in AM, use 美国英语用 gray market
- N-SING 灰市,水货市场(经非正式渠道购买商品再以低于市价的价格售卖出去)
Grey market goods are bought unofficially and then sold to customers at lower prices than usual.
- Grey-market perfumes and toiletries are now commonly sold by mail.
水货香水和化妆品现在常常通过邮购方式售卖。
- N-SING (证券)灰色市场,暗盘市场(指公开发行前将股票售给投资人)
Grey market shares are sold to investors before they have been officially issued.
- At one point last week shares in the grey market touched 230p.
上周,灰市上的股票价格一度高达230便士。