market

n

• ① 1(尤指家畜、粮食的)市场,市集(★指买卖时,此字往往不带冠词)2市集日(=market day)
  • The next market is on Tuesday.下一次市集是在星期二。
  • She went to (the) market.她到市场去。
  • a covered stall at the market市场上的有棚货摊
  • Mother is at the market.母亲在市场买东西。
  • His house is in the market.他的房子在出售。
  • the best of its kind on the market立场上同类产品中的最佳产品

• ② 1[常作the market](特定物品、地区的)市场2[the market]【英】(欧洲)共同市场(=the Common Market)
  • the cotton market=the market in cotton棉花市场
  • the stock market股票市场
  • the foreign market外国市场
  • hit the market(商品)上市

• ③[或作a market]销路,需求
  • There is a good market for personal computers.个人电脑的需求量很多。
  • There's no market for these goods.这些货品没有销路。
  • There's not much (of a) market for such goods.这种货品没多大销路。
  • We must find a new market for our goods.我们必须为我们的货物寻找新市场。

• ④ 市况;市价,行情
  • a slack [dull] market沉滞的市况
  • a brisk [lively] market (in coffee)(咖啡的)活洛市况
  • The market has risen [fallen].行情上涨[下跌]了。

• ⑤ 食品店
  • a meat market肉舖

• ⑥[one's market]买卖的机会,商机
  • lose one's market失去商机