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wholesale n.批发,趸售 adj.批发的,[喻] 大规模的 It's pretty common to see the phrase "wholesale destruction," especially when historians are talking about the overwhelming effects of war or ecological disasters. When wholesale is a verb, it has a very different meaning — to sell things in bulk, usually to someone who is going to sell it again at a higher retail price. The earliest meaning of the word was "in large quantities," combining whole and sale into the phrase "by whole sale." ★★☆☆☆ 2007.3

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['həulseil] Use the adjective wholesale to describe something that's done on a big, broad scale, like wholesale changes made by a new government that affect an entire country. From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]批发；趸售 Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers who then sell them to the public.   [usu N n]  [BUSINESS 商]Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices...仓储式会员店允许会员以批发价购买商品。I am in the wholesale trade.我做批发生意。2[ADV 副词]用批发方式；以批发价 If something is sold wholesale, it is sold in large quantities and at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers.   [ADV after v]  [BUSINESS 商]The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers.这些纺织品被批发给零售商、时装店和其他制造商。3[ADJ 形容词]大规模的；大批的 You use wholesale to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people.   [ADJ n]  [ADV after v]  [emphasis]They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation...他们只是在采取必要措施避免大规模的植被破坏。It was wholesale slaughter of women and children.那是对妇女和儿童的大规模屠杀。Wholesale is also an adverb....a government which kills wholesale and guerrillas who kill selectively.实行大规模杀戮的政府和有选择地杀人的游击队

英语单词	wholesale
英美音标	['həulseil]
中文释义	n.批发,趸售 adj.批发的,[喻] 大规模的
vocab简明	Use the adjective wholesale to describe something that's done on a big, broad scale, like wholesale changes made by a new government that affect an entire country.
vocab扩展	It's pretty common to see the phrase "wholesale destruction," especially when historians are talking about the overwhelming effects of war or ecological disasters. When wholesale is a verb, it has a very different meaning — to sell things in bulk, usually to someone who is going to sell it again at a higher retail price. The earliest meaning of the word was "in large quantities," combining whole and sale into the phrase "by whole sale."
真题原句	From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]批发；趸售 Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers who then sell them to the public. [usu N n] [BUSINESS 商] Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices... 仓储式会员店允许会员以批发价购买商品。 I am in the wholesale trade. 我做批发生意。 2 [ADV 副词]用批发方式；以批发价 If something is sold wholesale, it is sold in large quantities and at cheaper prices, usually to shopkeepers. [ADV after v] [BUSINESS 商] The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers. 这些纺织品被批发给零售商、时装店和其他制造商。 3 [ADJ 形容词]大规模的；大批的 You use wholesale to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people. [ADJ n] [ADV after v] [emphasis] They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation... 他们只是在采取必要措施避免大规模的植被破坏。 It was wholesale slaughter of women and children. 那是对妇女和儿童的大规模屠杀。 Wholesale is also an adverb. ...a government which kills wholesale and guerrillas who kill selectively. 实行大规模杀戮的政府和有选择地杀人的游击队
来源	2007.3

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