Well, an outside firm is an outside company.

好吧，外部公司就是外部公司。

We contracted the catering out to an outside firm.

【contract】我们把承办酒席外包给了外面的一家公司。

It means we hire a lawyer from an outside firm, and we dig up dirt on someone she cares about.

我们雇一个外部律师，查查她关心的事情。

For the first time, IBM divisions had to compete with outside firms to build hardware and software for the new computer.

IBM 部门第一次不得不与外部公司竞争，为新计算机构建硬件和软件。

On May 11, 2021, a climbing team from an outside engineering firm was performing a detailed inspection of the bridge's superstructure.

2021 年 5 月 11 日，外部工程公司的攀爬队正在对桥梁上部结构进行详细检查。

Our company hired an outside firm to set up a computer system, to help us keep track of the progress on major projects.

我们公司聘请了一家外部公司来建立一个计算机系统，以帮助我们跟踪重大项目的进展情况。