construction business

基本解释

When these borrowers lost their jobs—and some were in the construction business, which has nosedived—many simply walked away from their homes.
当这些借款人失业——有些人处于已经暴跌的建设业中——很多人只是离开自己的家而已。
Subcontracting, which is common both in farming and in the construction business, makes it difficult to punish companies for employing dodgy workers.
工程分包在农业及建筑业中是很常见的，这使得处罚那些雇用非法工人的公司变得很困难。
It explained that “for actionsin violation of the Anti-monopoly Act of Japan”, the company had been ordered to suspend part of its domestic construction business.
上面说，“由于存在违反日本独占禁止法的行为”，该公司被下令暂停其部分国内的建筑业务。

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