trade1 /treɪd/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1 buying/selling 买/卖 [uncountableU]BBT the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries 买卖,交易,贸易 SYN commercetrade between There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. 东西方贸易已有显著增长。
international trade agreements 国际贸易协定
unfair trade practices 不公平的贸易行为
trade in Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990. 象牙贸易自1990年起已被禁止。
the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) 军火/毒品/奴隶等交易
→ balance of trade, free trade, → trade war at war(3) 2 the hotel/tourist etc trade BBTBUSINESSthe business done by companies, hotels etc 酒店业/旅游业等 → industry Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade. 零售业周六工作很平常。
3 amount of business 营业额 [uncountableU] British EnglishBrEBBTBUSINESS business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold 营业额,交易量 SYN business A lot of pubs nowadays do most of their trade at lunchtimes. 现在许多小酒馆的大多数生意都是在午饭时。
passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers) 过路客生意 Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade. 纪念品商店主要靠的是过路客生意。
→ do a roaring trade at roaring(3) 4 an exchange of things 物品的交换 [singular] American EnglishAmE a) when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has 交换 Let’s make a trade – my frisbee for your baseball. 我们做个交换吧——我的飞盘换你的棒球。
b) when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team 〔球队之间的〕队员交换 The Celtics star demanded a trade after talks with management broke down. 和管理层的谈判失败后,这位凯尔特人队的球星要求交换转会。
5 the trade BBTBUSINESSa particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it 某一行业;某一行的人 I could get Ron to look at your car for you; he works in the trade. 我可以让罗恩给你看看车子,他是干这行的。
6 job/work 工作 [countableC, uncountableU]BOJOB/WORK a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands 〔尤指需要特殊手工技巧的〕行当,手艺 Brian insisted that his sons learn a trade. 布赖恩坚持要他的儿子们学一门手艺。
My grandfather was a plumber by trade (=that was his job). 我祖父是干管子工这一行的。
tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job) 干你这一行所需的工具
→ stock-in-trade, jack-of-all-trades, → ply your trade at ply1(1), → tricks of the trade at trick1(7)n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + trade international/foreign tradeInternational trade is essential for long-term economic growth.
global/world tradeWe want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.
the arms/timber/book etc tradeBritain is heavily involved in the arms trade.
the drugs/slave tradethe country’s thriving drugs trade
the tourist tradeThe wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industry
the retail trade (=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers)Advertising encourages the retail trade to stock and display the product.
the wholesale trade (=businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public)In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.
trade + NOUNtrade barriers (also barriers to trade formal) (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes)The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.
a trade agreementOn April 3 a new trade agreement between Romania and the USA was signed.
a trade embargo (=an official order to stop trade with another country)Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam.
trade talks/negotiationsA further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.
a trade deficit (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them)The foreign trade deficit widened by 42% compared with the previous year.
a trade surplus (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them)Scotch whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance, with a large trade surplus.