(1)市政府，市政當(dāng)局(body of persons elected to govern a town，council)[C，Gp](尤BrE)：The C～have ordered that trees are to be planted here.市政府已下令在這里植樹。the municipal～市政府;The～has cut the bus services.市政當(dāng)局已削減了公共交通設(shè)施。～services/transport/refuse collection市政公共設(shè)施/市政交通/城市垃圾收集;a～bus城市公共汽車;
(2)法人，社團(tuán)，商業(yè)公司(body of persons permitted by law to act as one individual，esp for business purposes)[C，Gp](縮寫corp)：The～has branch offices in several cities.這家公司在好幾個(gè)城市有分支辦事處。join a large American～加入一家美國大公司;multinational/chemical/minerals～s 跨國/化學(xué)/礦業(yè)公司;the British Broadcasting C～(BBC)英國廣播公司;the British Steel C～ 英國鋼鐵公司;a ～president公司總裁;〖同〗company，association;
(3)大肚子(person's very large fat stomach)[C](sl)(尤BrE)：You're getting a huge～!你的肚子見大!
←′corporate adj 集體的，團(tuán)體的，公司的，法人的