trade

noun

1. the skilled practice of a practical occupation

e.g. he learned his trade as an apprentice

Synonym: craft

2. the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

e.g. Venice was an important center of trade with the East
they are accused of conspiring to constrain trade

3. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers

e.g. even before noon there was a considerable patronage

Synonym: patronage

4. an equal exchange

e.g. we had no money so we had to live by barter

Synonym: barterswapswop

5. a particular instance of buying or selling

e.g. it was a package deal
I had no further trade with him
he's a master of the business deal

Synonym: dealbusiness deal

6. people who perform a particular kind of skilled work

e.g. he represented the craft of brewers
as they say in the trade

Synonym: craft

7. steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator

e.g. they rode the trade winds going west

Synonym: trade wind

verb

1. do business
offer for sale as for one's livelihood

e.g. She deals in gold
The brothers sell shoes

Synonym: dealsell

2. exchange or give (something) in exchange for

Synonym: swapswopswitch

3. turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase

e.g. trade in an old car for a new one

Synonym: trade in

4. engage in the trade of

e.g. he is merchandising telephone sets

Synonym: merchandise

5. be traded at a certain price or under certain conditions

e.g. The stock traded around $20 a share

1. 贸易;买卖;交易
Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...negotiations on a new international trade agreement...
有关新国际贸易协定的谈判

2. 做买卖;做生意;从事贸易
When people, firms, or countries trade, they buy, sell, or exchange goods or services between themselves.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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. (某一)生意，行业
A trade is a particular area of business or industry.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...the arms trade.
军火贸易

4. 职业;手艺;行当
Someone's trade is the kind of work that they do, especially when they have been trained to do it over a period of time.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Allyn was a jeweller by trade...
阿林是珠宝匠。

5. 用…进行交换;互相交换
If someone trades one thing for another or if two people trade things, they agree to exchange one thing for the other thing.

e.g. They traded land for goods and money...
他们用土地换取了货物与金钱。
e.g. 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。

6. 交换，对换(位置或处境)
If you trade places with someone or if the two of you trade places, you move into the other person's position or situation, and they move into yours.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

7. 使(足球、棒球等职业运动员)转会
In professional sports, for example football or baseball, if a player is traded from one team to another, they leave one team and begin playing for another.

e.g. He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees...
他从巨人队转会到扬基队。
e.g. 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。

8. 互相做;对打;对骂
If two people or groups trade something such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes.

e.g. 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。
e.g. They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.
他们与城内的政府军互相开炮。

相关词组：trade downtrade intrade offtrade ontrade up

1. 职业：一般技术类别 (GSM) 鉴定职业Trade, 英文 从5级提高到6级;2.澳洲毕业生职业鉴定为技术性职业(Trade) 必须通过Job Ready 测验. Job Ready Program 由鉴定单位TRA负责审查,目前须经过四个阶段的审查才能获得最后Job Ready的结果.

2. trade的解释

2. trade：tot; 贸易条件