
wholesale
词源
源自中古英语 'holesale',由 'whole'(整体)和 'sale'(销售)组成,字面意思是“整体销售”,即大规模销售。
noun
❶ 批发,指以较大数量购买或销售商品,通常价格低于零售,主要面向商家而非个人消费者。
“He runs a business selling clothes at wholesale.”
(他经营一家批发服装的生意。)
“The store buys products in wholesale to save money.”
(这家店以批发方式进货以节省成本。)
adjective
❶ 批发的,形容与大规模销售或购买商品相关的活动或价格。
“They offer wholesale prices to retailers.”
(他们向零售商提供批发价。)
“The wholesale market is busy in the morning.”
(批发市场早上很繁忙。)
adverb
❶ 以批发方式,指以大规模或批量形式进行买卖。
“They sell their products wholesale to other businesses.”
(他们以批发方式向其他企业销售产品。)
“The company buys materials wholesale to cut costs.”
(公司以批发方式购买材料以降低成本。)
verb
❶ 批发销售,指以批量形式出售商品,通常价格较低。
“The factory wholesales its products to distributors.”
(工厂将产品批发给分销商。)
“They wholesale furniture to local stores.”
(他们向本地商店批发家具。)
常见短语
at wholesale — 以批发价或批发方式购买或销售商品,通常用于商业交易中。
“They bought the items at wholesale to resell in their shop.”
(他们以批发价购买这些商品以便在店里转售。)
wholesale price — 批发价,指商家批量购买商品时享受的较低价格,区别于零售价。
“The wholesale price for these goods is 50% lower than retail.”
(这些商品的批发价比零售价低50%。)
wholesale market — 批发市场,专门进行大宗商品交易的市场,通常商家在此采购货物。
“Every morning, vendors gather at the wholesale market to buy fresh produce.”
(每天早晨,商贩们聚集在批发市场购买新鲜农产品。)