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dealers

UK //ˈdiːləz//US //ˈdiːlərz//

词源

源自中古英语 'delere',来自古英语 'dǣlere',意为 '分配者' 或 '分发者',与 'deal'(交易)相关。

noun

❶ 经销商或商人,指专门从事商品买卖的人或公司,通常负责从生产商处采购并销售给零售商或消费者。

“The car dealers offered a discount on new models.”

(汽车经销商为新车型提供了折扣。)

“Art dealers often attend auctions to buy valuable paintings.”

(艺术品商人经常参加拍卖会购买有价值的画作。)

❶ 在赌博或纸牌游戏中,负责发牌的人,通常由赌场或游戏组织者指定。

“The casino dealers are trained to handle cards professionally.”

(赌场的发牌员经过专业培训,能够熟练处理纸牌。)

“The dealer shuffled the deck before dealing the cards.”

(发牌员在发牌前洗了牌。)

同义词:merchants, traders, sellers

常见短语

drug dealers — 指非法贩卖毒品的人,通常与犯罪活动相关。

“The police arrested several drug dealers in the raid.”

(警方在突袭行动中逮捕了几名毒贩。)

authorized dealers — 指经过官方授权销售特定品牌或产品的经销商。

“You can buy genuine parts only from authorized dealers.”

(您只能从授权经销商处购买正品零件。)