🔑tradeBrE/treɪd/NAmE/treɪd/noun🔑[U]theactivityofbuyingandsellingorofexchanginggoodsorservicesbetweenpeopleorcountries贸易；买卖；商业；交易◆international/foreigntrade国际/对外贸易◆Tradebetweenthetwocountrieshasincreased. 两国之间的贸易增长了。◆theinternationaltradeinoil国际石油贸易◆thearms/drugs, etc. trade军火、毒品等交易Business商业
Running a business经营企业
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise 收购/获得/拥有/出售公司/商行/特许经销权
set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业/公司
run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业/公司/专卖店
launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起/进行/接受/阻止收购投标
➡ see alsobalance of trade, fair-trade, free trade
boom, business, commerce, embargo, import, market, monopoly, sanction, tariff, trade
🔑[C]aparticulartypeofbusiness行业；职业；生意◆thebuilding/food/tourist, etc. trade建筑业、食品业、旅游业等◆Heworksintheretailtrade(= sellinggoodsinshops/stores). 他做零售工作。➡ see alsorag tradethe trade[sing. + sing./pl. v.]aparticularareaofbusinessandthepeopleorcompaniesthatareconnectedwithit同业；同行；同人◆Theyofferdiscountstothetrade(= topeoplewhoareworkinginthesamebusiness). 他们对同行业的人给予折扣。◆atrademagazine/journal行业杂志/期刊➡ see alsostock-in-trade🔑[U, C]theamountofgoodsorservicesthatyousell营业额；交易量SYNbusiness◆Tradewasverygoodlastmonth. 上月的交易量很大。🔑[U, C]ajob, especiallyonethatinvolvesworkingwithyourhandsandthatrequiresspecialtrainingandskills（尤指手工）职业；手艺；行当◆Hewasacarpenterbytrade. 他以木工为业。◆Whensheleavesschool, shewantstolearnatrade. 她毕业后想学一门手艺。◆Shewassurroundedbythetoolsofhertrade(= everythingsheneedstodoherjob). 她周围都是她干活用的工具。workemployment ⬥ career ⬥ profession ⬥ occupation ⬥ trade
These are all words for the work that sb does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time. 以上各词均指有报酬的工作，尤指长期从事的职业。
work the job that sb does, especially in order to earn money指工作、职业：◆It's very difficult to find work at the moment.目前很难找到工作。
employment(ratherformal) work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have work指工作、职业、受雇、就业：◆Only half the people here are in paid employment.这儿只有一半的人有拿工资的工作。
career the job or series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes指生涯、职业：◆He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office.他在外交部有过一段光辉的事业。
profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education指需要专门技能（尤其是较高教育水平）的职业、专业：◆He hopes to enter the medical profession.他希望能从事医务工作。NOTEThe profession is all the people who work in a particular profession. * the profession 统称某专业的人、同行、同业：◆the legal profession法律界The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer. * the professions 统称需要较高教育水平的传统职业，如医生、律师等。
occupation(ratherformal) a job or profession指工作、职业：◆Please state your name, age, and occupation.请写明姓名、年龄和职业。
trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills指行业，尤指手工职业、手艺、行当：◆Carpentry is a highly skilled trade.木工是需要纯熟技巧的职业。
