發音
英 【fɜ:m】美【fɝm】
釋義
•adv.
•堅定地;穩固地。
•vt.
•使牢固,使穩固;使穩定;使堅定:
•He reshuffled the cabinet to firm his government.
•他改組內閣以強化其政府。
•to firm one's grip on the gun
•緊握槍
•使堅實,使變硬:
•to firm the soil
•把土地弄得堅實
•加強;進一步確定(或證實)(常與 up 連用):
•to firm up ties with the crowd
•加強與民眾的聯繫
•確認
•【廢語】支持;鼓勵;贊助
•vi.
•變牢固,變穩固;變穩定;變堅定:
•His confidence is firming.
•他的信心變得堅定起來。
•變堅實,變硬:
•The soil is firming up now that the weather is drier.
•現在天氣乾燥了,所以土地變得堅實起來。
•(物價等)回升:
•After a long decline, prices are firming again.
•在長期跌落之後,物價又開始回升。
短語
law firm 法律事務所
consulting firm 諮詢公司
accounting firm 會計事務所,會計師事務所
stand firm 挺立;站穩立場
firm foundation 堅實的基礎
例句
My firm was officed in the city. 我的公司在市里設有辦公室。
I have been started in his firm for ten years. 我受僱在他的公司工作,已經有十年了。
I have not any power in the firm except to recommend. 我在公司里除了有建議之權外,什麼實權也沒有。