词组 | trade |
释义 | trade /treɪd/ noun the activity of buying or selling goods or servicesadjectives/nouns + tradeinternational/foreign trade International trade is essential for long-term economic growth.global/world trade We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.free trade (=taking place without strict rules or other controls) The government remains committed to the principle of free trade.the arms/drugs/slave/sex trade The police have difficulty controlling the country’s drugs trade. | Britain cannot deny its involvement in the arms trade.the tourist trade The wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska’s second industry.the retail trade (=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers) Thousands of people work in the retail trade.verbsencourage/stimulate/promote trade The agreement will help to encourage international trade.boost trade (=make it increase a lot) The trip has been organized in order to boost trade with China.restrict trade There is a risk that new regulations could restrict trade.control/regulate trade One of the department’s jobs is to regulate trade between the two countries.trade + nounstrade barriers also barriers to trade formal (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes on imports) The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.a trade agreement/deal/pact In April, a new trade agreement between Romania and the US was signed.a trade embargo (=an official order to stop trade with another country) Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Cuba.trade talks/negotiations A further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.a trade deficit (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them) The foreign trade deficit grew by 42% compared with the previous year.a trade surplus (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them) China has a huge trade surplus with the US.a trade fair (=an event at which companies advertise their services or goods to possible customers and partners) The hall is used for trade fairs.a trade dispute The two leaders are anxious to avoid a trade dispute between their countries.prepositionstrade in sth Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990.trade between sb and sb Trade between China and Africa amounted to 39.7 billion dollars.trade with sb There has been a big increase in trade with India.THESAURUS: trade → business (1) |
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