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wholesale

UK //ˈhəʊlseɪl//US //ˈhoʊlseɪl//

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。)

同义词:bulk sale, trade sale, mass distribution

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。)

同义词:bulk, large-scale, commercial

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。)

同义词:in bulk, in large quantities, commercially

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。)

同义词:sell in bulk, distribute, trade

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。)