详情解释
双解释义
词典解释
网络解释
1. 商号;商行;公司
A firm is an organization which sells or produces something or which provides a service which people pay for.
e.g. The firm's employees were expecting large bonuses.
这家公司的雇员期待着发放大笔奖金。
e.g. ...a firm of heating engineers.
供暖工程公司
2. 坚固的;坚硬的;结实的
If something is firm, it does not change much in shape when it is pressed but is not completely hard.
e.g. Fruit should be firm and in excellent condition...
水果应该硬实完好。
e.g. Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress to suit their individual needs.
针对他们各人不同的需要挑选柔软、软硬适中或者坚硬的床垫。
3. 稳固的;牢固的
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.
e.g. If you have to climb up, use a firm platform or a sturdy ladder.
如果非要爬上去，就踩在一个稳固的台子上或者找把结实的梯子。
4. (抓握或动作)强有力的，使上劲的
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.
firm
e.g. The quick handshake was firm and cool...
短暂的握手有力沉稳。
e.g. He managed to grasp the metal, get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
他设法牢牢抓住了那个金属物，把整个身子往上提。
5. (人)坚定的，坚决的,强势的
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.
firm在线翻译
e.g. She had to be firm with him. 'I don't want to see you again.'...
她不得不对他狠下心来：“我不想再见到你。”
e.g. Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.
也许他们需要一个父亲般严格的指引者。
6. (决定或意见)确定的,不会更改的
A firm decision or opinion is definite and unlikely to change.
e.g. He made a firm decision to leave Fort Multry by boat...
他打定主意乘船离开穆尔特里堡。
e.g. It is my firm belief that an effective partnership approach between police and the public is absolutely necessary.
我坚信警民之间进行有效合作是绝对必要的。
7. (证据或信息)确切的，确实的，确凿的
Firm evidence or information is based on facts and so is likely to be true.
e.g. This man may have killed others but unfortunately we have no firm evidence...
这名男子可能还杀害过其他人，只可惜我们没有确凿的证据。
e.g. There's unlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.
一段时间内都不大可能会有关于车队行进情况的确切消息。
8. (控制、基础、位置等)坚实的，不可动摇的
You use firm to describe control or a basis or position when it is strong and unlikely to be ended or removed.
e.g. Although the Yakutians are a minority, they have firm control of the territory...
尽管雅库特人是少数民族，但他们却牢牢地掌控着这块版图。
e.g. The company, a household name in the States, has a firm foothold in the British market.
这家美国国内家喻户晓的公司在英国市场上站稳了脚跟。
9. 忠实的;忠贞的;牢靠的
If people are firm friends, they have been close friends for a long time and their friendship is likely to continue.
e.g. The couple met about two years ago and soon became firm friends.
这对夫妇大约两年前相遇，很快就成了知交。
10. (价格、价值、货币等)坚挺的，稳定的，居高不下的
If a price, value, or currency is firm, it is not decreasing in value or amount.
e.g. Cotton prices remain firm and demand is strong...
棉花价格始终保持坚挺，需求旺盛。
e.g. The shares held firm at 280p...
股价稳稳地维持在280便士。
11. (在植物周围)压，培(土)
If you firm soil around a plant, you press it so that it is fairly solid rather than loose.
firm在线翻译
e.g. Firm more soil over the roots and water thoroughly.
在根上再多培些土，用水浇透。
12. 坚定不移;坚持己见;拒不让步
If someone stands firm, they refuse to change their mind about something.
e.g. The council is standing firm against the barrage of protest...
委员会面对接二连三的抗议拒不让步。
e.g. The President has appealed to his European partners to stand firm on the issue.
总统已经呼吁其欧洲伙伴在此问题上站稳立场。
13. (使)更坚固;(使)更坚硬;(使)更结实
If you firm up something or if it firms up, it becomes firmer and more solid.
e.g. This treatment helps tone the body, firm up muscles and tighten the skin...
该治疗有助于强身健体、紧致皮肤。
e.g. I now go swimming five times a week, which helps firm me up...
我现在每周游5次泳，这对强身健体很有益处。
14. (使)更明确;(使)更强化;(使)确切
If you firm something up or if it firms up, it becomes clearer, stronger, or more definite.
e.g. Looking to the future, the Government will firm up their plans for a cleaner, greener, safer Britain...
展望未来，政府将更加明确其计划，建设一个更清洁、更环保、更安全的英国。
e.g. The ground rules have been firmed up...
基本原则已得到进一步强化。
15. 使(价格、价值等)保持坚挺(或稳定)
If a financial institution firms up the price or value of something, they take action to protect and maintain its price or value.
firm
e.g. OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm up crude prices.
石油输出国组织已同意对全球石油生产稍加冻结，以稳定原油价格。
相关词组：firm up
1. firm的翻译
1. 公司：n 使命声明(vision statement)10、 全球投资业绩标准(GIPS)具有以下几个重要特点:12、 公司(firm)的定义 GIPS必须在全公司范围内被采用. 一家公司可以被定义为:(插入公司名称)已按全球投资业绩报告标准(GIPS)准备并出示此报告.
常用短语
常用例句
词汇搭配
经典引文
Trading under the firm of 'Grant Co.'
出自：C. E. RiddellTry whether the post is firm in the ground.
出自：Oxford English DictionaryAll the knots which you wished to be firm would come untied.
出自：C. S. LewisJove has firm'd it with an Awfull Nod.
出自：Dryden词语用法
词义讲解
常见错误
词源解说
误 He is a clerk in〔at, on〕 the firm of Smith Brothers.
正 He is a clerk with the firm of Smith Brothers.
析 表示“是某公司的职员”时, firm前通常用with。
考研真题例句
"They're harder to find and they have job offers," says Jay Dunwell, president of Wolverine Coil Spring, a family-owned firm.
“他们更难找到，而且他们有工作机会，”家族企业狼獾螺旋弹簧公司总裁Jay Dunwell说。
2017英语二
And new research suggests that happiness might influence how firms work, too.
新的研究表明，快乐也可能影响公司的运作方式。
2016英语二
But most law graduates never get a big-firm job.
但是大多数法律毕业生从来没有得到大公司的工作。
2014英语一
Highlights his firm stand against lobby pressure.
凸显了他对抗游说压力的坚定立场。
2016英语一
