1.商行；商号；公司a business or company
an engineering firm工程公司
a firm of accountants会计事务所
1.坚固的；坚硬的；结实的fairly hard; not easy to press into a different shape
a firm bed/mattress结实的床╱床垫
These peaches are still firm.这些桃子还很硬。
Bake the cakes until they are firm to the touch.把糕饼烤到摸起来有硬感为止。
2.坚定的；确定的；坚决的not likely to change
a firm believer in socialism坚定信仰社会主义的人
a firm agreement/date/decision/offer/promise巩固的协议；确定的日期；不能更改的决定；实盘；坚决的保证
firm beliefs/conclusions/convictions/principles坚定不移的信仰；定论；坚定的信念╱原则
She is a firm favourite with the children.孩子们着实喜欢她。
We have no firm evidence to support the case.我们没有确凿的证据支持这个论点。
They remained firm friends .他们依然友情甚笃。
3.牢固的；稳固的strongly fixed in place
Stand the fish tank on a firm base.把鱼缸放在牢固的基座上。
No building can stand without firm foundations, and neither can a marriage.没有稳固的基础，建筑就不牢靠，婚姻也是如此。
4.强有力的；坚决的strong and steady
‘No,’ she repeated, her voice firmer this time.“不。”她重复说，这次语气较前坚决。
With a firm grip on my hand, he pulled me away.他紧握我的手把我拉开。
Her handshake was cool and firm.她握手镇定而有力。
5.牢牢控制的；严格的；掌握的strong and in control
to exercise firm control/discipline/leadership实施严格的控制╱纪律╱领导
Parents must be firm with their children.父母必须对子女严格。
The company now has a firm footing in the marketplace.现在这家公司在市场上已站稳了脚跟。
This book will give your students a firm grasp of English grammar.这本书将使学生牢固地掌握英语语法。
We need to keep a firm grip on the situation.我们需要牢牢地掌握局面。
6.[ubn]~ (against sth)坚挺的not lower than another
The euro remained firm against the dollar, but fell against the yen.欧元对美元依然坚挺，但对日元的汇率则下跌。
Everyone agreed with me, so I knew I was on firm ground.每个人都同意我的意见，所以我知道自己立场稳固了。
Everyone agreed with me, so I knew I was on firm ground.每个人都同意我的意见，所以我知道自己立场稳固了。
Those children need a firm hand to make them behave.那些孩子得严加管教。
Those children need a firm hand to make them behave.那些孩子得严加管教。
We need to take a firm line on tobacco advertising.我们需要对烟草广告采取强硬的态度。
They took a firm stand against drugs in the school.他们坚决反对校园吸毒现象。
We need to take a firm line on tobacco advertising.我们需要对烟草广告采取强硬的态度。
They took a firm stand against drugs in the school.他们坚决反对校园吸毒现象。
1.[t]~ sth使强壮；使坚固；使坚实to make sth become stronger or harder
Firm the soil around the plant.把植物周围的土弄紧实。
This product claims to firm your body in six weeks.这个产品据称能在六周内使身体强壮。
2.[i]~ (to/at…)坚挺；稳步上涨to become steady or rise steadily
Rank's shares firmed 3p to 696p.兰克公司的股票涨了 3 便士，升至 696 便士。
She held firm to her principles.她坚持自己的原则。
She held firm to her principles.她坚持自己的原则。
He tried to expand the firm quickly , but his staff did not have enough experience. Production got out of hand and he went bankrupt.
他努力迅速扩大他的公司，但是他的职工们没有足够的经验。生产难以控制，结果他破产了。
A closer look, drawing on the long-haired girl is fluttering, his eyes look very small but firm, faint with a little sad.
细看，画上的女孩是长发飘飘，眼睛不大但目光很坚定，隐隐带一点忧愁。
Mr. Madoff's brother and niece held positions at the firm as of this month, and his wife earlier did.
截至本月，马多夫的兄弟和侄女还担任着该公司的职务，此前他的妻子也在公司中任职。
The growing gloom spurred some of Bear Stearns's trading partners to try to get out of transactions with the firm.
持续增长的悲观情绪刺激某些交易伙伴试图终止与贝尔斯登的交易。
At the bottom of the firm's pecking order, he had no say whatever in the matter.
他是公司最低层的员工，在这件事情上完全没有发言权。
The consensus was that CIT's failure alone was not likely to bring down any other firm.
分析人事达成了一致共识，他CIT一家的倒闭将不会带垮其的公司。
Mr Trott's firm will maintain a close relationship with Goldman, said people close to the matter.
知情人士表示，特洛特的公司将与高盛保持密切往来。
On the contrary, she says, people began to respect her for her individuality and firm rooting in her faith.
人们反而更加尊重她，因为她有自己的个性及坚定的信仰。
Clark, who has sold more than 100 of the bags and is now looking for a production firm to help her keep up with orders.
克拉克说。她已经卖出100个这样的保护巾，现在正在找一家代工厂帮她应付订单。
It took a lot of concentration for a corpse to run any sort of machine. So the handler was having it keep a firm eye on the engine.
用僵尸操纵机械非常消耗集中力，所以赶尸人让它一直盯着引擎不动。
The boss of an oil firm with a Chinese partner says that "its motivation is not to take control" and that the relationship is harmonious.
一个拥有中国合资伙伴的石油公司老板说，“中国企业的动机不是要掌控”，而且他们的关系很和谐。
He gave the example of a recent attempt to buy his company's pumps through a Chinese engineering firm.
他给出了最近伊朗通过中国的工程公司购买离心机的例子。
It was after his first year, in 1989, that he took a summer job at a prominent law firm now called Sidley Austin.
在哈佛的第一年结束后，也就是1989年，他在一家著名的律师事务所——现在叫做SidleyAustin律师事务所——得到了一份暑期工作。
None of those fishy little finger grips, but a good firm squeeze accompanied by an equally strong gaze into the other's eyes.
这可不是指那种冷冰冰的手指相握，而是一种非常坚定有力的紧握，同时同样坚定有力地注视对方的眼睛。
"It was a bit of a point of last resort, " says Clare Murray of CM Murray, an employment law boutique firm, for example.
例如，CMMurray的克莱尔•默里（ClareMurray）表示：“那有点像可以求助的最后一招。”CMMurray是专门从事就业法的律师事务所。
One group is now in Hanoi, working on an agreement to help the North Vietnamese set up a shipping firm, textile plant and garment factory.
现在一拨儿人在河内，根据协议帮助北越建设一个船运公司、纺织厂和成衣厂。
Mr Woodford suggests that his offence was to ask questions about large payments to a firm in the Cayman Islands.
伍德福德认为其被辞退原因是对公司支付大额款项给一家位于开曼群岛的公司提出质疑；
A spokesman for MF Global said the firm is cooperating with regulators and the bankruptcy trustee trying to find the missing money.
曼氏发言人说，公司正在配合监管机构和破产受托机构，试图找到丢失的资金。
Flamand is setting up his own hedge fund and a Goldman Sachs executive in London said last month that the firm supports Flamand's plan.
费拉蒙正在建立自己的对冲基金和高盛在伦敦的执行上月表示，该公司支持弗拉芒，星光大道的计划。
The utility model has the advantages of practicality, beauty and firm structure; the display board is not easy to deform in carrying loads.
本实用新型美观实用，结构牢固，展板承受重物时不易变形。
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