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    IBM is a very large American computer company that works all over the world. The letters stand for International Business Machines.

    IBM IBM is是 a very large American computer company一間非常大的美國電腦公司 that works all over the world在全世界都有業務 the letters這幾個字母 stand for代表 International Business Machines International Business Machines

    It makes machines and programs, especially for businesses, banks, and governments — not mainly the laptop you buy for home. People still nickname it Big Blue, from the company’s blue look.

    It它 makes machines and programs製造機器和程式 especially for businesses, banks, and governments主要是給企業、銀行、政府用的 not mainly the laptop you buy for home而不是你買回家用的筆電 people人們 still nickname it仍然給它取了個綽號 Big Blue Big Blue from the company's blue look來自這間公司的藍色形象

    Though actually, the IBM many parents remember — the company that put a personal computer in offices in the 1980s — is only part of the story now. IBM sold its personal-computer line years ago; those ThinkPad laptops went to Lenovo. Today IBM is more about big company computers, software, and helping other companies with computer work.

    Though actually不過實際上 the IBM many parents remember很多家長記得的那個IBM the company那間 that put a personal computer in offices in the 1980s在1980年代把個人電腦帶進辦公室的公司 is only part of the story now現在只是故事的一部分了 IBM sold its personal-computer lineIBM把個人電腦部門賣掉了 years ago在多年前 those ThinkPad laptops那些ThinkPad筆電 went to Lenovo變成了聯想的 today今天 IBM IBM is more about更著重在 big company computers, software大型企業電腦、軟體 and helping other companies with computer work以及幫其他公司做電腦相關的工作

    The name is formal. In speech everyone just says the three letters. You do not need the full name unless you are being extra clear.

    The name這個名字 is formal很正式 in speech在口語裡 everyone就只說 just says the three letters這三個字母 you你 do not need the full name不需要講全名 unless you are being extra clear除非你想講得特別清楚

    IBM is a company, not the word for “a computer.”

    IBM IBM is a company是一間公司 not the word而不是 for 'a computer'「電腦」這個字

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成Short for International Business Machines.

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

IBMnoun/ˌʌɪbiːˈɛm/

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    A company that dominates its field.

    • Univac was the IBM of the computer industry's incipiency; in 1952 Univac had virtually 100% of the market.
    • First, to Sperry Univac, the descendent^([sic]) of the first real computer company, which might have become the IBM of the industry had it not blown its early lead;

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