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trade trade ★★★★★/tre͟ɪd/1[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]贸易；买卖；交易 Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries.   [usu with supp]The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.该政府部门直接掌控着外贸的各个方面。...negotiations on a new international trade agreement...有关新国际贸易协定的谈判Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico.得克萨斯州与墨西哥的贸易往来历史悠久。2[VERB	动词]做买卖；做生意；从事贸易 When people, firms, or countries trade, they buy, sell, or exchange goods or services between themselves.   [V]  [V with n]  [V in n]They may refuse to trade, even when offered attractive prices...即便对方的报价很有吸引力，他们也有可能拒绝进行交易。They had years of experience of trading with the West...他们有多年与西方贸易往来的经验。He has been trading in antique furniture for 25 years.他从事古董家具买卖已有 25 年。tradingTrading on the stock exchange may be suspended...证券交易可能被暂停。Sunday trading laws will be reformed.星期日交易法将进行改革。3[N-COUNT	可数名词](某一)生意，行业 A trade is a particular area of business or industry.   [usu supp N]They've completely ruined the tourist trade for the next few years.他们把今后几年的旅游业完全给毁了。...the arms trade.军火贸易4[N-COUNT	可数名词]职业；手艺；行当 Someone's trade is the kind of work that they do, especially when they have been trained to do it over a period of time.   [oft poss N]He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea...他在北海学会了潜水员这一行的本事。Allyn was a jeweller by trade...阿林是珠宝匠。She is a patron of small businesses and trades.她是几个小企业和小手工艺者的资助人。5[V-RECIP	相互动词]用…进行交换；互相交换 If someone trades one thing for another or if two people trade things, they agree to exchange one thing for the other thing.   [V n for n (non-recip)]  [pl-n V n]  [V n with n]  [mainly AM 主美]They traded land for goods and money...他们用土地换取了货物与金钱。He still claims the arms weren't traded for hostages…他仍然声称军火没有被用来交换人质。Kids used to trade baseball cards...以前孩子们常常互相交换棒球卡片。They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。Trade is also a noun.I am willing to make a trade with you...我愿和你做个交易。It wouldn't exactly have been a fair trade.那就不会是完全公平的交换了。in BRIT, use 英国英语用 exchange6[V-RECIP	相互动词]交换，对换(位置或处境) If you trade places with someone or if the two of you trade places, you move into the other person's position or situation, and they move into yours.   [V n with n]  [pl-n V n]  [mainly AM 主美]Mike asked George to trade places with him so he could ride with Tod...迈克要求乔治和他交换位置，让他和托德同坐一辆车。Kennedy mischievously suggested that professors ought to trade jobs for a time with janitors…肯尼迪调皮地建议教授和看门人互换一段时间工作。The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions.接球手与四分卫将会对换位置。7[VERB	动词]使(足球、棒球等职业运动员)转会 In professional sports, for example football or baseball, if a player is traded from one team to another, they leave one team and begin playing for another.   [be V-ed]  [V n]  [AM 美]He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees...他从巨人队转会到扬基队。The A's have not won a game since they traded him.奥克兰运动家队自从他转会后还没有赢过一场比赛。in BRIT, use 英国英语用 transfer8[V-RECIP	相互动词]互相做；对打；对骂 If two people or groups trade something such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes.   [pl-n V n]  [V n with n]  [mainly AM 主美]Children would settle disputes by trading punches or insults in the schoolyard...儿童会通过在操场上对打或互骂的方式解决争端。They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.他们与城内的政府军互相开炮。相关词组：trade down trade in trade off trade on trade up  trade1 nountrade2 verbtradetrade1 /treɪd/ ●●● S3 W1 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1buying/selling [uncountable] the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries  SYN  commercetrade between There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. international trade agreements unfair trade practicestrade in Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990.the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) →balance of trade, free trade, → trade warat war(3)2the hotel/tourist etc trade the business done by companies, hotels etc → industry:  Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade.3amount of business [uncountable] British English business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold  SYN  business:  A lot of pubs nowadays do most of their trade at lunchtimes.passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers) Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade. → do a roaring tradeat roaring(3)4an exchange of things [singular] American English a)when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has:  Let’s make a trade – my frisbee for your baseball. b)when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team:  The Celtics star demanded a trade after talks with management broke down.5the trade a particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it:  I could get Ron to look at your car for you; he works in the trade.6job/work [countable, uncountable] a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands:  Brian insisted that his sons learn a trade. My grandfather was a plumber by trade (=that was his job).tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job) →stock-in-trade, jack-of-all-trades, → ply your tradeat ply1(1), → tricks of the tradeat trick1(7)COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + tradeinternational/foreign trade· International trade is essential for long-term economic growth.global/world trade· We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.the arms/timber/book etc trade· Britain is heavily involved in the arms trade.the drugs/slave trade· the country’s thriving drugs tradethe tourist trade· The wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industrythe retail trade (=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers)· Advertising encourages the retail trade to stock and display the product.the wholesale trade (=businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public)· In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.trade + NOUNtrade barriers (also barriers to trade formal) (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes)· The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.a trade agreement· On April 3 a new trade agreement between Romania and the USA was signed.a trade embargo (=an official order to stop trade with another country)· Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam.trade talks/negotiations· A further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.a trade deficit (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them)· The foreign trade deficit widened by 42% compared with the previous year.a trade surplus (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them)· Scotch whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance, with a large trade surplus.trade1 nountrade2 verbtradetrade2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[intransitive, transitive] to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or businesstrade with India began trading with Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.trade in The company trades in silk, tea, and other items. They had to travel into town to trade the produce from their farm.2[intransitive] British English to exist and operate as a business:  The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber.cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt)3[transitive] to buy or sell something on the stock exchange:  Over a million shares were traded today.GRAMMAR Trade is usually passive in this meaning.4trade insults/blows etc to insult or hit each other during an argument or fight5[intransitive, transitive] especially American English to exchange something you have for something someone else has SYN swap British English:  We traded necklaces.trade something with somebody I wouldn’t mind trading jobs with her.trade (somebody) something for something I’ll trade you my camera for your drill.trade at something phrasal verb if shares etc trade at a particular price, they cost that amount to buytrade down phrasal verb to replace something you own with something cheaper, or buy a cheaper type of thing than beforetrade down to Many of their customers are trading down to cheaper cigarettes.trade something ↔ in phrasal verb to give something such as a car to the person you are buying a new one from, as part of the paymenttrade in for He traded his old car in for a new model. →trade-intrade something ↔ off phrasal verb to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable resulttrade off for/against Companies are under pressure to trade off price stability for short-term gains. →trade-offtrade on/upon something phrasal verb to use a situation or someone’s kindness in order to get an advantage for yourself:  If you ask me, they’re just trading on Sam’s good nature.trade up phrasal verb to replace something you own with something better, or buy a better type of thing than beforetrade up to/from It also encourages existing home owners to trade up to larger accommodation.

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t66Pk8i74cE7fib4MrIjF62/7s4rBvzwyT1FuYMqJ4IChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3imJTd/AYvYv9JorKc02eAF0uyFtzCMrafoWrPHBlbnVBflxy0PVCmOd9Evp4ykMGafudMgz5KztAIYyDcjJKgK2EYEetzk8mIm4U/TK4ZLPJvFREa2tzUFYzu/cQb9fNteHNudSNHnocxfH7g08DZYulnrqHWCP/VSFtm+KUhVjJoCVBX7ZmY94T+6kyYrMrvd7TunbZek5yn/AXJPvsAs0KxMhX1M5HiYueta/AxSDSfQhG6isCxnok+4ZRdtaBY             trade              ★                    /        treɪd                ;          NAmE                treɪd                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            trade      trades      traded      trading                            noun        ★                                              1      ★              [uncountable        ]                    the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries          贸易；买卖；商业；交易                            ◆                  international/foreign trade                国际╱对外贸易                    ◆        Trade between the two countries has increased.        两国之间的贸易增长了。                    ◆        the international trade in oil        国际石油贸易                    ◆        the          arms/drugs, etc. trade                军火、毒品等交易                    ☞        collocationsat                                            business                                      ,                                            international                                                  ☞see also                                            balance of trade                                      ,                                            fair-trade                                      ,                                            free trade                                                  2      ★              [countable        ]                    a particular type of business          行业；职业；生意                            ◆        the          building/food/tourist, etc. trade                建筑业、食品业、旅游业等                    ◆        He works in the          retail trade          (= selling goods in shops/stores).                他做零售工作。                    ☞see also                                            rag trade                                                  3      the trade              [singular + singular or plural verb        ]                    a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it          同业；同行；同人                            ◆        They offer discounts to the trade          (= to people who are working in the same business).                他们对同行业的人给予折扣。                    ◆        a          trade magazine/journal                行业杂志╱期刊                    ☞see also                                            stock-in-trade                                                  4      ★              [uncountable            ,       countable        ]                    the amount of goods or services that you sell          营业额；交易量                            SYN                                            business                                                  ◆        Trade was very good last month.        上月的交易量很大。                    5      ★              [uncountable            ,       countable        ]                    a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills          （尤指手工）职业；手艺；行当                            ◆        He was a carpenter          by trade.                他以木工为业。                    ◆        When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade.        她毕业后想学一门手艺。                    ◆        She was surrounded by          the tools of her trade          (= everything she needs to do her job).                她周围都是她干活用的工具。                    ☞synonyms at                                            work                                                  IDIOMsee                                    jack                                   n.            ,                                    ply                                   v.            ,                                    roaring                              ,                                    trick                                   n.                                  verb        ★                    1      ★              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    to buy and sell things          做买卖；做生意；从事贸易                            trade(in sth) (with sb)                    ◆        The firm openly traded in arms.        这家公司公开买卖军火。                    ◆        Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.        早期的探险者与印第安人直接进行交易。                    ◆        trading partners          (= countries that you trade with)                贸易伙伴                    tradesth (with sb)                    ◆        Our products are now traded worldwide.        我们的产品现在销往世界各地。                    2              [intransitive        ]                    to exist and operate as a business or company          营业；营运                            ◆        The firm has now ceased trading.        这家商行现已停业。                    tradeas sb/sth                    ◆        They traded as ‘Walker and Son’.        他们以“沃克父子公司”之名营业。                    3              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    trade(sth)                    to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell sth, on a          stock exchange          （在证券交易所）交易，买卖                            ◆        Shares were trading at under half their usual value.        那些股份以低于通常价值的一半买卖。                    4              [transitive        ]                    to exchange sth that you have for sth that sb else has          互相交换；以物易物                            trade(sb) sth                    ◆        to          trade secrets/insults/jokes                互换秘密；对骂；互说笑话                    tradesth for sth                    ◆        She traded her posters for his CD.        她以海报换取他的光盘。                    tradesth with sb                    ◆        I wouldn't mind          trading placeswith her for a day.                我不介意和她掉换一天位置。                            PHRASAL VERBS                    ˈtrade at sth                              (              US)                        to buy goods or shop at a particular store              在（某商店）购物                                                  ˌtrade ˈdown                              to spend less money on things than you used to              降低消费                                            ◆            Shoppers are trading down and looking for bargains.            到商店买东西的人都降低消费，寻找减价货。                                      ˌtrade sth↔ˈin                              to give sth used as part of the payment for sth new              以旧物折价换新物；折价贴换                                            ◆            He traded in his old car for a new Mercedes.            他把旧汽车折价添钱买了辆新奔驰。                                ☞related noun                                                            trade-in                                                                                ˌtrade sth↔ˈoff (against/for sth)                              to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other              权衡；平衡；使协调                                            ◆            They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment.            他们正力求在通货膨胀和失业之间进行协调。                                ☞related noun                                                            trade-off                                                                                ˈtrade on sth                              (              disapproving)                        to use sth to your own advantage, especially in an unfair way              （为私利不公正地）利用                                            SYN                                                            exploit                                                                          ◆            They trade on people's insecurity to sell them insurance.            他们利用人们的不安全感向他们推销保险。                                      ˌtrade ˈup                  1                      to sell sth in order to buy sth more expensive              卖次买好；（卖掉原有的以便）买更贵的东西                                            ◆            We're going to trade up to a larger house.            我们打算卖掉房子，再买一座大点的。                                    2                      to give sth you have used as part of the payment for sth more expensive              以旧物折价添钱买较贵的东西；折价贴换                                                      trade              /        treɪd                ;          NAmE                treɪd                /             trade[treɪd]traded, trading, tradesCET4CET6TEM4考研v23561560819391724368359752287n800527818746234396691374318280NOUN11471362837VERB2431538382Spoken:110445041traded[4048] trades[1588] trading[7060]贸易(66%)，交易(18%)，行业(5%)，交换(4%)，做生意(2%)，顾客(1%)，交易量(1%)，同行(1%)，营业额(1%)，从事贸易(1%)n.贸易，交易；行业；职业vt.用…进行交换vi.交易，买卖；以物易物

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Collins	trade ★★★★★ /tre͟ɪd/ 1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]贸易；买卖；交易 Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries. [usu with supp] The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade. 该政府部门直接掌控着外贸的各个方面。 ...negotiations on a new international trade agreement... 有关新国际贸易协定的谈判 Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico. 得克萨斯州与墨西哥的贸易往来历史悠久。 2 [VERB 动词]做买卖；做生意；从事贸易 When people, firms, or countries trade, they buy, sell, or exchange goods or services between themselves. [V] [V with n] [V in n] They may refuse to trade, even when offered attractive prices... 即便对方的报价很有吸引力，他们也有可能拒绝进行交易。 They had years of experience of trading with the West... 他们有多年与西方贸易往来的经验。 He has been trading in antique furniture for 25 years. 他从事古董家具买卖已有 25 年。 trading Trading on the stock exchange may be suspended... 证券交易可能被暂停。 Sunday trading laws will be reformed. 星期日交易法将进行改革。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](某一)生意，行业 A trade is a particular area of business or industry. [usu supp N] They've completely ruined the tourist trade for the next few years. 他们把今后几年的旅游业完全给毁了。 ...the arms trade. 军火贸易 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]职业；手艺；行当 Someone's trade is the kind of work that they do, especially when they have been trained to do it over a period of time. [oft poss N] He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea... 他在北海学会了潜水员这一行的本事。 Allyn was a jeweller by trade... 阿林是珠宝匠。 She is a patron of small businesses and trades. 她是几个小企业和小手工艺者的资助人。 5 [V-RECIP 相互动词]用…进行交换；互相交换 If someone trades one thing for another or if two people trade things, they agree to exchange one thing for the other thing. [V n for n (non-recip)] [pl-n V n] [V n with n] [mainly AM 主美] They traded land for goods and money... 他们用土地换取了货物与金钱。 He still claims the arms weren't traded for hostages… 他仍然声称军火没有被用来交换人质。 Kids used to trade baseball cards... 以前孩子们常常互相交换棒球卡片。 They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster. 他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。 Trade is also a noun. I am willing to make a trade with you... 我愿和你做个交易。 It wouldn't exactly have been a fair trade. 那就不会是完全公平的交换了。 in BRIT, use 英国英语用 exchange 6 [V-RECIP 相互动词]交换，对换(位置或处境) If you trade places with someone or if the two of you trade places, you move into the other person's position or situation, and they move into yours. [V n with n] [pl-n V n] [mainly AM 主美] Mike asked George to trade places with him so he could ride with Tod... 迈克要求乔治和他交换位置，让他和托德同坐一辆车。 Kennedy mischievously suggested that professors ought to trade jobs for a time with janitors… 肯尼迪调皮地建议教授和看门人互换一段时间工作。 The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions. 接球手与四分卫将会对换位置。 7 [VERB 动词]使(足球、棒球等职业运动员)转会 In professional sports, for example football or baseball, if a player is traded from one team to another, they leave one team and begin playing for another. [be V-ed] [V n] [AM 美] He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees... 他从巨人队转会到扬基队。 The A's have not won a game since they traded him. 奥克兰运动家队自从他转会后还没有赢过一场比赛。 in BRIT, use 英国英语用 transfer 8 [V-RECIP 相互动词]互相做；对打；对骂 If two people or groups trade something such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes. [pl-n V n] [V n with n] [mainly AM 主美] Children would settle disputes by trading punches or insults in the schoolyard... 儿童会通过在操场上对打或互骂的方式解决争端。 They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city. 他们与城内的政府军互相开炮。相关词组： trade down trade in trade off trade on trade up
Oxford	trade ★ / treɪd ; NAmE treɪd / noun , verb trade trades traded trading noun ★ 1 ★ [uncountable ] the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries 贸易；买卖；商业；交易 ◆ international/foreign trade 国际╱对外贸易 ◆ Trade between the two countries has increased. 两国之间的贸易增长了。 ◆ the international trade in oil 国际石油贸易 ◆ the arms/drugs, etc. trade 军火、毒品等交易 ☞ collocationsat business , international ☞see also balance of trade , fair-trade , free trade 2 ★ [countable ] a particular type of business 行业；职业；生意 ◆ the building/food/tourist, etc. trade 建筑业、食品业、旅游业等 ◆ He works in the retail trade (= selling goods in shops/stores). 他做零售工作。 ☞see also rag trade 3 the trade [singular + singular or plural verb ] a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it 同业；同行；同人 ◆ They offer discounts to the trade (= to people who are working in the same business). 他们对同行业的人给予折扣。 ◆ a trade magazine/journal 行业杂志╱期刊 ☞see also stock-in-trade 4 ★ [uncountable , countable ] the amount of goods or services that you sell 营业额；交易量 SYN business ◆ Trade was very good last month. 上月的交易量很大。 5 ★ [uncountable , countable ] a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills （尤指手工）职业；手艺；行当 ◆ He was a carpenter by trade. 他以木工为业。 ◆ When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade. 她毕业后想学一门手艺。 ◆ She was surrounded by the tools of her trade (= everything she needs to do her job). 她周围都是她干活用的工具。 ☞synonyms at work IDIOMsee jack n. , ply v. , roaring , trick n. verb ★ 1 ★ [intransitive , transitive ] to buy and sell things 做买卖；做生意；从事贸易 trade(in sth) (with sb) ◆ The firm openly traded in arms. 这家公司公开买卖军火。 ◆ Early explorers traded directly with the Indians. 早期的探险者与印第安人直接进行交易。 ◆ trading partners (= countries that you trade with) 贸易伙伴 tradesth (with sb) ◆ Our products are now traded worldwide. 我们的产品现在销往世界各地。 2 [intransitive ] to exist and operate as a business or company 营业；营运 ◆ The firm has now ceased trading. 这家商行现已停业。 tradeas sb/sth ◆ They traded as ‘Walker and Son’. 他们以“沃克父子公司”之名营业。 3 [intransitive , transitive ] trade(sth) to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell sth, on a stock exchange （在证券交易所）交易，买卖 ◆ Shares were trading at under half their usual value. 那些股份以低于通常价值的一半买卖。 4 [transitive ] to exchange sth that you have for sth that sb else has 互相交换；以物易物 trade(sb) sth ◆ to trade secrets/insults/jokes 互换秘密；对骂；互说笑话 tradesth for sth ◆ She traded her posters for his CD. 她以海报换取他的光盘。 tradesth with sb ◆ I wouldn't mind trading placeswith her for a day. 我不介意和她掉换一天位置。 PHRASAL VERBS ˈtrade at sth ( US) to buy goods or shop at a particular store 在（某商店）购物 ˌtrade ˈdown to spend less money on things than you used to 降低消费 ◆ Shoppers are trading down and looking for bargains. 到商店买东西的人都降低消费，寻找减价货。 ˌtrade sth↔ˈin to give sth used as part of the payment for sth new 以旧物折价换新物；折价贴换 ◆ He traded in his old car for a new Mercedes. 他把旧汽车折价添钱买了辆新奔驰。 ☞related noun trade-in ˌtrade sth↔ˈoff (against/for sth) to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other 权衡；平衡；使协调 ◆ They were attempting to trade off inflation against unemployment. 他们正力求在通货膨胀和失业之间进行协调。 ☞related noun trade-off ˈtrade on sth ( disapproving) to use sth to your own advantage, especially in an unfair way （为私利不公正地）利用 SYN exploit ◆ They trade on people's insecurity to sell them insurance. 他们利用人们的不安全感向他们推销保险。 ˌtrade ˈup 1 to sell sth in order to buy sth more expensive 卖次买好；（卖掉原有的以便）买更贵的东西 ◆ We're going to trade up to a larger house. 我们打算卖掉房子，再买一座大点的。 2 to give sth you have used as part of the payment for sth more expensive 以旧物折价添钱买较贵的东西；折价贴换 trade / treɪd ; NAmE treɪd /
LDC	trade1 noun trade2 verb tradetrade1 /treɪd/ ●●● S3 W1 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1buying/selling [uncountable] the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries SYN commercetrade between There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. international trade agreements unfair trade practicestrade in Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990.the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) → balance of trade , free trade , → trade war at war(3) 2the hotel/tourist etc trade the business done by companies, hotels etc → industry: Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade.3amount of business [uncountable] British English business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold SYN business: A lot of pubs nowadays do most of their trade at lunchtimes.passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers) Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade. → do a roaring trade at roaring(3) 4an exchange of things [singular] American English a)when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has: Let’s make a trade – my frisbee for your baseball. b)when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team: The Celtics star demanded a trade after talks with management broke down.5the trade a particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it: I could get Ron to look at your car for you; he works in the trade.6job/work [countable, uncountable] a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands: Brian insisted that his sons learn a trade. My grandfather was a plumber by trade (=that was his job).tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job) → stock-in-trade , jack-of-all-trades , → ply your trade at ply1(1) , → tricks of the trade at trick1(7) COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + tradeinternational/foreign trade· International trade is essential for long-term economic growth.global/world trade· We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.the arms/timber/book etc trade· Britain is heavily involved in the arms trade.the drugs/slave trade· the country’s thriving drugs tradethe tourist trade· The wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industrythe retail trade (=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers)· Advertising encourages the retail trade to stock and display the product.the wholesale trade (=businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public)· In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.trade + NOUNtrade barriers (also barriers to trade formal) (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes)· The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.a trade agreement· On April 3 a new trade agreement between Romania and the USA was signed.a trade embargo (=an official order to stop trade with another country)· Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam.trade talks/negotiations· A further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.a trade deficit (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them)· The foreign trade deficit widened by 42% compared with the previous year.a trade surplus (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them)· Scotch whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance, with a large trade surplus. trade1 noun trade2 verb tradetrade2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1[intransitive, transitive] to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or businesstrade with India began trading with Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.trade in The company trades in silk, tea, and other items. They had to travel into town to trade the produce from their farm.2[intransitive] British English to exist and operate as a business: The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber.cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt)3[transitive] to buy or sell something on the stock exchange: Over a million shares were traded today.GRAMMAR Trade is usually passive in this meaning.4trade insults/blows etc to insult or hit each other during an argument or fight5[intransitive, transitive] especially American English to exchange something you have for something someone else has SYN swap British English: We traded necklaces.trade something with somebody I wouldn’t mind trading jobs with her.trade (somebody) something for something I’ll trade you my camera for your drill.trade at phrasal verb if shares etc trade at a particular price, they cost that amount to buytrade down phrasal verb to replace something you own with something cheaper, or buy a cheaper type of thing than beforetrade down to Many of their customers are trading down to cheaper cigarettes.trade in phrasal verb to give something such as a car to the person you are buying a new one from, as part of the paymenttrade in for He traded his old car in for a new model. → trade-in trade off phrasal verb to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable resulttrade off for/against Companies are under pressure to trade off price stability for short-term gains. → trade-off trade on/upon phrasal verb to use a situation or someone’s kindness in order to get an advantage for yourself: If you ask me, they’re just trading on Sam’s good nature.trade up phrasal verb to replace something you own with something better, or buy a better type of thing than beforetrade up to/from It also encourages existing home owners to trade up to larger accommodation.
WDF	trade [treɪd]traded, trading, trades CET4CET6TEM4考研 v2356 15608 1939 1724 3683 5975 2287 n800 52781 8746 2343 9669 13743 18280 NOUN1147 1362837 VERB2431 538382 Spoken: 110445041 traded[4048] trades[1588] trading[7060] 贸易(66%)，交易(18%)，行业(5%)，交换(4%)，做生意(2%)，顾客(1%)，交易量(1%)，同行(1%)，营业额(1%)，从事贸易(1%) n.贸易，交易；行业；职业 vt.用…进行交换 vi.交易，买卖；以物易物

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