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]