multinational

adjective
🔊/ˌmʌltiˈnæʃnəl/
🔊/ˌmʌltiˈnæʃnəl/, 🔊/ˌmʌltaɪˈnæʃnəl/
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  1. existing in or involving many countries跨国的;涉及多国的
    • multinational companies/corporations跨国公司
    • A multinational force is being sent to the trouble spot.一支多国部队正赶往多事的地区。🔊🔊
    • the huge profits made by multinational drug manufacturers跨国制药厂商赚取的巨额利润
    Topics Businessb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMultinational is used with these nouns:
    • company
    • conglomerate
    • corporation
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multinational

noun
🔊/ˌmʌltiˈnæʃnəl/
🔊/ˌmʌltiˈnæʃnəl/, 🔊/ˌmʌltaɪˈnæʃnəl/
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  1. a company that operates in several different countries, especially a large and powerful company跨国公司
    • The country’s industry is largely controlled by the multinationals.这国家的工业在很大程度上被众多跨国公司控制着。
    • foreign multinationals operating in the UK在英国开展业务的外国跨国公司
    • one of the world’s leading multinationals 世界一流的跨国公司之一
    Topics Businessb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • giant
    • large
    multinational + verb
    • operate
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