释义 |
whole·saleBrE /ˈhəʊlseɪl/NAmE /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ adjective [only before noun] connected with goods that are bought and sold in large quantities, especially so they can be sold again to make a profit 批发的;趸售的◆wholesale prices 批发价格 ➡ compare retail1 noun (especially of sth bad 尤指负面的事物) happening or done to a very large number of people or things 大规模的◆the wholesale slaughter of innocent people 对无辜人民的大屠杀▸ whole·sale adverb◆We buy the building materials wholesale. 我们批量购买建筑材料。◆These young people die wholesale from heroin overdoses. 这些年轻人因过量吸食海洛因大批死亡。 |