"之意。
firm, hard, solid
這些形容詞都可表示"堅定的,結實的"之意。
be on firm ground
(尤指討論中)理直氣壯
a firm hand
嚴格的約束(或管制);鐵腕
The firm signed on fifty more workers last week.
上星期該公司簽約增僱50名工人.
This firm is just a front for their illegal trade in diamonds.
這家公司不過是他們進行非法鑽石交易的一個幌子.
You have made great contributions to our firm.
你對公司做了很大貢獻.
Mr. Smith's firm incorporated with others last year.
去年史密斯公司與別家合併了.
He kept a firm hold on my arm as he helped me over the fence.
他有力地拉著我的手臂,幫我越過柵欄.