a business project or activity that is begun by two or more companies, etc., which remain separate organizations 合营企业；合资企业 The company has set up a joint venture with a company in Austria. 该公司与一家奥地利公司建立了合资企业。 a joint-venture company 一家合资公司 The project is a joint venture between the public and private sectors. 这是个包含公有和私有成分的合资项目。