market
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmɑː.kɪt/ us/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/
(BUYING AND SELLING)
C1 买方;市场
the people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold
Are you sure there's a market for the product? 你肯定这种产品有市场吗？
We estimate the potential market for the new phones to be around one million people in this country alone. 我们预计，仅在这个国家新型电话的潜在市场就有100万人左右。
The domestic market is still depressed, but demand abroad is picking up. 国内市场依旧低迷，但国外需求正逐步增加。
They've increased their share of the market by ten percent over the past year. 过去一年他们的市场份额增加了10%。
C2 （金融等特定产品的）买卖，市场
the business or trade in a particular product, including financial products
the coffee market 咖啡市场
the economic market 经济市场
the commodities market 商品市场
the stock market 股票市场
the job market 就业市场
the housing market 房产市场
in the market for something 想购买
interested in buying something
Thanks for the offer, but I'm not in the market for another car right now. 谢谢优惠，但目前我无意再买一辆汽车。
I heard that he was in the market for an investment property.
This is the best place to go if you're in the market for a laptop.
Our studio caters to customers that are in the market for the latest fashions.
New homeowners are often in the market for updated and energy-efficient appliances.
on the market 有供应，在出售，上市
available for sale
We put our house on the market as soon as house prices started to rise. 房价一涨，我们就卖房子。
This is one of the best televisions on the market. 这是市场上最好的电视机之一。
The pictures would sell for half a million on the open market (= if offered for sale without a fixed price). 这些画在公开市场上可卖到50万。
The hotel has been on the market for over a year already.
The new drug has completed clinical testing and could be on the market by next year.
- More examples
- He's not certain whether to invest in the property market.
- The company plans to make a big push into the European market next spring.
- This is the cheapest version on the market, which is its great selling point.
- We're working on new strategies to improve our share of the market.
- Is there really a market out there for another women's magazine?
(PLACE)
A2 集市，市集；市场
a place or event at which people meet in order to buy and sell things
Fruit and vegetables are much fresher from/at the market than in the supermarket. 集市上的水果和蔬菜比超市新鮮得多。
She runs a stall at the farmer's market. 她在农民集市上有一个摊位。
The flower market is a big tourist attraction. 花市对旅游者有很大的吸引力。
a craft market 工艺品市场
Visit the area on market day for a glimpse of the real Paris. 在集市日到这里访问，感受一下真正的巴黎。
- More examples
- He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market.
- The villagers grow coffee and maize to sell in the market.
- It's traditional that you haggle over the price of things in the market.
- Jonathan doesn't miss a trick! If there's a bargain to be had at the market, he'll find it.
- The gaily striped awnings of the little shops and market stalls made an attractive scene.
(SHOP)
US食品店
a shop that sells mainly food
See also: hypermarket supermarket
market
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmɑː.kɪt/ us/ˈmɑːr.kɪt/
促销;推销;营销
to make goods available to buyers in a planned way that encourages people to buy more of them, for example by advertising
Their products are very cleverly marketed. 他们产品的营销方式很巧妙。
- More examples
- They use beautiful men to market their fragrances.
- We market our products in China.
- It is difficult to market TVs.
- The product is marketed under a different name in Germany.
- What is the best way to market green energy?