trade
US
UK trade n: (commerce)
SC 贸易 mào yì
TC 貿易
TC 貿易
International trade has been increasing over the last few years.
在过去几年里，国际贸易一直在增长。
trade n: (profession)
SC 行业 háng yè
TC 行業
TC 行業
SC 职业 háng yè，zhí yè
TC 職業
TC 職業
He's one of the best doctors in the trade.
他是行业内最优秀的医生之一。
trade n: (handicraft)
SC 手工艺 shǒu gōng yì
TC 手工藝
TC 手工藝
SC 手工业 shǒu gōng yì，shǒu gōng yè
TC 手工業
TC 手工業
Not everyone wants to pursue an intellectual career and many young people with manual skills go into trade.
不是所有人都想要追求学术生涯，许多具备手艺的年轻人进入了手工业。
the trades npl: (business: manual work)
SC 手工行业
TC 手工行業
TC 手工行業
SC 手工业 shǒu gōng yè
TC 手工業
TC 手工業
After completing an apprenticeship, he got a job in the trades.
学徒期满之后，他在手工行业内找到了一份工作。
trade [sth] vtr: mainly US (swap: exchange)
SC 交易 jiāo yì
TC 交易
TC 交易
SC 交换 jiāo yì，jiāo huàn
TC 交換
TC 交換
Want to trade baseball cards with me?
谁想跟我换棒球卡？
trade [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep: mainly US (swap: exchange [sth] for [sth] else)
SC 用…换…，用…交换…
He traded his bar of chocolate for her biscuit.
他用自己的巧克力条换她的饼干。
trade vi: (do business)
SC 做生意 zuò shēng yì
SC 经商 zuò shēng yì，jīng shāng
TC 經商
TC 經商
Our company has been trading for over fifty years.
我们公司已经经商超过50年之久了。
trade with [sb/sth] vi + prep: (do business with)
SC 和…做生意 hé zuò shēng yì
SC 与…进行贸易 hé zuò shēng yì，yǔ jìn xíng mào yì
I trade with him from time to time.
我时不时地会与他进行贸易往来。
trade [sth] with [sb], trade [sth] with [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep: informal (exchange or swop [sth] with)
SC 与某人交换某物
Jack traded the cow with a merchant for a handful of beans.
杰克用那头牛与商人交换了一把豆子。
trade vi: (deal in the stock market)
SC 做股票交易 zuò gǔ piào jiāo yì
SC 从事股票交易 zuò gǔ piào jiāo yì，cóng shì gǔ piào jiāo yì
SC 炒股 zuò gǔ piào jiāo yì，chǎo gǔ
What does he do in the city? Does he trade?
他在城里做什么？炒股吗？
trade n: informal (exchange)
SC 交易 jiāo yì
TC 交易
TC 交易
SC 交换 jiāo yì，jiāo huàn
TC 交換
TC 交換
I got this coat for my old skirt. It was a good trade.
trade n: (customers)
SC 顾客 gù kè
TC 顧客
TC 顧客
SC 主顾 gù kè，zhǔ gù
Let them have the table cheap. They are good trade.
这张桌子让他们便宜点。他们可是老主顾了。
trade n: informal (people involved in a trade)
SC 交易商 jiāo yì shāng
SC 交易者 jiāo yì shāng，jiāo yì zhě
We sell wholesale to them because they are trade.
trade n as adj: (professional)
SC 行业的 háng yè de
TC 行業的
TC 行業的
SC 同业的 háng yè de，tóng yè de
SC 专业性的 háng yè de，zhuān yè xìng de
The trade magazine was read by everybody in the industry.
业内人人都读这本行业杂志。
trade n as adj: (business to business)
SC 商业的 shāng yè de
TC 商業的
TC 商業的
SC 贸易的 shāng yè de ，mào yì de
This is a trade newsletter, which we send to similar businesses.
trade n as adj: (edition: for general sale)
SC 平装的 píng zhuāng de
TC 平裝的
TC 平裝的
A trade edition is one intended for general distribution to the public.
trades npl: (trade winds) (常用复数)
SC 信风, 贸易风
The trades usually helped the merchant ships to sail faster.
trade in [sth] vi + prep: (sell)
SC 出售，销售，卖 chū shòu，xiāo shòu，mài
TC 出售，銷售，賣
TC 出售，銷售，賣
This company trades in industrial machinery.
这家公司出售工业机械。
trade vtr: (buy and sell)
SC 交易 jiāo yì
TC 交易
TC 交易
SC 买卖 jiāo yì，mǎi mài
TC 買賣
TC 買賣
This shop trades second-hand video games.
这家店进行二手电子游戏的交易。
trade in [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (sell, deal in)
SC 买卖, 出售, 做…生意
He trades in stocks and bonds.
trade [sth] in, trade in [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (exchange as part-payment for [sth]) (旧商品)
SC 以旧换新
SC 以...抵价换新商品
I traded my old car in for a new one.
trade off [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (exploit for sales)
SC 以某物换取某物
SC 牺牲...换取
Counterfeiters trade off brand name reputations.
销售假冒伪劣商品的商家以品牌声誉换取钱财。
trade on [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (exploit)
SC 利用 lì yòng
SC 占...的便宜
trade up vi phrasal: (exchange [sth] for [sth] of higher value)
SC 交易 jiāo yì
TC 交易
TC 交易
SC 交换 jiāo yì，jiāo huàn
TC 交換
TC 交換
trade [sth] up, trade up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (exchange for [sth] of higher value) (指用价低之物换进价高之物)
SC 用...交换
TC 用…交換
TC 用…交換
SC 用...交易
balance of trade n: (difference: imports, imports)
SC 贸易差额 mào yì chā é
TC 貿易差額
TC 貿易差額
The growth in imports has lead to a worsening of the balance of trade.
board of trade n: (business association)
SC 同业公会 tóng yè gōng huì
TC 同業公會
TC 同業公會
building trade n: (construction industry)
SC 建筑业 jiàn zhú yè
TC 建築業
TC 建築業
cap-and-trade adj: (denoting carbon trading) (碳排放交易)
SC 总量管制与排放交易的
carriage trade n: (elite clientele)
SC 上层阶级
SC 有钱人 yǒu qián rén
TC 有錢人
TC 有錢人
EFTA n: initialism (European Free Trade Association)
SC 欧洲自由贸易协会
fair trade n: (legal or ethical commerce)
SC 公平交易 gōng píng jiāo yì
SC 公平贸易 gōng píng jiāo yì，gōng píng mào yì
TC 公平貿易
TC 公平貿易
SC 互惠贸易 gōng píng jiāo yì，hù huì mào yì
TC 互惠貿易
TC 互惠貿易
Fair trade combines good prices for farmers with strict environmental standards.
公平贸易既保证农民获得合理的价格，又符合严格的环境标准。
fair trade n: informal (satisfactory exchange) (非正式用语)
SC 公平的交易，互不吃亏的交易 gōng píng de jiāo yì，hù bù chī kuī de jiāo yì
20 Canadian dollars for 20 US dollars is not a fair trade.
用20加元兑换20美元并不公平。
fair trade, fairtrade, fair-trade n as adj: (ethical)
SC 符合公平贸易的
SC 通过公平交易的
James buys fair trade products whenever he can.
只要有机会，詹姆斯都会购买符合公平贸易的产品。
foreign trade n: (international commerce)
SC 对外贸易，外贸
TC 對外貿易，外貿
TC 對外貿易，外貿
free trade n: (unrestricted commerce)
SC 自由贸易 zì yóu mào yì
TC 自由貿易
TC 自由貿易
SC 自由贸易制度 zì yóu mào yì，zì yóu mào yì zhì dù
The USA has a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada.
free trade area, free trade zone n: (country: unrestricted commerce)
SC 自由贸易区 zì yóu mào yì qū
The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area.
FTC n: US, initialism (Federal Trade Commission)
SC 联邦贸易委员会
global trade n: (worldwide commerce)
SC 国际贸易
TC 國際貿易
TC 國際貿易
pack rat, packrat, trade rat n: (animal: Neotoma cinerea)
SC 林鼠
reciprocal trade n: (exchange of trade between nations)
SC 互惠贸易 hù huì mào yì
TC 互惠貿易
TC 互惠貿易
We've come to a reciprocal trade agreement with Bulgaria.
Japan and the United States sometimes disagree about what is fair concerning reciprocal trade.
retail trade n: (shop selling)
SC 零售 líng shòu
TC 零售
TC 零售
slave trade n: (trafficking in people)
SC 贩卖奴隶 fàn mài nú lì
TC 販賣奴隸
TC 販賣奴隸
slave-trade n as adj: (relating to people-trafficking)
SC 贩奴的
TC 販奴的
TC 販奴的
SC 贩卖奴隶的
The number of slave-trade convictions has risen in recent years.
spice trade n: (buying and selling of spices)
SC 香料贸易 xiāng liào mào yì
TC 香料貿易
TC 香料貿易
The spice trade encouraged early sailors to circumnavigate the globe.
stock-in-trade n: (items used in performing a job) (职业所需)
SC 设备 shè bèi
TC 設備
TC 設備
stock-in-trade n: figurative (person: characteristic ability)
SC 惯用手段
tools of the trade npl: (what you need to do a job)
SC 谋生工具
SC 谋生手段
What are the tools of the trade if you are a plumber?
trade agreement n: (commercial treaty between nations)
SC 贸易协议 mào yì xié yì
TC 貿易協議
TC 貿易協議
SC 贸易协定 mào yì xié yì，mào yì xié dìng
SC 贸易合同 mào yì xié yì，mào yì hé tóng
The UK and the USA are working on a new trade agreement.
trade association n: (group representing an industry)
SC 贸易协会 mào yì xié huì
TC 貿易協會
TC 貿易協會
SC 行业联合会 mào yì xié huì，háng yè lián hé huì
SC 贸易联盟 mào yì xié huì，mào yì lián méng
The soft drink trade association will have a meeting next Wednesday.
trade balance n: (imports compared to exports)
SC 贸易差额 mào yì chā é
TC 貿易差額
TC 貿易差額
Despite fluctuations, China's trade balance looks healthy.
trade barrier n: ([sth] that restricts international trading)
SC 贸易壁垒
TC 貿易壁壘
TC 貿易壁壘
trade book: (not a limited edition)
SC 一般书籍
SC 普及版书籍
trade deficit n: (econ: imports exceed exports)
SC 贸易逆差 mào yì nì chā
TC 貿易逆差
TC 貿易逆差
trade down vi + adv: (exchange for [sth] of lower value)
SC 用高价物品交换低价物品
trade dress n: (business: product's appearance)
SC 产品包装，商业外观
A product's trade dress is important because it attracts consumers.
trade fair, trade show n: (exhibition by a particular industry)
SC 商品交易会 shāng pǐn jiāo yì huì
SC 贸易展销会 shāng pǐn jiāo yì huì，mào yì zhǎn xiāo huì
Company reps demonstrated the new software at the trade fair.
公司代表在展会上演示了这款新软件。
trade gap n: (difference in value between nation's imports and exports) (进口大于出口)
SC 贸易逆差 mào yì nì chā
TC 貿易逆差
TC 貿易逆差
The United States is very worried about its large trade gap with China.
trade journal n: (periodical of a profession)
SC 行业杂志 háng yè zá zhì
TC 行業雜誌
TC 行業雜誌
The Grocer is the UK's leading trade journal for the retail industry.
trade magazine n: (periodical of a particular business field)
SC 商业杂志 shāng yè zá zhì
TC 商業雜誌
TC 商業雜誌
SC 行业杂志 shāng yè zá zhì，háng yè zá zhì
TC 行業雜誌
TC 行業雜誌
The soft drink trade magazine will be distributed freely a week before the trade fair takes place.
trade marketing n: (promoting to retailers)
SC 商务营销 shāng wù yíng xiāo
TC 商務營銷
TC 商務營銷
trade mission n: (commercial business trip)
SC 贸易任务
trade name, tradename n: (brand name, proprietary name)
SC 商品名 shāng pǐn míng
SC 商标 shāng pǐn míng，shāng biāo
TC 商標
TC 商標
Prescription drugs have both trade names and generic names.
trade-name [sth] vtr: (give brand name to) (产品、商品)
SC 给…起名，给…命名
trade off [sth] for [sth], trade off [sth] against [sth] v expr: figurative (sacrifice for [sth])
SC 以某物换取某物
SC 牺牲...换取
The new speakers look stylish, but I would not trade off the sound for the appearance.
这些新扬声器看起来很时髦，不过我是不会用声音品质来换取外观的。
trade off, trade-off n: (exchange)
SC 交易 jiāo yì
TC 交易
TC 交易
SC 交换 jiāo yì，jiāo huàn
TC 交換
TC 交換
The tradeoff is that I will teach you Dutch in exchange for Russian lessons.
我教你荷兰语，代价是你给我上俄语课。
trade off, trade-off n: figurative (compromise)
SC 平衡 píng héng
TC 平衡
TC 平衡
SC 协调 píng héng，xié tiáo
TC 協調
TC 協調
We proposed a tradeoff that both sides could agree to.
我们提出了一个双方均可同意的交易。
trade school: (education)
SC 职业学校 zhí yè xué xiào
TC 職業學校
TC 職業學校
trade secret n: figurative, informal (helpful hint) (比喻，非正式用语)
SC 秘诀 mì jué
trade secret n: (inside information)
SC 商业秘密 shāng yè mì mì
TC 商業秘密
TC 商業秘密
SC 行业秘密 shāng yè mì mì，háng yè mì mì
Most companies refuse to reveal their trade secrets.
trade stand n: (stall at a business exhibition)
SC 展位
trade union n: (worker's syndicate)
SC 工会 gōng huì
TC 工會
TC 工會
The trade union has voted to strike on two weekends in March.
工会已经投票决定在三月罢工两个周末。
trade unionism n: (collective bargaining)
SC 工会制，工会制度
The car industry has a long tradition of trade unionism.
trade [sth] up for [sth], trade up [sth] for [sth] v expr: (exchange: for [sth] of higher value)
SC 以...换...
SC 以...与...交易
trade wind n: often plural (easterly wind in tropics) (常用复数)
SC 信风 xìn fēng
We waited for favourable trade winds before setting out to cross the Atlantic.
trade-in n: ([sth] exchanged)
SC 折价物
trade-up n: (exchange for upgraded version of [sth])
SC 升级换购
tricks of the trade npl: (expert techniques)
SC 生意经，做生意的诀窍 shēng yì jīng，zuò shēng yì de jué qiào
SC 成功的诀窍 chéng gōng de jué qiào
She'll be spending the first three weeks learning the tricks of the trade.
World Trade Center n: US (New York: business district) (纽约)
SC 世界贸易中心
SC 世贸中心
WTO n: initialism (World Trade Organization) (首字母缩写)
SC 世界贸易组织，世贸组织 shì jiè mào yì zǔ zhī，shì mào zǔ zhī
Trade Ministers from the 149 member states of the WTO met in Hong Kong.