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| 1 | U the activities of buying and selling goods or services 买卖；交易；生意；贸易 |
| The two leaders signed agreements on trade and sporting links. 两国领导人签署了加强贸易和体育联系的协议。 |
| +in Global trade in manufactured goods has increased dramatically. 全球制造业贸易增长迅猛。 |
| +with Spain wants to develop its trade with the Philippines. 西班牙想和菲律宾发展贸易。 |
| | 1a | singular the amount of goods and services that a business buys and sells 贸易额；交易量；营业额 | | a roaring trade (=a very good trade) Butchers are doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages these days. 生意兴隆 | |
| | 1b | C the activity of buying and selling shares in companies 股票交易 | |
| | 1c | relating to the activities of buying and selling 贸易的；交易的 | | a trade accord/agreement/dispute 贸易条约/协议/争端 | |
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| 2 | C a particular area of business or industry 行业 |
| the book/drug/jewellery trade 图书/医药/珠宝行业 |
| | 2a | singular/U the people or companies who work in a particular business or industry （从事某一行业的）同行，同行业者 | | The trade could do more to help its workers. 同行业者可以多尽些力帮助其从业人员。 | |
| | 2b | C a job or type of work that someone is trained to do 行当；职业；手艺 | | He learned his trade in the 1960s. 他在20世纪60年代学了这门手艺。 | |
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| 3 | C MAINLY AMERICAN the exchange of one thing for another , usually of the same value 交换；（通常指）等价交换 |
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| - | passing trade BRITISH
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| people who go into a shop to buy something when they are walking past it |
| 过路顾客 |
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