deal

deal1
(past and past participle dealt )
  1. [with obj.]distribute (cards) in an orderly rotation to the players for a game or round
    发(纸牌)
    the cards were dealt for the last hand.
    发最后一圈牌。
    [with two objs]fate dealt her a different hand.
    命运给她发了另一手牌。
    [no obj.]he shuffled and dealt.
    他洗牌并发牌。
    ■(deal someone in)include a new player in a card game by giving them cards
    加进新玩家
    ■distribute or mete out (something) to a person or group
    发放,给予
    the funds raised were dealt out to the needy.
    筹集到的资金发给了穷人。
  2. [no obj.]take part in commercial trading of a particular commodity
    买卖,交易
    directors were prohibited from dealing in the company's shares.
    禁止公司董事买卖公司股票。
    ■(figurative)be concerned with
    (喻)与…有关
    journalism that deals in small-town chit-chat.
    关心小地方闲谈的报业。
    ■(informal)buy and sell illegal drugs
    (非正式)买卖毒品
    [with obj.]many of the men are dealing drugs.
    许多人在买卖毒品。
  3. [no obj.](deal with)take measures concerning (someone or something), especially with the intention of putting something right
    处理
    the government had been unable to deal with the economic crisis.
    政府无法处理经济危机。
    ■cope with (a difficult person or situation)
    应对(难缠的人,困难局面)
    you'll have to find a way of dealing with those feelings.
    你必须找到处理这些感情的方法。
    ■[with adverbial]treat (someone) in a particular way
    (以某种方式)对付;对待
    life had dealt very harshly with her.
    生活待她十分严苛。
    ■have relations with (a person or organization), especially in a commercial context
    (人,组织)打交道,做生意
    the bank deals directly with the private sector.
    银行直接与私营部门交易。
    ■take or have as a subject; discuss
    论及,讨论
    the novel deals with several different topics.
    小说谈及好几个话题。
  4. [with two objs]inflict (a blow) on (someone or something)
    给予…(打击)
    hopes of an economic recovery were dealt another blow.
    经济复苏的希望再次受到打击。
noun
  1. an agreement entered into by two or more parties for their mutual benefit, especially in a business or political context
    约定,协议,交易
    the government was ready to do a deal with the opposition.
    政府准备与反对派达成协议了。
    ■ a set of things offered as a whole that is intended to constitute an attractive commercial arrangement for a purchaser
    一揽子交易
    an excellent deal from a tour operator .
    旅游经营者提出的极好一揽子交易。
    ■[with adj.]a particular form of treatment given or received
    待遇
    working mothers get a bad deal.
    已育女工受到了不好的待遇。
  2. [in sing.]the process of distributing the cards to players in a card game
    发牌
    ■a player's turn to distribute cards
    轮到发牌
    ■the round of play following this
    牌戏的一局
    ■the set of hands dealt to the players
    一手牌
常用词组
a big deal
  1. (informal)[usu. with negative]a thing considered important
    (非正式)重要事件
    they don't make a big deal out of minor irritations.
    他们并不小题大做。
    ■(big deal)used to express one's contempt for something regarded as impressive or important by another person
    [用于表示对他人认为印象深刻或重要之事的不屑] 大事
a raw (或 rough) deal
  1. informal a situation in which someone receives unfair or harsh treatment
    (非正式)不公正待遇
a deal of
  1. (dated)a large amount of
    (旧)大量
    he lost a deal of blood.
    他大量失血。
a good (或great) deal
  1. a large amount
    许多的,大量的
    I don't know a great deal about politics.
    我不太懂政治。
    ■to a considerable extent

    she had got to know him a good deal better.
    她需要进一步了解他。
a square deal
  1. a fair bargain or treatment
    公平交易
it's a deal
  1. (informal)used to express one's assent to an agreement
    (非正式)就这么办,就这么定了
语源
  1. Old English dælan 'divide', 'participate', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch deel and German Teil 'part' (noun), also to dole. The sense 'divide' gave rise to 'distribute', hence senses 1 and 4 of the verb; the sense 'participate' gave rise to 'have dealings with', hence senses 2 and 3 of the verb

deal2
noun
  1. [mass noun]fir or pine wood, especially when sawn into planks of a standard size
    松木;杉木
    ■[count noun]a plank of such wood
    松木板;杉木板
语源
  1. Middle English: from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch dele 'plank'
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