[] the activity of buying and selling or of exchanging goods or services between people or countries 贸易；商业；交易；买卖◆Trade between the two countries has increased. 两国之间的贸易增加了。◆global trade in electronic equipment 全球电子设备贸易◆The US was accused of unfair trade practices. 美国被指控采取了不公平的贸易做法。
[] a particular type of business 行业；职业；生意◆It has been a bad year for the retail trade. 对零售业来说过去一年可不是好年成。◆the building/tourist trade 建筑／旅游业
the trade [] a particular area of business and the people or companies that are connected with it 同业；同行；同仁◆In the trade, this sort of computer is called a ‘client-based system’. 在业内，这种计算机被称为“客户端系统”。◆a trade magazine/journal 行业杂志／期刊
[] the amount of goods or services that you sell 营业额；交易量◆Trade was very good last month. 上个月的交易量很大。◆Domestic companies are losing trade to foreign importers. 国内公司的生意正被外国进口商夺走。
[, ]a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and that requires special training and skills （尤指手工）职业；手艺；行当◆He's a designer by trade. 他的职业是设计师。◆to learn a trade 学手艺
() [; , ]buying and selling on a stock exchange; one act of doing this （证券的）交易，买卖◆The share price fell 30% in early afternoon trade. 股价午後下跌了 30%。◆a 20% reduction in daily trades on the stock exchange 证券交易所的日交易额 20% 的下跌
➡ idiom at ply , roaring balance of trade fair trade free trade insider trade invisible trade passing trade stock-in-trade terms of trade visible trade