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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++trade1 /treɪd/ ●●● S3 W1 noun 1 buying/selling 买/卖 [uncountable]BBT the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries 买卖，交易，贸易 SYN commercetrade between There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. 东西方贸易已有显著增长。 international trade agreements 国际贸易协定 unfair trade practices 不公平的贸易行为trade in Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990. 象牙贸易自1990年起已被禁止。the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) 军火/毒品/奴隶等交易 → balance of trade, free trade, → trade war at war(3)2 the hotel/tourist etc trade BBTBUSINESSthe business done by companies, hotels etc 酒店业/旅游业等 → industry Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade. 零售业周六工作很平常。3 amount of business 营业额 [uncountable] British EnglishBBTBUSINESS business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold 营业额，交易量 SYN business A lot of pubs nowadays do most of their trade at lunchtimes. 现在许多小酒馆的大多数生意都是在午饭时。passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers) 过路客生意 Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade. 纪念品商店主要靠的是过路客生意。 → do a roaring trade at roaring(3)4 an exchange of things 物品的交换 [singular] American English a) when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has 交换 Let’s make a trade – my frisbee for your baseball. 我们做个交换吧——我的飞盘换你的棒球。 b) when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team 〔球队之间的〕队员交换 The Celtics star demanded a trade after talks with management broke down. 和管理层的谈判失败后，这位凯尔特人队的球星要求交换转会。5 the trade BBTBUSINESSa particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it 某一行业；某一行的人 I could get Ron to look at your car for you; he works in the trade. 我可以让罗恩给你看看车子，他是干这行的。6 job/work 工作 [countable, uncountable]BOJOB/WORK a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands 〔尤指需要特殊手工技巧的〕行当，手艺 Brian insisted that his sons learn a trade. 布赖恩坚持要他的儿子们学一门手艺。 My grandfather was a plumber by trade (=that was his job). 我祖父是干管子工这一行的。tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job) 干你这一行所需的工具 → stock-in-trade, jack-of-all-trades, → ply your trade at ply1(1), → tricks of the trade at trick1(7)n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + trade international/foreign tradeInternational trade is essential for long-term economic growth. global/world tradeWe want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.the arms/timber/book etc tradeBritain is heavily involved in the arms trade.the drugs/slave tradethe country’s thriving drugs tradethe tourist tradeThe wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industrythe retail trade (=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers)Advertising encourages the retail trade to stock and display the product. the wholesale trade (=businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public)In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly. trade + NOUNtrade barriers (also barriers to trade formal) (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes)The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.a trade agreementOn April 3 a new trade agreement between Romania and the USA was signed.a trade embargo (=an official order to stop trade with another country)Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam.trade talks/negotiationsA further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.a trade deficit (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them)The foreign trade deficit widened by 42% compared with the previous year.a trade surplus (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them)Scotch whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance, with a large trade surplus.Examples from the Corpus
trade• Most had not previously been covered by a trade union unemployment scheme.• Young men and women can learn a trade in the military.• The U.S. has maintained a trade embargo against Cuba since 1962.• The war has created favorable conditions for the illegal arms trade.• His father had been a bricklayer by trade.• The free trade zone failed in various incarnations, and investment has been only sporadic.• South Korea and Japan have signed an important trade agreement.• This was in line with the Government's legislation aimed at preventing militancy in trade unions.• New agreements will increase trade between the two countries.• The introduction of the Euro should make trade between European countries much easier.• The Wizards could make more trades that could alter their salary cap structure and the makeup of the team.• Strong exports of services helped the overall balance of trade.• After agriculture, overseas trade accounts for the largest portion of the economy.• Most of the men had worked in skilled trades such as carpentry or printing.• The repression against members of the party, the trade union movement and other progressive organizations increased.• So it was that the trade emulated this sliding scale system for the populace at large.• The trade deficit with China remains high.• The trade in data processing between countries is likely to grow faster than the trade in goods.international trade• They include: Jonathan Lux, an international trade and insurance expert at Ince & Co.• The basis for international trade between countries can be explained in terms of the economist David Ricardo's theory of comparative costs.• Economic interdependence First in the economic field-in international trade, investment and finance.• This insight into the ethics of international trade comes from the Geneva-based World Economic Forum, a research organization.• We are firmly opposed to international trade in rare and protected species such as rhinoceroses, cheetahs, leopards, and bears.passing trade• So they left the chef in charge in case any passing trade should appear.• Others are simply roadside cafes where the owner keeps a couple of women for passing trade.• The recession has taken it's toll; they need passing trade to survive.• Coun Walsh said he did not believe the bypass would hit the Guisborough economy by taking passing trade away from shops and garages.make a trade• Frequent curfew and the security forces make trade almost impossible.• We have, however, shown that there exist reasonable conditions that when satisfied, make trade gainful.• They make trading simpler and reduce the associated costs leading to increased employment and better quality goods for consumers.• The company is due to make a trading statement tomorrow.• Last Thursday, the last chance for teams to make trades, no move was the wise move for the Clippers.• If you were trying to make a trade, where would you begin?• The rebels want to make a trade - two of their prisoners for one of the government's.• That would make trade among the republics even harder.learn a trade• A Solution: The Job Corps provides room and board to disadvantaged young adults while they complete their studies and learn trades.• Runs a women's training centre with child care so that women can learn trades and skills.• Too many associates come into the big firms and feeler are led to feel-that they are only here to learn a trade.• She enrolled in the tech school to learn a trade.• I started to learn a trade so many times, and never finished.• He tried hard to wean them away from crime by persuading them to learn a trade instead.trade2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]BBT to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or business 买卖（货物），进行贸易，从事交易trade with India began trading with Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. 印度于15和16世纪开始和欧洲进行贸易往来。trade in The company trades in silk, tea, and other items. 该公司从事丝绸、茶叶等货品的贸易。 They had to travel into town to trade the produce from their farm. 他们不得不到镇上去出售他们农场的产品。2 [intransitive]BBT British English to exist and operate as a business 做生意，开展业务 The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber. 这家公司现在以“兰斯基和韦伯”之名营业。cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt) 停业3 [transitive]BFS to buy or sell something on the stock exchange 从事〔股票交易〕 Over a million shares were traded today. 今天有一百多万股的交易量。n Grammar Trade is usually passive in this meaning.4. trade insults/blows etc EACH OTHERto insult or hit each other during an argument or fight 对骂/对打等5 [intransitive, transitive] especially American EnglishEXCHANGE to exchange something you have for something someone else has 用…交换…，互相交换 SYN British English swap PHRASAL VERBS→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
trade• They were trading 31 lower at 1,035 earlier today.• "What do you have for lunch, a peanut butter sandwich?" "Want to trade?"• We liked each other's clothes, so we traded.• Over a million shares were traded during the day.• How far depended on a firm's skills at trading for its own account.• That rule calls for a one-hour trading halt if the industrial average ever falls 250 points.• Japan is one of our major trading partners.• Ellis was trapped after Liverpool trading standards officers, posing as dealers, smashed a nationwide network of underground sellers.• The debating chamber is often simply used as a platform for trading verbal abuse.• The West is accused of trading weapons for hostages.• The two nations have not traded with each other for over 30 years.• There was always a difficulty in obtaining enough currency, a major barrier to trading with the west.• I'll trade you my baseball for those two cars.trade with• The U.S. has not traded with the country since the early '90s.cease trading• Under the Celuform scheme, the Company guarantees that faulty workmanship and materials is put right even if the installer has ceased trading.• Unfortunately Carrera have been experiencing financial difficulties and ceased trading.• They represent a crystallised situation, which would have arisen if Hook Harris had ceased trading and been sold off.• Of those individuals that cease trading, half enter full-time employment, further education or training programmes.• The other butcher thought to be involved ceased trading in 1989.• The arrangement ended on 1 January when the Soviet Union ceased trading with its former allies on a convertible rouble basis.• If remedial action is not forthcoming we would cease trading with them.From Longman Business Dictionarytradetrade1 /treɪd/ noun1[uncountable]COMMERCE the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countriesTrade between Hong Kong and eastern European countries has been very limited.Restrictive practices in their home market have given Japanese industries an unfair advantage ininternational trade.trade inThe Reptile Protection Trust wants to ban the trade in pet turtles.2[uncountable]ECONOMICS the value of a country’s imports and exports, especially when these are comparedThe statistics on UK trade provided some basis for optimism.Hungary’s total net trade fell between the last two quarters of the year.The newtrade figures were released today.3the hotel/banking/motor etc trade(s)COMMERCE the business done by hotels, banks etcThe figures suggest an improvement in theretail trade (=business done by shops).For years, the building trade was in heavy recession.4the rag trade informal the business of making and selling clothes5[singular, uncountable]COMMERCE the level of activity in a company, industry etcTrade is very slow at the moment.Garden centres do most of their trade at weekends.They were doing a brisk trade (=doing a lot of business) in Christmas trees right up to the 24th.The restaurants on Boat Quay were doing a roaring trade (=doing a lot of business).6[countable]JOB a particular job, especially one needing special skills with your handsSimilar rates of pay apply in other trades, including carpentry, plumbing and joinery.7[countable usually plural, uncountable]FINANCE buying and selling shares, bonds etc on a stock exchange, or an occasion when people do thisShares of the company were down $265 at $693 in morning trade.For trades of 2,000 or more shares, the charge will be $60 plus five cents a share. → insider trade → wash trade → see also balance of trade, barrier to trade, chamber of tradetradetrade2 verb1[intransitive, transitive]COMMERCE to buy and sell goods, services etc as part of your businessThe agreement allows metals and plastics to be traded among 24 countries.trade inThey intended to start up a business trading in electronics equipment.trade withThese countries can trade with Britain without having to pay import duties.2[intransitive]COMMERCE to exist and operate as a businessThe joint venture willtrade under the name of Do It All chain.The company currently trades on the American Stock Exchange.3[transitive]FINANCE to buy or sell shares, bonds, currencies, COMMODITIES (=oil, metal, farm products) etc115 million shares were traded, more than 15% of the company’s stock. → trade at something → trade down → trade something ↔ in → trade something ↔ off → trade up→ See Verb tableOrigin trade1 (1300-1400) Middle Low German “course, way, track”trade1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1trade2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →PHRASAL VERBS1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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trade1 S3 W1 /treɪd/ 
noun
SYN commerce
trade between
There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West.
international trade agreements
unfair trade practices
trade in
Trade in ivory has been banned since 1990.
the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) ⇨ balance of trade, free trade, ⇨ trade war at war(3)
2. the hotel/tourist etc trade the business done by companies, hotels etc ⇨ industry:
Working on Saturdays is usual in the retail trade.
3. AMOUNT OF BUSINESS [uncountable] British English business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold
SYN business:
A lot of pubs nowadays do most of their trade at lunchtimes.
passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers)
Souvenir shops rely mainly on passing trade. ⇨ do a roaring trade at roaring(3)
4. AN EXCHANGE OF THINGS [singular] American English
a. when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has:
Let’s make a trade – my frisbee for your baseball.
b. when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team:
The Celtics star demanded a trade after talks with management broke down.
5. the trade a particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it:
I could get Ron to look at your car for you; he works in the trade.
6. JOB/WORK [uncountable and countable] a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands:
Brian insisted that his sons learn a trade.
My grandfather was a plumber by trade (=that was his job).
tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job)
⇨ stock-in-trade, jack-of-all-trades, ⇨ ply your trade at ply1(1), ⇨ tricks of the trade at trick1(7)
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + trade
▪international/foreign trade International trade is essential for long-term economic growth.
▪global/world trade We want the poorer nations to benefit from increased global trade.
▪the arms/timber/book etc trade Britain is heavily involved in the arms trade.
▪the drugs/slave trade the country’s thriving drugs trade
▪the tourist trade The wildlife and scenery have helped to make the tourist trade Alaska's second industry
▪the retail trade (=businesses which sell goods in shops to customers) Advertising encourages the retail trade to stock and display the product.
▪the wholesale trade (=businesses which sell goods in large quantities at low prices to other businesses, rather than to the general public) In the domestic market, the wholesale trade and retail trade developed rapidly.
■ trade + NOUN
▪trade barriers (also barriers to trade formal) (=things that make trade between two countries more difficult or expensive, such as taxes) The removal of trade barriers will help our trading partnership.
▪a trade agreement On April 3 a new trade agreement between Romania and the USA was signed.
▪a trade embargo (=an official order to stop trade with another country) Delegates urged the US government to lift its trade embargo against Vietnam.
▪trade talks/negotiations A further round of trade talks begins this week in Geneva.
▪a trade deficit (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is less than the amount it buys from them) The foreign trade deficit widened by 42% compared with the previous year.
▪a trade surplus (=the amount by which the total goods one country sells to others is more than the amount it buys from them) Scotch whisky is a major contributor to the UK trade balance, with a large trade surplus.
trade2 S3 W2 verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or business
trade with
India began trading with Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.
trade in
The company trades in silk, tea, and other items.
They had to travel into town to trade the produce from their farm.
2. [intransitive] British English to exist and operate as a business:
The firm now trades under the name Lanski and Weber.
cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt)
3. [transitive usually passive] to buy or sell something on the stock exchange:
Over a million shares were traded today.
4. trade insults/blows etc to insult or hit each other during an argument or fight
5. [intransitive and transitive] especially American English to exchange something you have for something someone else has
SYN swap British English:
We traded necklaces.
trade something with somebody
I wouldn’t mind trading jobs with her.
trade (somebody) something for something
I’ll trade you my camera for your drill.
trade at something phrasal verb
if shares etc trade at a particular price, they cost that amount to buy
trade down phrasal verb
to replace something you own with something cheaper, or buy a cheaper type of thing than before
trade down to
Many of their customers are trading down to cheaper cigarettes.
trade something ↔ in phrasal verb
to give something such as a car to the person you are buying a new one from, as part of the payment
trade something ↔ in for
He traded his old car in for a new model.
⇨ trade-in
▪ exchange to give something to someone, and receive a similar thing from them at the same time. Exchange is often used about people telling each other about their ideas, phone numbers, addresses etc: They exchanged photographs before they met. | a place where people can exchange ideas | We exchanged email addresses. | if you are unhappy with the jacket, you can always take it back and exchange it for another one. | These coupons can be exchanged for meals and accommodation.
▪change to exchange something, especially money. Also used in British English about exchanging something you have bought for something different: I need to change some dollars. | She changed all her money into euros. | We thought it was time we changed our car for something more modern.
▪swap (also do a swap British English) informal to give something to someone, who gives you something similar: The two schools use the Internet to swap pictures, stories, and jokes. | I like your room better – do you want to do a swap?
▪trade (also do a trade American English) to exchange something that you have for something that someone else has: The stolen phones are being traded for drugs. | The boys trade sports cards on the playground. | We've got lots of plants we don't need – do you want to do a trade?
▪switch to change the places of two or more people or things, so that each one is in the place the other was before: Can I switch seats with you?
▪reciprocate to do or give something, because someone has done or given something similar to you – a rather formal use: They invited us to dinner a while ago, and I'd like to reciprocate.
▪in exchange/return (for something) if you give something in exchange or in return for something else, you give it in order to get something else back: Williams will plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence.
trade something ↔ off phrasal verb
to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable result
trade something ↔ off for/against
Companies are under pressure to trade off price stability for short-term gains.
⇨ trade-off
trade on/upon something phrasal verb
to use a situation or someone’s kindness in order to get an advantage for yourself:
If you ask me, they’re just trading on Sam’s good nature.
trade up phrasal verb
to replace something you own with something better, or buy a better type of thing than before
trade up to/from
It also encourages existing home owners to trade up to larger accommodation.
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noun Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Low German
Origin: 'course, way, track'
1. BUYING/SELLING [uncountable] the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries Language: Middle Low German
Origin: 'course, way, track'
SYN commerce
trade between
trade in
the arms/drug/slave etc trade (=the buying and selling of weapons, drugs etc) ⇨ balance of trade, free trade, ⇨ trade war at war(3)
2. the hotel/tourist etc trade the business done by companies, hotels etc ⇨ industry:
3. AMOUNT OF BUSINESS [uncountable] British English business activity, especially the amount of goods or products that are sold
SYN business:
passing trade (=customers who go into a shop when they are passing it, not regular customers)
4. AN EXCHANGE OF THINGS [singular] American English
a. when you exchange something you have for something that someone else has:
b. when a player on a sports team is exchanged for a player from another team:
5. the trade a particular kind of business, and the people who are involved in it:
6. JOB/WORK [uncountable and countable] a particular job, especially one needing special skill with your hands:
tools of your trade (=the things that you need to do your job)
⇨ stock-in-trade, jack-of-all-trades, ⇨ ply your trade at ply1(1), ⇨ tricks of the trade at trick1(7)
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verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to buy and sell goods, services etc as your job or businesstrade with
trade in
2. [intransitive] British English to exist and operate as a business:
cease trading (=stop being a business because you are bankrupt)
3. [transitive usually passive] to buy or sell something on the stock exchange:
4. trade insults/blows etc to insult or hit each other during an argument or fight
5. [intransitive and transitive] especially American English to exchange something you have for something someone else has
SYN swap British English:
trade something with somebody
trade (somebody) something for something
trade at something phrasal verb
if shares etc trade at a particular price, they cost that amount to buy
trade down phrasal verb
to replace something you own with something cheaper, or buy a cheaper type of thing than before
trade down to
trade something ↔ in phrasal verb
to give something such as a car to the person you are buying a new one from, as part of the payment
trade something ↔ in for
⇨ trade-in
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trade something ↔ off phrasal verb
to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable result
trade something ↔ off for/against
⇨ trade-off
trade on/upon something phrasal verb
to use a situation or someone’s kindness in order to get an advantage for yourself:
trade up phrasal verb
to replace something you own with something better, or buy a better type of thing than before
trade up to/from
Running a business 经营企业
buy/acquire/own/sell a company/firm/franchise收购／获得／拥有／出售公司／商行／特许经销权 set up/establish/start/start up/launch a business/company创办企业／公司 run/operate a business/company/franchise经营企业／公司／专卖店 head/run a firm/department/team管理公司／部门／团队 make/secure/win/block a deal达成／阻止一笔交易 expand/grow/build the business扩展业务 boost/increase investment/spending/sales/turnover/earnings/exports/trade增加投资／支出／销售量／营业额／收入／出口／贸易 increase/expand production/output/sales增加产量／输出量／销售量 boost/maximize production/productivity/efficiency/income/revenue/profit/profitability使产量／生产力／效率／收入／收益／利润／收益增加／最大化 achieve/maintain/sustain growth/profitability实现／维持／保持增长／收益 cut/reduce/bring down/lower/slash costs/prices削减成本／价格 announce/impose/make cuts/cutbacks宣布／强制实行／实施削减
Sales and marketing 销售和市场营销
break into/enter/capture/dominate the market打入／进入／占领／控制市场 gain/grab/take/win/boost/lose market share取得／夺取／得到／赢得／增加／丢失市场份额 find/build/create a market for sth为某物找到／建立／开创市场 start/launch an advertising/a marketing campaign发起广告／营销宣传活动 develop/launch/promote a product/website开发／推出／推销产品／网站 create/generate demand for your product为产品创造需求 attract/get/retain/help customers/clients吸引／赢得／留住／帮助顾客／客户 drive/generate/boost/increase demand/sales刺激／创造／提高／增加需求／销售量 beat/keep ahead of/out-think/outperform the competition打败／领先于／智胜／胜过竞争对手 meet/reach/exceed/miss sales targets完成／达到／超过／未达到销售目标
Finance 财务
draw up/set/present/agree/approve a budget起草／制订／提出／批准预算 keep to/balance/cut/reduce/slash the budget执行／平衡／削减／大幅削减预算 be/come in below/under/over/within budget未超出／超出预算；在预算之内 generate income/revenue/profit/funds/business产生收益／利润／资金／营业额 fund/finance a campaign/a venture/an expansion/spending/a deficit为活动／商业项目／扩张／开支／赤字提供资金 provide/raise/allocate capital/funds提供／筹集／分配资金 attract/encourage investment/investors吸引／鼓励投资／投资者 recover/recoup costs/losses/an investment收回成本／亏损／投资 get/obtain/offer sb/grant sb credit/a loan获得／为某人提供／准予某人贷款 apply for/raise/secure/arrange/provide finance申请／筹集／获得／安排／提供资金
Failure 失败；不成功
lose business/trade/customers/sales/revenue失去生意／买卖／顾客／销量／收益 accumulate/accrue/incur/run up debts累积／积累／招致／积欠债务 suffer/sustain enormous/heavy/serious losses蒙受惨重损失 face cuts/a deficit/redundancy/bankruptcy面临削减／赤字／裁员／破产 file for/ ( NAmE enter/avoid/escape bankruptcy申请／避免／幸免破产 ( BrE go into administration/liquidation进入行政接管／清算 liquidate/wind up a company清算／关闭公司 survive/weather a recession/downturn艰难渡过萧条期／衰退期 propose/seek/block/oppose a merger提出／寻求／阻止／反对合并 launch/make/accept/defeat a takeover bid发起／进行／接受／阻止收购投标
work the job that sb does, especially in order to earn money 指工作、职业 ：◆ It's very difficult to find work at the moment. 目前很难找到工作。 employment ( work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed or the situation in which people have workrather
指工作、职业、受雇、就业 ：◆ Only half the people here are in paid employment. 这儿只有一半的人有拿工资的工作。 career the job or series of jobs that sb has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes 指生涯、职业 ：◆ He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office. 他在外交部有过一段光辉的事业。 profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education 指需要专门技能（尤其是较高教育水平）的职业、专业 ：◆ He hopes to enter the medical profession. 他希望能从事医务工作。 NOTE The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession.* the profession 统称某专业的人、同行、同业 ：◆ the legal profession 法律界 The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer.* the professions 统称需要较高教育水平的传统职业，如医生、律师等。 occupation ( a job or professionrather
指工作、职业 ：◆ Please state your name, age, and occupation. 请写明姓名、年龄和职业。 trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills 指行业，尤指手工职业、手艺、行当 ：◆ Carpentry is a highly skilled trade. 木工是需要纯熟技巧的职业。
Patterns
in/out of work/employment(a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupationpermanent/temporary work/employment(a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation(a) low-paid work/employment/occupationto look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupationto get/obtain/give sb/offer sb/create/generate/provide work/employment
