| 词汇 | trade |
| 释义 | trade noun uk/treɪd/ us/treɪd/ (BUYING AND SELLING) B1 [ U ]贸易；交易；买卖 the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries The country's trade in manufactured goods has expanded in the last ten years. 该国的工业品贸易在最近10年里扩大了规模。 70 percent of the country's trade is with Europe. 该国70%的贸易是和欧洲进行的。 The two countries have signed a trade agreement for one year only. 这两个国家签署了一项为期仅1年的贸易协定。 Synonyms: business (SELLING)commerceenterprise (BUSINESS) [ U ]生意 business activity Since the supermarket opened, many small local shops have lost up to 50 percent of their trade. 自从这家超市开张后，当地许多小商店失去了一半的生意。 In hot weather, shops do a roaring/brisk trade in (= sell a lot of) cold drinks and ice cream. 天热时，商店里的冷饮和冰激凌卖得非常火爆。 This level of confidence in the economy is good for trade generally. 这种对经济的信任通常有利于贸易的进行。
(BUSINESS) C1 [ C ]行业 a particular business or industry the building/catering/tourist trade 建筑／饮食服务／旅游行业 the book/car/fur trade 图书／汽车／皮毛制品行业 He worked in the same trade all his life. 他终身从事同一行业。 Synonyms: business (COMPANY)concern (BUSINESS)enterprise (BUSINESS) B2 [ C or U ]（尤指需要特殊技术和手工劳动的）职业，行当 a job, especially one that needs special skill, that involves working with your hands She went to college to learn a trade. 她去一家技术学院学一门手艺。 He's a carpenter by trade. 他是干木工活的。 the trade[ S ] （特定或同一行业的）从业者 the people who work in a particular business or industry or in the same one People who work in the trade can buy their books at a discount. 同行购书可以打折。 The company only supplies its goods to the (building/catering) trade, not direct to the public. 这家公司只向（建筑／饮食服务）从业者提供货物，而不直接面向公众。
trade adjective uk/treɪd/ us/treɪd/ trade publication/journal/magazine/paper 行业出版物／期刊／杂志／报纸 a newspaper, etc. produced for people working in a particular business or industry a steel industry trade journal 钢铁工业的行业刊物 trade verb uk/treɪd/ us/treɪd/ (BUY AND SELL) B2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]（尤指国与国之间）从事（…）贸易，进行（…）交易 to buy and sell goods or services, especially between countries For centuries, Native Americans traded with European settlers. 美洲印第安人和欧洲殖民者做了几百年的生意。 The company has been trading in oil for many years. 该公司做石油生意已经有许多年了。 The two countries have become close trading partners. 两国已经成为关系密切的贸易伙伴。 Our books are traded throughout Asia. 我们的书在全亚洲销售。 See also: horse-trade [ I or T ]（在证券交易所）买卖，交易 to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell shares, on the stock exchange The volume of stocks traded today was very high. 今天证券交易所股票成交量非常大。 Shares in the company traded actively. 该公司的股票交易活跃。
(EXCHANGE) [ T ]交换;改换，更换 to exchange something, or to stop using or doing something and start using or doing something else instead The children traded comics. 孩子们交换了连环画。 [ + two objects ] I'll trade you some of my chocolate for some of your ice cream. 我愿意用些巧克力换些你的冰激凌。 I wouldn't trade you for the world (= I do not want a different partner). 除了你，我谁都不要。 See also: trade something in [ T ]相互说，互相交谈 If people trade statements of a particular type, they say or tell them to each other. We sat around the dinner table, trading stories. 我们围坐在餐桌旁，你一言我一语地讲着各自的见闻。 The two politicians didn't really discuss the issues, they just traded insults. 这两个政客并不是真的在讨论问题，而是在互相辱骂。 Phrasal verbs trade something in 以…折价换购（尤指同类的新品） to give something you own as part of your payment for something you buy, especially a new type of the same thing He recently traded in his Jeep for a red Mercedes. 他最近用自己的吉普车折价换购了一辆红色的奔驰轿车。 trade something off 换掉；放弃…以换取他物 to accept a disadvantage or bad feature in order to have something good It may be possible to trade off manpower costs against computer costs. 以降低人力成本抵消/换取计算机成本是有可能的。 trade on something （为谋私利）利用 to use something, especially a characteristic, for your own advantage and usually in an unfair way People are always trading on his generosity. 人们总是利用他的慷慨。 This kind of advertising trades on people's fears. 这种广告利用了人们的恐惧心理。 He trades on his good looks. 他利用自己的英俊相貌来谋取便利。 trade up/down 买更贵／更便宜的东西（通常指房子或汽车） to buy something, usually a house or car, that is of higher or lower value than the one you already have Financial advisers warn against trading up to a larger home unless you are sure you can afford it. 财务顾问们警告说除非确信付得起，不要换更大的房子。 |
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