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Merchant Goods Person Noun Buys Sells Large N

This flashcard defines "merchant" as someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially imports/exports, or a shop owner. It can also be an adjective referring to ships or seamen involved in trade.

商人,批发商;店主;海上货运的,商船的

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/mɜ͟ː(r)tʃənt/
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](尤指外贸)商人,批发商 A merchant is a person who buys or sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports them.
  • Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you.

    任何一个懂行的葡萄酒商人都可以给你提出建议。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]店主;商人 A merchant is a person who owns or runs a shop, store, or other business.
  [AM 美]
  • The family was forced to live on credit from local merchants.

    这家人不得不靠向当地商人赊账生活。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 retailer, shopkeeper
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[ADJ 形容词]海上货运的;商船的 Merchant seamen or ships are involved in carrying goods for trade.
  [ADJ n]
  • There's been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years.

    近些年来英国商船队伍的规模大为缩减。


Oxford mer·chant / ˈmɜːtʃənt ; NAmE ˈmɜːrtʃənt /
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adjective
merchant merchants
noun 1 a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods 商人;批发商;(尤指)进出口批发商 builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade) 建材批发商 a coal/wine merchant 煤炭╱葡萄酒批发商 Venice was once a city of rich merchants. 威尼斯曾是富商云集的城市。 see also
squeegee merchant
2 ( BrE) ( informal, disapproving) a person who likes a particular activity (某活动的)爱好者;热衷于…的人 a speed merchant (= sb who likes to drive fast) 好开快车的人 noise merchants (= for example, a band who make a lot of noise) 噪音迷 IDIOMsee
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adjective [only before noun ] connected with the transport of goods by sea 海上货运的 merchant seamen 商船船员 mer·chant / ˈmɜːtʃənt ; NAmE ˈmɜːrtʃənt /
LDC
merchantmer‧chant /ˈmɜːtʃənt $ ˈmɜːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable]
Word Origin
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1wine/coal/timber etc merchant someone whose job is to buy and sell wine, coal etc, or a small company that does this:  He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant.2 old-fashioned someone who buys and sells goods in large quantities:  the son of a wealthy merchant3con merchant/speed merchant etc British English informal someone who is involved in a particular activity, such as tricking people or driving very fast
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merchant

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merchants[2788]
商人(87%),店主(4%),商船的(4%),商业的(3%),专家(1%),签约方(1%)
n.商人,批发商;店主
adj.商业的,商人的
n.(Merchant)人名;(英)麦钱特

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