trade

英 [treɪd]

美 [treɪd]

n.  贸易; 买卖; 商业; 交易; 行业; 职业; 生意; 同业; 同行; 同人
v.  做买卖; 做生意; 从事贸易; 营业; 营运; (在证券交易所)交易，买卖

复数：trades　现在分词：trading　过去分词：traded　过去式：traded　第三人称单数：trades　

中考高考CET4CET6考研IELTSBEC

Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.485 / COCA.800

同义词辨析

tradebusinesscommerce【导航词义：商业】

exchangeinterchangeswitchtrade【导航词义：交换】

短语动词

短语用例

trade at sth

• 在（某商店）购物
  to buy goods or shop at a particular store
  1. international/foreign trade
     国际 / 对外贸易
  2. Trade between the two countries has increased.
     两国之间的贸易增长了。
  3. the international trade in oil
     国际石油贸易
  4. the arms, drugs, etc. trade
     军火、毒品等交易

trade down

• 降低消费
  to spend less money on things than you used to
  1. 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。
  2. a trade magazine/journal
     行业杂志 / 期刊

trade sth↔in

• 以旧物折价换新物；折价贴换
  to give sth used as part of the payment for sth new
  1. He was a carpenter by trade .
     他以木工为业。
  2. When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade.
     她毕业后想学一门手艺。
  3. 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。

trade sth↔off (against/for sth)

• 权衡；平衡；使协调
  to balance two things or situations that are opposed to each other
  1. The firm openly traded in arms.
     这家公司公开买卖军火。
  2. Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.
     早期的探险者与印第安人直接进行交易。
  3. trading partners (= countries that you trade with)
     贸易伙伴
  4. Our products are now traded worldwide.
     我们的产品现在销往世界各地。

trade on sth

• （为私利不公正地）利用
  to use sth to your own advantage, especially in an unfair way
  1. 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。

trade up

• 卖次买好；（卖掉原有的以便）买更贵的东西
  to sell sth in order to buy sth more expensive
• 以旧物折价添钱买较贵的东西；折价贴换
  to give sth you have used as part of the payment for sth more expensive

习惯用语

n.

a jack of all trades
• 博而不精的人；万金油；三脚猫
  a person who can do many different types of work, but who perhaps does not do them very well
ply for hire/trade/business
• 招徕顾客；等生意
  to look for customers, passengers, etc. in order to do business
• taxis plying for hire outside the theatre
  在剧院外招揽乘客的出租车
do a roaring trade (in sth)
• 生意兴隆；销出大量（某物）
  to sell a lot of sth very quickly
the tricks of the trade
• （某一行业或活动的）绝招，绝活，门道，生意经
  the clever ways of doing things, known and used by people who do a particular job or activity

牛津词典

noun

• 贸易；买卖；商业；交易
  the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries
  1. international/foreign trade
     国际 / 对外贸易
  2. Trade between the two countries has increased.
     两国之间的贸易增长了。
  3. the international trade in oil
     国际石油贸易
  4. the arms, drugs, etc. trade
     军火、毒品等交易
• 行业；职业；生意
  a particular type of business
  1. the building/food/tourist, etc. trade
     建筑业、食品业、旅游业等
  2. He works in the retail trade (= selling goods in shops/stores) .
     他做零售工作。
• 同业；同行；同人
  a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it
  1. 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。
  2. a trade magazine/journal
     行业杂志 / 期刊
• 营业额；交易量
  the amount of goods or services that you sell
  1. Trade was very good last month.
     上月的交易量很大。
• （尤指手工）职业；手艺；行当
  a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills
  1. He was a carpenter by trade .
     他以木工为业。
  2. When she leaves school, she wants to learn a trade.
     她毕业后想学一门手艺。
  3. 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。

verb

• 做买卖；做生意；从事贸易
  to buy and sell things
  1. The firm openly traded in arms.
     这家公司公开买卖军火。
  2. Early explorers traded directly with the Indians.
     早期的探险者与印第安人直接进行交易。
  3. trading partners (= countries that you trade with)
     贸易伙伴
  4. Our products are now traded worldwide.
     我们的产品现在销往世界各地。
• 营业；营运
  to exist and operate as a business or company
  1. The firm has now ceased trading.
     这家商行现已停业。
  2. They traded as ‘Walker and Son’.
     他们以“沃克父子公司”之名营业。
• （在证券交易所）交易，买卖
  to be bought and sold, or to buy and sell sth, on a stock exchange
  1. 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。
• 互相交换；以物易物
  to exchange sth that you have for sth that sb else has
  1. to trade secrets/insults/jokes
     互换秘密；对骂；互说笑话
  2. She traded her posters for his CD.
     她以海报换取他的光盘。
  3. I wouldn't mind trading places with her for a day.
     我不介意和她掉换一天位置。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 贸易;买卖;交易
  Tradeis the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries.
  1. 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。
  2. ...negotiations on a new international trade agreement...
     有关新国际贸易协定的谈判
  3. 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。
• VERB 做买卖;做生意;从事贸易
  When people, firms, or countriestrade, they buy, sell, or exchange goods or services between themselves.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. He has been trading in antique furniture for 25 years.
     他从事古董家具买卖已有 25 年。
• N-COUNT (某一)生意，行业
  Atradeis a particular area of business or industry.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the arms trade.
     军火贸易
• N-COUNT 职业;手艺;行当
  Someone'stradeis the kind of work that they do, especially when they have been trained to do it over a period of time.
  1. 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。
  2. Allyn was a jeweller by trade...
     阿林是珠宝匠。
  3. 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。
• V-RECIP 用…进行交换;互相交换
  If someonetradesone thingforanother or if two peopletradethings, they agree to exchange one thing for the other thing.
  1. They traded land for goods and money...
     他们用土地换取了货物与金钱。
  2. 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。
  3. Kids used to trade baseball cards...
     以前孩子们常常互相交换棒球卡片。
  4. 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。
  5. Tradeis also a noun.
     
  6. I am willing to make a trade with you...
     我愿和你做个交易。
  7. 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


• V-RECIP 交换，对换(位置或处境)
  If youtradeplaceswithsomeone or if the two of youtradeplaces, you move into the other person's position or situation, and they move into yours.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions.
     接球手与四分卫将会对换位置。
• VERB 使(足球、棒球等职业运动员)转会
  In professional sports, for example football or baseball, if a playeris tradedfrom one team to another, they leave one team and begin playing for another.
  1. He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees...
     他从巨人队转会到扬基队。
  2. 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


• V-RECIP 互相做;对打;对骂
  If two people or groupstradesomething such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes.
  1. 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。
  2. They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.
     他们与城内的政府军互相开炮。

英英释义

noun

• the skilled practice of a practical occupation
  1. he learned his trade as an apprentice
  Synonym:craft
• the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
  1. Venice was an important center of trade with the East
  2. they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade
• the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
  1. even before noon there was a considerable patronage
  Synonym:patronage
• an equal exchange
  1. we had no money so we had to live by barter
  Synonym:barterswapswop
• a particular instance of buying or selling
  1. it was a package deal
  2. I had no further trade with him
  3. he's a master of the business deal
  Synonym:dealbusiness deal
• people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
  1. he represented the craft of brewers
  2. as they say in the trade
  Synonym:craft
• steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator
  1. they rode the trade winds going west
  Synonym:trade wind

verb

• do business
  1. She deals in gold
  2. The brothers sell shoes
  Synonym:dealsell
• exchange or give (something) in exchange for
  Synonym:swapswopswitch
• turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase
  1. trade in an old car for a new one
  Synonym:trade in
• engage in the trade of
  1. he is merchandising telephone sets
  Synonym:merchandise
• be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions
  1. The stock traded around $20 a share

双语例句

• 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。
• India and Nepal have sorted out their trade and security dispute
  印度和尼泊尔已经解决了贸易与安全方面的争端。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade.
  关税和税收是自由贸易的最大壁垒。
• 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。
• The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions.
  接球手与四分卫将会对换位置。
• Talks aimed at producing a new world trade treaty have been under way for six years.
  旨在制定出一个新的世界贸易条约的谈判已经进行了6年。
• I am in the wholesale trade.
  我做批发生意。