单词 | Board of Trade |
释义 | board (Spenser, etc bord, borde, boord or boorde) /bōrd or börd/noun
ORIGIN: OE bord board, the side of a ship; ON borth, connected either with bear1 or with broad boardˈer noun
boardˈing noun
boardˈ-foot noun A unit of boardˈ-measure for timber, a piece one inch thick by 12 inches square board game noun A game (eg chess, snakes-and-ladders) which is played with pieces, counters, etc on a specially designed board boarding card or boarding pass noun A card allowing one to board an aircraft, ship, etc boarding house noun A house where boarders are kept boarding party noun A group of people who go on board a ship boarding pass see boarding card above. boardˈing-pike noun A pike used in boarding a ship, or in defending it when attacked boarding school noun A school in which board and lodging are provided for pupils boardˈ-measure see board-foot above. board meeting noun A meeting of the board of directors of an organization board of directors noun A group of individual directors appointed by a company and collectively responsible for the management of that company Board of Trade noun (Brit)
Board of Trade unit noun (elec) A kilowatt-hour (abbrev BTU) boardˈroom noun A room for meetings of a board of directors adjective Taking place in a boardroom boardˈsailing noun Sailboarding boardˈsailor noun boardˈ-school noun Formerly, a school under control of a school board board shorts plural noun Loose-fitting knee-length shorts, worn esp by surfers board-waˈges plural noun Payment to a servant in lieu of food boardˈwalk noun (N American) A footpath made of boards above board Openly board out
go by the board
on board
sweep the board
take on board To receive or accept (suggestions, new ideas, additional responsibilities, etc) trade /trād/noun
ORIGIN: Prob LGer trade; related to tread tradeˈable or tradˈable adjective trādˈed adjective (Shakespeare) Versed, practised tradeˈful adjective (Spenser) Busy in traffic tradeˈless adjective trādˈer noun
trādˈing noun and adjective trade barrier noun Anything that prevents or hinders international trade, eg tariffs and quotas trade board noun (historical) A council for settling disputes, consisting of representatives of both employers and employees in a trade tradeˈcraft noun Skill or expertise in the practice of a trade, esp that of espionage trade cycle noun The recurring series of conditions in trade from prosperity to depression and back to prosperity trade deficit see trade gap below. trade discount noun
traded option noun (stock exchange) An option that can itself be bought and sold trade edition noun A standard edition of a book rather than a de luxe or bookclub edition tradeˈ-fallen (Shakespeare tradeˈ-falne) adjective Unsuccessful in trade, bankrupt trade gap or trade deficit noun The amount by which a country's visible imports exceed its visible exports in value tradeˈ-in noun That which is given in part payment trade journal noun A periodical containing information and comment on a particular trade trade-lastˈ noun (old US) A compliment paid to someone which one offers to tell that person in exchange for a compliment heard about oneself tradeˈmark or trade mark noun
transitive verb
tradeˈmarked adjective tradeˈname noun
tradeˈ-off noun The giving up of one thing in return for another, usu as an act of compromise trade-off study noun (aeronautics, space technol) A logical evaluation, during the preliminary design process, of the pros and cons of alternative approaches and/or parameters which leads to the choice of the preferred ones trade paper noun A trade journal trade paperback noun A trade edition (qv above) of a paperback book trade plate noun A temporary number plate attached to a vehicle by dealers, etc prior to its being registered trade price noun The price at which goods are sold to members of the same trade, or by wholesale to retail dealers trade route noun A route followed by caravans or trading ships trade sale noun An auction sale of goods by producers, etc, to persons in the trade trade school noun A school teaching mainly skilled crafts trade secret noun A secret and successful formula, process, technique, etc known only to one manufacturer tradesˈfolk plural noun Tradespeople tradesˈman or tradesˈwoman noun
tradesˈmanlike adjective tradesˈpeople plural noun
trades union noun An association of trade unions, as in the Trades Union Congress trade union noun An organized association of workers of an industry for the protection of their common interests trade unionism noun The system, principles and practices of trade unions trade unionist noun A member of a trade union tradeˈ-weighted adjective (economics) (of exchange rates) weighted according to the significance of the trade carried on with the various countries listed trade wind noun A wind blowing toward the thermal equator and deflected westward by the eastward rotation of the earth trading estate noun An industrial or commercial estate trading post noun A store, etc established in an esp remote, thinly-populated or hostile area trading stamp noun A stamp given by the retailer to a purchaser of goods which, when a specified number have been collected, may be exchanged without payment for articles provided by the trading stamp firm Board of Trade See under board trade down or up
trade in To give in part payment trade off To exchange, esp as a compromise trade on To count on or take advantage of, esp unscrupulously |
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