wholesale

wholesale
noun
  1. [mass noun]the selling of goods in large quantities to be retailed by others
    批发
adverb
  1. being sold in such a way
    用批发方式,以批发价出售地
    bottles from this region sell wholesale at about £72 a case.
    这个地区的酒批 发价为每箱72英镑。
    ■on a large scale
    大批地,大规模地
    the safety clauses seem to have been taken wholesale from union documents.
    安全条款似乎大量照搬了联邦文件的内容。
adjective
  1. done on a large scale; extensive
    大批的,大规模的;一扫无遗的
    the wholesale destruction of Iraqi communications.
    伊拉克通讯的大规模破坏。
verb
  1. [with obj.]sell (goods) in large quantities at low prices to be retailed by others
    批发(货物)
派生
wholesaler
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: originally as by whole sale 'in large quantities'
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