brand1 /brænd/ ●●○ noun [countableC] 1 TYPEa type of product made by a particular company, that has a particular name or design 品牌,牌子 → makebrand of What brand of detergent do you use? 你用什么牌子的洗涤剂?
brand leader/leading brand (=the brand that sells the most) 领先品牌
products which lack a strong brand image 缺乏鲜明品牌形象的产品
brand loyalty (=the tendency to always buy a particular brand) 品牌忠诚度
own brand British EnglishBrE, store brand American EnglishAmE (=a product made and sold by a particular store) 自有品牌,商店品牌
2 brand of humour/politics/religion etc FUNNYa particular type of humour, politics, religion etc 某种类型的幽默/政治/宗教等 a strange macabre brand of humour 一种怪异而可怕的幽默
brand of humour/politics/religion etc• Presenter, Jim Bowen, puts the contestants at ease with his own brand of humour.• Bush was elected on the coat-tails of Ronald Reagan, who in turn worshipped Margaret Thatcher's brand of politics and economics.• I was by no means immune from this brand of humour. n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + brand a leading branda leading brand such as Toshiba
a top brandKids want to have Nike and Reebok and other top brands.
a popular brandIt’s the most popular brand of tequila in Mexico.
an own brand British EnglishBrE, a store brand American EnglishAmE (=sold by a particular store under its own name)A supermarket’s own brand should cost less than the nationally advertised brands.
brand + NOUNthe brand leader (=the brand that sells the most)Schwartz is the brand leader for herbs and spices in the UK.
a brand nameThe use of tobacco brand names in sponsoring sports has been banned.
a brand image (=the way a product or organization seems to the public)A company carefully protects its brand image.
brand loyalty (=the tendency to always buy a particular brand)Advertising is used to sell a product and create brand loyalty.