com·pa·ny /ˈkʌmpni, ˈkʌmpə-/
 C公司;U陪伴;U同伴;U賓客,客人;C群,隊,夥;C連,連隊
 company
 公司
 Com·pa·ny n.; pl. Companies
 1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.
    Evil company doth corrupt good manners.   --1 Cor. xv. 33. (Rev. Ver.).
 Brethren, farewell: your company along
 I will not wish.   --Milton.
 2. A companion or companions.
 To thee and thy company I bid
 A hearty welcome.   --Shak.
 3. An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.
    Thou shalt meet a company of prophets.   --1 Sam. x. 5.
 4. Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.
 5. Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.
    Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in company.   --Swift.
 6. An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as, the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company.
 7. Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.
 8. Mil. A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.
 9. Naut. The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.
 10. The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.
 To keep company with. See under Keep, v. t.
 Syn: -- Assemblage; assembly; society; group; circle; crowd; troop; crew; gang; corporation; association; fraternity; guild; partnership; copartnery; union; club; party; gathering.
 Com·pa·ny v. t. [imp. & p. p. Companied p. pr. & vb. n. Companying.] To accompany or go with; to be companion to. [Obs.]
 Com·pa·ny, v. i.
 1. To associate.
    Men which have companied with us all the time.   --Acts i. 21.
 2. To be a gay companion. [Obs.]
 3. To have sexual commerce. [Obs.]
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 company
      n 1: an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests
           in large well-established companies"; "he started the
           company in his garage"
      2: organization of performers and associated personnel
         (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed
         at the same hotel" [syn: troupe]
      3: the state of being with someone; "he missed their company";
         "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: companionship,
          fellowship, society]
      4: small military unit; usually two or three platoons
      5: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity;
         "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company
         of cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: party]
      6: a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was
         filled with company when I arrived"
      7: a social or business visitor; "the room was a mess because
         he hadn't expected company" [syn: caller]
      8: a unit of firefighters including their equipment; "a
         hook-and-ladder company"
      9: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or
         personnel of a ship [syn: ship's company]
      v : be a companion to somebody [syn: companion, accompany, keep
          company]