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commodity

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n.日用品

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commodity


/kə'mɒdətɪ; kə`mɑdətɪ/
n
1 thing bought in a shop and put to use, esp in the home 商品; (尤指)日用品
*household commodities, eg pots and pans, cleaning materials, etc 家庭日用品
* (fig 比喻) I lead a very busy life, so spare time is a very precious commodity to me. 我的生活非常忙, 空余时间对我来说是非常珍贵的.
2 (finance 财) article, product or material that is exchanged in (esp international) trade 商品; 货物; (尤指国际贸易中的)物品、产品或材料
*Trading in commodities was brisk. 商品交易兴旺.
* [attrib 作定语] the commodity/commodities market 商品市场.

commodity


npluralcommodities[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: commodité, from Latin commoditas, from commodus; COMMODE]
a product that is bought and sold
 agricultural commodities
 Commodity prices fell sharply.
formal a useful quality or thing
 Time is a precious commodity.
1. In Thailand rice is an important commodity for export.
    米是泰国的一项重要出口商品。

2. Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.
    这些孩子立即成了商品,而不是5个新的家庭成员。

3. Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers.
    独处的灵感是诗人和哲学家最有用的东西。

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