trade up

英 [ˈtreɪd ʌp]

美 [ˈtreɪd ʌp]

变卖（旧物）换进同类中更贵的东西

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 变卖(旧物)换进同类中更贵的东西
  If someonetrades up, they sell something such as their car or their house and buy a more expensive one.
  1. Mini-car owners are trading up to 'real' cars...
     迷你车车主们正变卖旧车换进“真正的”汽车。
  2. Homeowners will feel more comfortable and they may feel ready to trade up.
     私房主会感到更安心，可能愿意变卖旧房购买更贵的房子。

双语例句

• If you're doing a snail mail survey, trade up a bit: Anything that distinguishes the survey from direct marketing will increase your success rate.
  如果你在做一个平信调查，贸易平信了一点：什么区别调查从直接营销将增加你的成功率。
• As GDP rises, smokers trade up to more expensive brands.
  随着国内生产总值的上升，烟民们已经买得起更贵的牌子了。
• Moreover, defying concerns that the ensuing security clampdown would throw sand in the wheels of globalisation, world trade picked up speed again until the global financial crisis of 2008.
  此外，当时人们曾担心，9/11后的严厉安全措施将妨碍全球化，但实际上世界贸易再度提速，直至2008年爆发全球金融危机。
• If trade looks up we may be able to have the shop painted next year.
  假如生意景况有所改善的话，明年我们就能够将店铺重新漆一次了。
• Since inter-eurozone trade makes up two-thirds of German exports, the incremental benefits of exporting outside the eurozone are no longer covering the loss in trade from Europe.
  由于欧元区贸易占德国出口的三分之二，德国对非欧元区的出口增长不足以弥补欧元区内部贸易的下降。
• First-time buyers saw them as a way to get onto the housing ladder, perhaps hoping to trade up to a house later.
  首次购房者视公寓为跻身屋主阶级的捷径，或许他们还计划着几年后把公寓换成独栋住宅。
• Today, cooperation between our two countries has become the engine driving China-EU cooperation, with China-Germany trade taking up roughly 30 percent of Chinas total trade with Europe.
  目前，中德合作已成为中欧合作的龙头，双方贸易额占到中欧贸易总额的30%左右。
• Makers of small cars have the added advantage, according to JD Power, of strong brand loyalty when owners trade up to a bigger model.
  JDPower称，当车主换购一种较大的车型时，小型车制造商还拥有一个额外的优势，即很强的品牌忠诚度。
• He cited a study by the Swedish board of trade that up to 80 per cent of the value added in production of shoes took place in Europe, where they are designed and marketed.
  他援引瑞典贸易署（SwedishBoardofTrade）一项研究表示，鞋业生产中高达80%的附加值是在欧洲创造的，欧洲是鞋的设计方与销售市场。
• The value of our house soared, enabling us to trade up to a larger place.
  我们这房屋的价值上扬，使得我们可以卖掉它购买一个更大的地方。