merchant

英 [ˈmɜːtʃənt]

美 [ˈmɜːrtʃənt]

n.  商人; 批发商; (尤指)进出口批发商; (某活动的)爱好者; 热衷于…的人
adj.  海上货运的

复数：merchants　现在分词：merchanting　

高考CET4CET6考研TOEFLTEM4

Collins.3 / BNC.2755 / COCA.4126

习惯用语

n.

prophet of doomdoom merchant
• 末日预言者
  a person who predicts that things will go very badly
• The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
  认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。

牛津词典

noun

• 商人；批发商；（尤指）进出口批发商
  a person who buys and sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports goods
  1. builders' merchants (= who sell supplies to the building trade)
     建材批发商
  2. a coal/wine merchant
     煤炭 / 葡萄酒批发商
  3. Venice was once a city of rich merchants.
     威尼斯曾是富商云集的城市。
• （某活动的）爱好者；热衷于…的人
  a person who likes a particular activity
  1. a speed merchant (= sb who likes to drive fast)
     好开快车的人
  2. noise merchants (= for example, a band who make a lot of noise)
     噪音制造者

adj.

• 海上货运的
  connected with the transport of goods by sea
  1. merchant seamen
     商船船员

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指外贸)商人，批发商
  Amerchantis a person who buys or sells goods in large quantities, especially one who imports and exports them.
  1. Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you.
     任何一个懂行的葡萄酒商人都可以给你提出建议。
• N-COUNT 店主;商人
  Amerchantis a person who owns or runs a shop, store, or other business.
  1. The family was forced to live on credit from local merchants.
     这家人不得不靠向当地商人赊账生活。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 retailer, shopkeeper


• ADJ 海上货运的;商船的
  Merchantseamen or ships are involved in carrying goods for trade.
  1. There's been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years.
     近些年来英国商船队伍的规模大为缩减。

英英释义

noun

• a businessperson engaged in retail trade
  Synonym:merchandiser

双语例句

• The merchant is always bright.
  商人通常都聪明。
• As a merchant, he was a man of the world--he had seen it all.
  他是一个见多识广的商人。
• His father is a merchant prince.
  他的父亲是一位商业巨擘。
• Like all Englishmen he was a merchant.
  和所有的英国人一样，他也是个商人。
• There's been a big reduction in the size of the British merchant fleet in recent years.
  近些年来英国商船队伍的规模大为缩减。
• The gang tried to intimidate the merchant.
  犯罪团伙想恐吓这位商人。
• The main function of the merchant banks is to raise capital for industry.
  商业银行的主要职能是为产业融资。
• The shipowner has still held a merchant fleet of seven cargo-vessels.
  这个船东仍拥有一支7艘货船的商船队。
• Any knowledgeable wine merchant would be able to advise you.
  任何一个懂行的葡萄酒商人都可以给你提出建议。
• Merchant person at once uprear he, ask ill?
  店主人连忙扶起了他，问是否病了？