partnership
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++part·ner·ship /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp $ ˈpɑːrtnər-/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun 1 [uncountable]BB the state of being a partner in business 〔生意中的〕合伙（关系）be/work in partnership (with somebody) I’ve been in partnership with her for five years. 我和她合伙已经有五年了。 She’s gone into partnership with two local doctors. 她已和当地的两名医生合伙开业。2 [countable]BB a business owned by two or more people 合伙企业，合股公司 It’s one of the most successful partnerships in the country. 它是该国最成功的合伙企业之一。3 [countable, uncountable]WITH a relationship between two people, organizations, or countries 〔两个人、组织或国家之间的〕合作关系，伙伴关系 Several youth charities have formed a partnership to help these homeless teenagers. 为帮助这些无家可归的少年，一些青年慈善团体建立了合作关系。partnership between The close partnership between Britain and the US will continue. 英国和美国将继续保持亲密的伙伴关系。n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: a relationship between two people, organizations, or countriesverbsform a partnershipThey formed a partnership solely to enter the competition.forge a partnership (=form one)He has forged a highly successful partnership with the Dublin singer Frances Black.develop a partnershipDeveloping international partnerships is vital to our continued success.adjectivesa working partnershipTheirs is one of the most fruitful working partnerships in modern science.a close partnershipThe two companies have built up a close partnership over the past four years.an effective partnershipThe agency tries to forge effective partnerships with communities and private businesses.a successful partnershipWe are looking forward to a successful partnership.a good partnershipIt’s a good partnership and we think it’s going to get better.an equal partnershipThey regard marriage as an equal partnership.Examples from the Corpus
partnership• The law firm is run as a partnership.• Elliot and Elver decided to form a partnership and launch their own business.• Crime prevention is most effective when it is a partnership between the police and the public.• It is a partnership made in heaven.• The YMCA and other youth agencies have set up a partnership to reach the city's poor children.• Working in partnership with parents means being open about this possibility.• He wanted to expand, so he went into partnership with some one he'd been doing business with.• the great movie partnership of De Niro and Scorsese• Police and community leaders need to work together in a spirit of partnership.• A partner is entitled to full participation in the management of the partnership.• The partnership purchases workers' compensation and liability insurance, which reduces the bureaucratic burden on participating companies.• Because school people vastly outnumber business-people in most school-to-work partnerships, the tendency is for educators to take over.• The song-writing partnership has been very productive.be/work in partnership (with somebody)• Teachers who use drama are working in partnership with pupils.• In achieving these results, the college acknowledges the benefits of working in partnership with several external agencies.• At that time, Tannen was in partnership with Jack Baker in the automobile business.• As can be seen they are the work of school librarians and teachers working in partnership.• In Akron and elsewhere, vibrant city governments are those that work in partnership with the private sector.• We still have location-based teams but these work in partnership to make the best use of specific expertise at particular sites.• They work in partnership with small co-operatives, consumer groups, churches, clinics and nurseries throughout the Third World.• We will carry forward a family support initiative, encouraging the voluntary sector to work in partnership with families and local authorities.• The initiative will work in partnership with local agencies to address local community problems.successful partnerships• In this chapter you will read about successful partnerships and unsuccessful ones.• Economic survival and the profit line are of critical importance to us all but successful partnerships must look beyond them.formed ... partnership• However, Ramtron formed a partnership with Rohrer in 1983.• We have since formed a partnership and employ a young labourer to do all the preparation work.• In 1873 they formed a partnership, born of mutual respect and trust, to manufacture soda ash near Northwich in Cheshire.• They formed a partnership solely to enter the competition, and did no other work together.From Longman Business Dictionarypartnershippart‧ner‧ship /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪpˈpɑːrtnər-/ noun1[countable] a relationship between two people, organizations, or countries that work togetherpartnership betweenthe partnership between US capital and Mexican labor2[uncountable] the situation of working together in businessBiogen developed the drug, which is marketed in partnership with another company.He went into partnership with the owner of a cement factory.3[countable]LAWFINANCE a business organization made up of a group of accountants, lawyers etc who work together, or of a group of investorsthe Canadian partnership of the accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCooperPrime sold a 65% stake in Howard Johnson to aninvestment partnership for $200 million. → general partnership → limited partnership → private limited partnership → private partnership → public partnership → see also deed of partnershippart·ner·ship noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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partnership
part‧ner‧ship W3 AC /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp $ ˈpɑːrtnər-/
noun1. [uncountable] the state of being a partner in business
be/work in partnership (with somebody)
I’ve been in partnership with her for five years.
She’s gone into partnership with two local doctors.
2. [countable] a business owned by two or more people:
It’s one of the most successful partnerships in the country.
3. [uncountable and countable] a relationship between two people, organizations, or countries:
Several youth charities have formed a partnership to help these homeless teenagers.
partnership between
The close partnership between Britain and the US will continue.
■ verbs
▪form a partnership They formed a partnership solely to enter the competition.
▪forge a partnership (=form one) He has forged a highly successful partnership with the Dublin singer Frances Black.
▪develop a partnership Developing international partnerships is vital to our continued success.
■ adjectives
▪a working partnership Theirs is one of the most fruitful working partnerships in modern science.
▪a close partnership The two companies have built up a close partnership over the past four years.
▪an effective partnership The agency tries to forge effective partnerships with communities and private businesses.
▪a successful partnership We are looking forward to a successful partnership.
▪a good partnership It’s a good partnership and we think it’s going to get better.
▪an equal partnership They regard marriage as an equal partnership.
part‧ner‧ship W3 AC /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp $ ˈpɑːrtnər-/
noun1. [uncountable] the state of being a partner in businessbe/work in partnership (with somebody)
2. [countable] a business owned by two or more people:
3. [uncountable and countable] a relationship between two people, organizations, or countries:
partnership between
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