wholesale
noun
adj
ˈhəʊlseɪl
noun
1
the
business
of
selling
goods
in
large
quantities
at
low
prices
to
other
businesses,
rather
than
to
the
general
public
批发，趸售;
adj
2
relating
to
the
business
of
selling
goods
in
large
quantities
at
low
prices
to
other
businesses,
rather
than
to
the
general
public
批发的，整批卖的;
wholesale
prices
批发价
3
affecting
almost
everything
or
everyone,
and
often
done
without
any
concern
for
the
results
大规模的〔常包含不考虑结果而做某事的意思〕
usually before noun 一般用于名词前
the
capture
and
wholesale
destruction
of
a
city
一座城市的沦陷和大规模毁坏
This
company
will
not
be
successful
until
there
are
wholesale
changes.
如不作出重大变革，这家公司不会有所作为。
I
can
get
it
for
you
wholesale.
我能以批发价为你买到它。