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durable goods

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈdurable ˌgoods noun [plural]  DT American English large things such as cars, televisions, and furniture, that you do not buy often 〔大件〕耐用消费品〔如汽车、电视、家具等〕 SYN British English consumer durables
Examples from the Corpus
durable goodsIn two to three weeks, Ehrlich said, the Commerce Department plans publish statistics on durable goods orders and construction spending.Carpets, building products, furniture and other durable goods all began to see downshifting during the fourth quarter.
From Longman Business Dictionarydurable goodsˈdurable goodsECONOMICSCOMMERCE large expensive products that consumers do not buy regularly or often, for example refrigerators, televisions etcSYN CONSUMER DURABLES, DURABLESOrders to factories for durable goods, which include machinery, household appliances, cars and other items designed to last at least three years, fell to $123.27 billion last month. goods
ˈdurable ˌgoods nounChineseSyllable
as such televisions, Corpus Business things and cars, large


durable goods
ˈdurable ˌgoods noun [plural]
American English large things such as cars, televisions, and furniture, that you do not buy often
   SYN  consumer durables British English


durable goodsBrE /ˌdjʊərəbl ˈɡʊdz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdʊrəbl ˈɡʊdz/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE conˌsumer ˈdurables) noun [plural] (business 商业) goods which are expected to last for a long time after they have been bought, such as cars, televisions, etc. 耐用消费品(如汽车、电视机等)