| 单词 | market |
| 释义 | noun | verb marketmarket1 /ˈmɑrkɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 1PLACE TO BUY THINGS [countable] a)a place where people buy and sell goods, food, etc., especially an outside area or a large building: I went down to the flower market to get these – aren’t they gorgeous? Every Sunday there’s a farmers’ market in the park. b)a grocery store2the market social studies, economics a)the stock market: Most analysts think the market will continue to rise. Investors are currently reluctant to play the market (=risk money on the stock market). A sharp decline in the Dow Jones average rocked the markets (=all the stock markets in the world) Friday. b)the total amount of trade in a particular kind of goods: They’ve captured about 60% of the market. There have been dramatic changes in the real estate market.market in the world market in aluminum c)the economic system in which all prices and pay depend on what goods people want to buy, how many they buy, etc.: Capitalism is based on a belief in the market.3on the market available for people to buy: There are thousands of different computer games on the market. The Paynes are putting their house on the market (=offering it for sale). A clean-burning diesel fuel came onto the market (=began being sold) in 1993. Handguns are freely available on the open market (=for anyone to buy).4COUNTRY/AREA [countable] a particular country or area where a company sells its goods or where a particular type of goods is sold: Japanese cars account for about 30% of the U.S. car market.market for The main market for computer software is still the U.S. Some major overseas markets (=markets in other countries) have been having economic problems.5PEOPLE WHO WILL BUY something [singular] the number of people who want to buy something, or the kind of people who want to buy it: market for a growth in the urban market for dairy products There is a major market for Californian designs in Asia.6be in the market for something to be interested in buying something: If you’re in the market for a mobile home, this is a good time to buy.7the job/labor market the people looking for work, and the number of jobs that are available: Half of the teenagers entering the job market in Los Angeles are Latino.competitive/tough/tight job market (=one in which many people are looking for the same jobs)8a buyer’s/seller’s market a time that is better for buyers because prices are low, or better for sellers because prices are high[Origin: 1100–1200 Old North French, Latin mercatus buying and selling, marketplace, from mercari to buy and sell, from merx things to sell] → see also black market, corner the market at corner2 (2), flea market, free market, price yourself out of the market at price2 (4) noun | verb marketmarket2 verb [transitive] 1to try to persuade people to buy a product by advertising it in a particular way, using attractive packages, etc.: The toy is marketed for children aged two to six.market something as something The noodles are being marketed as a health food.2to make a product available in stores: Most turkeys are marketed at a young age. |
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