whole·sale

adverb

/ˈhəʊlseɪl/

in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit批发的；趸售的
- We buy the building materials wholesale.我们批量购买建筑材料。
compare retailTopics Businessc2
in very large numbers大规模的
- These young people die wholesale from heroin overdoses.这些年轻人因过量吸食海洛因大批死亡。

whole·sale

adjective

/ˈhəʊlseɪl/

[only before noun]

connected with goods that are bought and sold in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit批发的；趸售的
- wholesale prices批发价格
compare retail1Topics Shoppingc2
(especially of something bad) happening or done to a very large number of people or things大规模的
- the wholesale slaughter of innocent people对无辜民众的大屠杀
Extra Examples
- Localized tensions had developed into wholesale slaughter.区域性紧张局势发展成大规模的杀戮行为。
- The government warned that wholesale changes could lead to major destabilization.政府警告说，大规模的变化可能会导致严重的不稳定。
- They did their best to prevent the wholesale destruction of the cities.他们尽最大努力防止城市遭到大规模破坏。

Word Originlate Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’.

单词	wholesale
释义	whole·sale adverb /ˈhəʊlseɪl/ /ˈhəʊlseɪl/ in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit批发的；趸售的 We buy the building materials wholesale.我们批量购买建筑材料。 compare retailTopics Businessc2 in very large numbers大规模的 These young people die wholesale from heroin overdoses.这些年轻人因过量吸食海洛因大批死亡。 whole·sale adjective /ˈhəʊlseɪl/ /ˈhəʊlseɪl/ [only before noun] connected with goods that are bought and sold in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit批发的；趸售的 wholesale prices批发价格 compare retail1Topics Shoppingc2 (especially of something bad) happening or done to a very large number of people or things大规模的 the wholesale slaughter of innocent people对无辜民众的大屠杀 Extra Examples Localized tensions had developed into wholesale slaughter.区域性紧张局势发展成大规模的杀戮行为。 The government warned that wholesale changes could lead to major destabilization.政府警告说，大规模的变化可能会导致严重的不稳定。 They did their best to prevent the wholesale destruction of the cities.他们尽最大努力防止城市遭到大规模破坏。 Word Originlate Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’.
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