adj. 坚固的,坚牢的;坚定的,坚决的;严格的;确定的;
vt.& vi. 使坚固;使坚实;
n. 商号,商行;公司;企业;工作集体;
adv. 坚定地,稳固地;
vt. 使坚定,使牢固;
vi. 变坚实,变稳固;
💡 firm =firm,表示”坚定,坚固”
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
这家公司现在已与当地一家公司合并了。
近义:office, bureau, business, company, concern, corporation
反义:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
n. 制造;产生的过程;成功改进的手段;原料,材料;
v. “make”的现在分词;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义:manufacture, preparation, workmanship, confection, construct, construction