trading

noun

1. 贸易；经商；营业；交易
   the activity of buying and selling things
   1. new laws on Sunday trading (= shops being open on Sundays)
      关于星期日营业的新法律
   2. Supermarkets everywhere reported excellent trading in the run-up to Christmas.
      各地超级市场报告说圣诞节前生意火爆。
   3. Shares worth $8 million changed hands during a day of hectic trading.
      是日股市交易频繁，成交量为800万元。

1. N-UNCOUNT 贸易;买卖;交易
   Trade is the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services between people, firms, or countries.
   1. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.
      该政府部门直接掌控着外贸的各个方面。
   2. ...negotiations on a new international trade agreement...
      有关新国际贸易协定的谈判
   3. Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico.
      得克萨斯州与墨西哥的贸易往来历史悠久。
2. VERB 做买卖;做生意;从事贸易
   When people, firms, or countries trade, they buy, sell, or exchange goods or services between themselves.
   1. They may refuse to trade, even when offered attractive prices...
      即便对方的报价很有吸引力,他们也有可能拒绝进行交易。
   2. They had years of experience of trading with the West...
      他们有多年与西方贸易往来的经验。
   3. He has been trading in antique furniture for 25 years.
      他从事古董家具买卖已有 25 年。
3. N-COUNT (某一)生意，行业
   A trade is a particular area of business or industry.
   1. They've completely ruined the tourist trade for the next few years.
      他们把今后几年的旅游业完全给毁了。
   2. ...the arms trade.
      军火贸易
4. N-COUNT 职业;手艺;行当
   Someone's trade is the kind of work that they do, especially when they have been trained to do it over a period of time.
   1. He learnt his trade as a diver in the North Sea...
      他在北海学会了潜水员这一行的本事。
   2. Allyn was a jeweller by trade...
      阿林是珠宝匠。
   3. She is a patron of small businesses and trades.
      她是几个小企业和小手工艺者的资助人。
5. V-RECIP 用…进行交换;互相交换
   If someone trades one thing for another or if two people trade things, they agree to exchange one thing for the other thing.
   1. They traded land for goods and money...
      他们用土地换取了货物与金钱。
   2. He still claims the arms weren't traded for hostages…
      他仍然声称军火没有被用来交换人质。
   3. Kids used to trade baseball cards...
      以前孩子们常常互相交换棒球卡片。
   4. They suspected that Neville had traded secret information with Mr Foster.
      他们怀疑内维尔和福斯特先生交换了秘密情报。
   5. Trade is also a noun.
      
   6. I am willing to make a trade with you...
      我愿和你做个交易。
   7. It wouldn't exactly have been a fair trade.
      那就不会是完全公平的交换了。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 exchange


6. V-RECIP 交换，对换(位置或处境)
   If you trade places with someone or if the two of you trade places, you move into the other person's position or situation, and they move into yours.
   1. Mike asked George to trade places with him so he could ride with Tod...
      迈克要求乔治和他交换位置，让他和托德同坐一辆车。
   2. Kennedy mischievously suggested that professors ought to trade jobs for a time with janitors…
      肯尼迪调皮地建议教授和看门人互换一段时间工作。
   3. The receiver and the quarterback are going to trade positions.
      接球手与四分卫将会对换位置。
7. VERB 使(足球、棒球等职业运动员)转会
   In professional sports, for example football or baseball, if a player is traded from one team to another, they leave one team and begin playing for another.
   1. He was traded from the Giants to the Yankees...
      他从巨人队转会到扬基队。
   2. The A's have not won a game since they traded him.
      奥克兰运动家队自从他转会后还没有赢过一场比赛。

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 transfer


8. V-RECIP 互相做;对打;对骂
   If two people or groups trade something such as blows, insults, or jokes, they hit each other, insult each other, or tell each other jokes.
   1. Children would settle disputes by trading punches or insults in the schoolyard...
      儿童会通过在操场上对打或互骂的方式解决争端。
   2. They traded artillery fire with government forces inside the city.
      他们与城内的政府军互相开炮。

1. In after-hours trading, shares surged by another estimated 30 points or more.
   在盘后交易当中，股价估计又上涨了30点或更多。
2. The US itself, of course, is not entirely blameless in trading matters.
   当然，美国本身在贸易问题上也不是完全没有任何过错。
3. A small number of firms have ceased trading.
   一小部分公司已经停止贸易。
4. Mr Sutherland may have the clout needed to push the two trading giants into a deal
   萨瑟兰先生也许有能力促使两大贸易巨头达成协议。
5. Any evidence of collusive behaviour by the banks could be sent to the Office of Fair Trading.
   任何能证明银行有串通行为的证据都可以送交公平贸易部。
6. Mr. Chapman conceded the need for Nomura's U.S. unit to improve its trading skills.
   查普曼先生承认野村证券美国分公司需要提高股票交易技巧。
7. Cultures that were better at trading saw a concomitant increase in their wealth
   比较擅长贸易的文明其财富也随之增长。
8. Nearly eleven-thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban on street trading.
   将近有1.1万人因为违抗禁止在街上摆摊交易的禁令而被捕。
9. Share prices and trading have been dulled by worries over the war.
   股票价格和交易因人们对战争的忧虑而走低。
10. Its monthly reports on program trading usually come out about three weeks after each month ends
    程式交易月度报告通常在每月结束3周后出来。
11. If this round of talks fails, the world's trading environment is likely to become increasingly hostile.
    如果这一轮谈判破裂了，世界贸易环境可能会变得越来越糟糕。
12. The government's indictment against the three men alleged unlawful trading.
    政府在对这三个人的起诉书中指控他们从事非法贸易。
13. Shares in the company slipped below their issue price on their first day of trading.
    该公司股票价格在首个交易日就跌破了发行价。
14. The company, which makes its money on 3,000 grocery lines has its knickers in a twist about Sunday trading.
    这家依靠3,000种食品杂货盈利的公司为其星期天的营业状况烦恼。
15. Trading was very light ahead of yesterday's auction.
    昨天拍卖之前的成交量很小。
16. Paperless trading can save time and money.
    无纸贸易能够省时省钱。
17. Spain has been one of Cuba's major trading partners.
    西班牙一直是古巴的主要贸易伙伴之一。
18. UK trading profits were pegged at £ 40 million
    英国的贸易利润固定在4,000万英镑。
19. Eighteen boats plied the 1,000 miles of river along a trading route
    18艘船沿着贸易航线往返于1,000英里的河面上。
20. The Office of Fair Trading has been probing banking practices
    公平贸易署一直在对银行业务进行调查。
21. The Council had brought proceedings to stop the store from trading on Sundays.
    该委员会已经提起诉讼，禁止这家商店在周日营业。
22. In early trading in Hong Kong yesterday, gold was quoted at$ 368.20 an ounce
    在香港昨天早些时候的交易中，黄金的牌价为每盎司368.20美元。
23. Wall Street was rocked by the news and shares fell 4.3 per cent by the end of trading.
    这则消息震惊了整个华尔街，股票在交易日结束时下跌了4.3%。
24. The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday
    因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。
25. They had years of experience of trading with the West
    他们有多年与西方贸易往来的经验。
26. Children would settle disputes by trading punches or insults in the schoolyard
    儿童会通过在操场上对打或互骂的方式解决争端。
27. Mini-car owners are trading up to 'real' cars
    迷你车车主们正变卖旧车换进“真正的”汽车。
28. He likes the stocks and he is accustomed to trading in and out of its shares.
    他喜欢股票，习惯于买进卖出它的股份。

noun

1. buying or selling securities or commodities