a regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities 集市 farmers going to market. 去集市的农夫们。 ■an open space or covered building where vendors convene to sell their goods (露天或室内)市场
an area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted (商业交易)市场 the UK market remained in recession. 英国市场仍处于萧条状态。 the labour market. 劳动力市场。 ■a demand for a particular commodity or service 销路;市场需求 there is a market for ornamental daggers. 装饰性匕首有市场需求。 ■the state of trade at a particular time or in a particular context 市场状况,市场行情 the bottom's fallen out of the market. 整个市场已经垮了。 ■the free market; the operation of supply and demand 自由市场 future development cannot simply be left to the market. 未来的发展不能简单地让市场来自由选择。 [as modifier]a market economy. 市场经济。 market forces. 市场力量。 ■a stock market 股票市场
(marketed, marketing)
[with obj.]advertise or promote (something) 市场宣传;市场推广 the product was marketed under the name ‘aspirin’. 该产品以‘阿司匹林’的名字进行市场推广。 ■offer for sale 推销 sheep farmers are still unable to market their lambs. 羊农仍然无法推销他们的羊羔。 ■[no obj.](dated)buy or sell goods in a market (旧)(在市场)买卖 then I have to go uptown and market. 那么我得去非商业区做买卖。
常用词组 be in the market for
wish to buy 想买
make a market
(Finance)take part in active dealing in particular shares or other assets (财政)(对某类股票或其他资产)积极地买卖
on the market
available for sale 能买到,市场有售 he bought every new gadget as it came on the market. 市面上出现的各种新鲜玩意儿他都买。
派生 marketer noun 语源
Middle English, via Anglo-Norman French from Latin mercatus, from mercari 'buy' (see also merchant)