trade 英 [treɪd]   美 [treid]

trade

trade  英 [treɪd] 美 [treid]

n. 贸易,交易;  v. 交易,买卖; 

进行时:trading  过去式:traded  过去分词:traded  第三人称单数:trades  名词复数:trades 

international trade,foreign trade 国际╱对外贸易
Trade between the two countries has increased. 两国之间的贸易增长了。

  • When Bobby has peanut butter but wants bologna and Billy has bologna but wants peanut butter––they can make a trade. Trade also means a set of job skills––to learn a trade means to train for a certain job.
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  • n. 贸易,交易;
  • v. 交易,买卖;
  • 1. international trade,foreign trade

    国际╱对外贸易

  • 2. Trade between the two countries has increased.

    两国之间的贸易增长了。

  • 3. the international trade in oil

    国际石油贸易

  • 4. He works in the retail trade .

    他做零售工作。

  • 5. They offer discounts to the trade.

    他们对同行业的人给予折扣。

  • 6. When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade.

    她毕业后想学一门手艺。

  • 7. She was surrounded by the tools of her trade.

    她周围都是她干活用的工具。

  • 8. The firm openly traded in arms.

    这家公司公开买卖军火。

  • 9. The firm has now ceased trading.

    这家商行现已停业。

  • trade (n.) late 14c., "path, track, course of action," introduced by the Hanse merchants, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German trade "track, course" (probably originally of a ship), cognate with Old English tredan (see tread (v.)).
  • trade (v.) 1540s, "to tread a path," from trade (n.). Meaning "to occupy oneself (in something)" is recorded from c. 1600. Meaning "to barter" is by 1793. The U.S. sports team sense of "to exchange one player for another" is attested from 1899. Related: Traded; trading. To trade down is attested from 1942; trade up from 1959. Trade places "exchange situations" is from 1917. Trading post is recorded from 1796. Trading stamp, given by merchants and exchangeable for goods, is from 1897.
trade / treɪd ; NAmE treɪd / noun , verb trade trades traded trading noun 1 [uncountable ] the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries 贸易;买卖;商业;交易 international/foreign trade 国际╱对外贸易 Trade between the two countries has increased. 两国之间的贸易增长了。 the international trade in oil 国际石油贸易 the arms/drugs, etc. trade 军火、毒品等交易 collocationsat business , international see also balance of trade , fair-trade , free trade 2 [countable ] a particular type of business 行业;职业;生意 the building/food/tourist, etc. trade 建筑业、食品业、旅游业等 He works in the retail trade (= selling goods in shops/stores). 他做零售工作。 see also rag trade 3 the trade [singular + singular or plural verb ] a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it 同业;同行;同人 They offer discounts to the trade (= to people who are working in the same business). 他们对同行业的人给予折扣。 a trade magazine/journal 行业杂志╱期刊 see also stock-in-trade 4 [uncountable ,  countable ] the amount of goods or services that you sell 营业额;交易量 SYN business Trade was very good last month. 上月的交易量很大。 5 [uncountable ,  countable ] a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills (尤指手工)职业;手艺;行当 He was a carpenter by trade. 他以木工为业。 When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade. 她毕业后想学一门手艺。 She was surrounded by the tools of her trade (= everything she needs to do her job). 她周围都是她干活用的工具。 synonyms at work IDIOMsee jack n. , ply v. , roaring , trick n. verb 1 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to buy and sell things 做买卖;做生意;从事贸易 trade(in sth) (with sb) The firm openly traded in arms. 这家公司公开买卖军火。 Early explorers traded directly with the Indians. 早期的探险者与印第安人直接进行交易。 trading partners (= countries that you trade with) 贸易伙伴 tradesth (with sb) Our products are now traded worldwide. 我们的产品现在销往世界各地。 2 [intransitive ] to exist and operate as a business or company 营业;营运 The firm has now ceased trading. 这家商行现已停业。 tradeas sb/sth They traded as ‘Walker and Son’. 他们以“沃克父子公司”之名营业。 3 [intransitive ,  transitive ] trade(sth) to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell sth, on a stock exchange (在证券交易所)交易,买卖 Shares were trading at under half their usual value. 那些股份以低于通常价值的一半买卖。 4 [transitive ] to exchange sth that you have for sth that sb else has 互相交换;以物易物 trade(sb) sth to trade secrets/insults/jokes 互换秘密;对骂;互说笑话 tradesth for sth She traded her posters for his CD. 她以海报换取他的光盘。 tradesth with sb I wouldn't mind trading placeswith her for a day. 我不介意和她掉换一天位置。 PHRASAL VERBS ˈtrade at sth ( US) to buy goods or shop at a particular store 在(某商店)购物 ˌtrade ˈdown to spend less money on things than you used to 降低消费 Shoppers are trading down and looking for bargains. 到商店买东西的人都降低消费,寻找减价货。 ˌtrade sth↔ˈin to give sth used as part of the payment for sth new 以旧物折价换新物;折价贴换 He traded in his old car for a new Mercedes. 他把旧汽车折价添钱买了辆新奔驰。 related noun trade-in ˌtrade sth↔ˈoff (against/for sth) to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other 权衡;平衡;使协调 They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment. 他们正力求在通货膨胀和失业之间进行协调。 related noun trade-off ˈtrade on sth ( disapproving) to use sth to your own advantage, especially in an unfair way (为私利不公正地)利用 SYN exploit They trade on people's insecurity to sell them insurance. 他们利用人们的不安全感向他们推销保险。 ˌtrade ˈup 1 to sell sth in order to buy sth more expensive 卖次买好;(卖掉原有的以便)买更贵的东西 We're going to trade up to a larger house. 我们打算卖掉房子,再买一座大点的。 2 to give sth you have used as part of the payment for sth more expensive 以旧物折价添钱买较贵的东西;折价贴换 trade / treɪd ; NAmE treɪd /
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