业 meaning in English

• Ⅰ名词
  1.(行业) line of business; trade; industry Phrases
  各行各业 all trades and professions; different trades and callings; all walks of life; 工业 industry; 矿业 mining industry; 饮食业 catering trade2.(职业) occupation; profession; employment; job Phrases
  就业 obtain employment; take up an occupation; get a job; 失业 be out of job; be unemployed; 他以木工为业。 he is a carpenter by profession.3.(学业) course of study Phrases
  结业 complete a course of study; graduate; 修业 study at school4.(事业) cause; enterprise Phrases
  +More...创业 start an enterprise; do pioneering work; 大业great cause5.(产业) estate; property Phrases
  家业 family property6.[宗教] (佛教徒称一切行为、言语、思想为业) karma; deed; action:罪业 sin
  7.(姓氏) a surname Phrases
  业伟 ye weiⅡ动词
  (从事) engage in Phrases
  业农 engage in farming; 业医 practise medicineⅢ副词
  (已经) already Phrases
  业已病故 already died of illness; 业已核实 have already been verified

• 畜养[业]饲养[业]畜牧[业:    livestock rearing
• 博彩（业）:    lottery industry
• 畜养[业:    livestock rearing

Examples

1. Fishing is still the main industry there .
   捕鱼业仍为那里的主要行业。
2. Does that limit the growth of prostitution ?
   那是否限制了淫业的成长？
3. Imitations also came into the cheese business .
   仿造品也进入了奶酪业。
4. The golden age of whale fishery is over .
   捕鲸业的黄金时代已过去。
5. She has made great progress in her studies .
   她在学业上很有上进。