market
noun
verb
ˈmɑːkɪət noun
1
PLACE TO BUY THINGS
购物场所
a. a time when people buy and sell goods, food etc, or the place, usually outside or in a large building, where this happens b. a shop that sells food and things for the home [美] 食品杂货店; C | AmE
I usually buy all my vegetables at the market.
我通常都是在菜市场里购买蔬菜。
fish/fruit and vegetable/flower etc market
There’s a good antiques market here on Sundays.
每逢周日这里都会有一个不错的古董集市。
street market
2
the market
a. the STOCK MARKET b. the total amount of trade in a particular kind of goods c. the system in which all prices and wages depend on what goods people want to buy, how many they buy etc 市场机制; 市场情况
Most analysts are forecasting a further downturn in the market.
大多数分析家预测证券市场将会进一步下挫。
As soon as she graduated from college, she started to play the market (=risk money on the stock market) .
她大学一毕业就做起了股票。
The markets (=all the stock markets in the world) are better prepared for a weakening economy than they were ten years ago.
全球股市应对日益疲弱的经济比起十年前更加有准备了。
Honda is trying to increase its market share .
本田公司正设法提高其市场份额。
the state of the art market
艺术品市场的状况
the housing/property etc market
Investors in the property market are worried about rising inflation.
房地产市场的投资者对通货膨胀上升表示担忧。
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the world market in aluminum
全球铝市场
The president believes prices should be determined by the market, not the government.
总统认为物价应该由市场决定，而不是由政府决定。
3
on the market on the market
available for people to buy Do not say 不要说 ‘in the market’. Say 而要说 on the market.
The manufacturers say the device will be on the market by May.
生产商说该设备将于 5 月份前上市。
Handguns are freely available on the open market (=for anyone to buy) .
手枪可以在市场上自由买卖。
They knew it wasn’t a good time to sell their house, but they still put it on the market (=offered it for sale) .
虽然他们知道这不是卖房子的时候，但他们还是挂牌出售了。
a revolutionary new drug that has just come onto the market
刚刚上市的一种革命性的全新药物
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COUNTRY/AREA
国家/地区
a particular country or area where a company sells its goods or where a particular type of goods is sold 〔某公司或某类商品的〕市场 C
Our main overseas market is Japan.
我们的主要海外市场是日本。
international/home/UK etc market
The domestic market makes up about 75% of their sales.
国内市场占他们总销售量的 75% 左右。
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The world’s largest market for illegal drugs is the US.
全球最大的毒品市场是美国。
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PEOPLE WHO BUY
购买者
the number of people who want to buy something, or the type of people who want to buy it 市场〔指购买人数或购买的人群〕 singular 单数
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The market for specialist academic books is pretty small.
专业学术著作的市场非常小。
Is there a market for his invention?
他的发明有市场吗？
niche/specialist market
6
be in the market for sth
to be interested in buying something 有意购买某物
This is a bad time to be in the market for a new car.
现在不是购买新车的时机。
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the job/labour market
the people looking for work, and the number of jobs that are available 就业/劳务市场
The job market has been badly hit by the recession.
就业市场受到了经济衰退的沉重打击。
8
a buyer’s/seller’s market
a time that is better for buyers because prices are low, or better for sellers because prices are high 买方/卖方市场
I’ll look for a house next year when it’s more of a buyer’s market.
等明年相对来说是买方市场时我就会找一栋房屋。
verb
9 to try to persuade people to buy a product by advertising it in a particular way, using attractive packages etc 推销
If you could ever figure out how to market this you’d make a fortune.
如果能想出办法来推销这个东西，你就发财了。
market sth for sb
They plan to market the toy for children aged 2 to 6.
他们打算向二至六岁的儿童推销这种玩具。
market sth as sth
Electric cars are being marketed as safe for the environment.
电动汽车被宣传为是环保的。
10 to make a product available in shops 〔在店铺〕出售
The turkeys are marketed ready-to-cook.
火鸡是以即可烹调的形式销售的。