merchant

英 [ˈmɜːtʃənt]

美 [ˈmɜːrtʃənt]

n.  商人; 批发商; (尤指)进出口批发商; (某活动的)爱好者; 热衷于…的人
adj.  海上货运的

复数：merchants　现在分词：merchanting　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLTEM4

Collins.3 / BNC.2755 / COCA.4126

习惯用语

n.

prophet of doomdoom merchant
• 末日预言者
  a person who predicts that things will go very badly
• The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
  认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。

牛津词典

noun

• 商人；批发商；（尤指）进出口批发商
  a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods
  1. builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade)
     建材批发商
  2. a coal/wine merchant
     煤炭 / 葡萄酒批发商
  3. Venice was once a city of rich merchants.
     威尼斯曾是富商云集的城市。
• （某活动的）爱好者；热衷于…的人
  a person who likes a particular activity
  1. a speed merchant (= sb who likes to drive fast)
     好开快车的人
  2. noise merchants (= for example, a band who make a lot of noise)
     噪音制造者

adj.

• 海上货运的
  connected with the transport of goods by sea
  1. merchant seamen
     商船船员

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指外贸)商人，批发商
  Amerchantis a person who buys or sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports them.
  1. Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you.
     任何一个懂行的葡萄酒商人都可以给你提出建议。
• N-COUNT 店主;商人
  Amerchantis a person who owns or runs a shop, store, or other business.
  1. The family was forced to live on credit from local merchants.
     这家人不得不靠向当地商人赊账生活。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 retailer, shopkeeper


• ADJ 海上货运的;商船的
  Merchantseamen or ships are involved in carrying goods for trade.
  1. There's been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years.
     近些年来英国商船队伍的规模大为缩减。

英英释义

noun

• a businessperson engaged in retail trade
  Synonym:merchandiser

双语例句

• They sent naval forces to protect merchant shipping.
  他们派出了海军保护商船。
• Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you.
  任何一个懂行的葡萄酒商人都可以给你提出建议。
• Merchant person at once uprear he, ask ill?
  店主人连忙扶起了他，问是否病了？
• The state has extended her merchant fleet phenomenally.
  这个国家以惊人的速度扩大其商船队。
• This man has the look of a sordid merchant written all over him.
  这人满身的市侩气味。
• The merchant bank is being weighed down by a £ 1.3 billion book of bad debts.
  这家商业银行因13亿英镑的呆账而忧心忡忡。
• Like all Englishmen he was a merchant.
  和所有的英国人一样，他也是个商人。
• The shipowner has still held a merchant fleet of seven cargo-vessels.
  这个船东仍拥有一支7艘货船的商船队。
• In the end the merchant's anonymity is discussed.
  最后对商家的匿名性进行了讨论。
• The merchant received a large order of coal.
  那商人收到一份购买大量煤的订单。