trades
n. 交易；商业, 各种营业；贸易（trade的复数）
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释义与例句
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plural of trade
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Ellipsis of building and manufacturing trades (“the vocations of skilled blue-collar workers; the workforce in these vocations”).
仅复数Holonym: technology
Meronyms: (people) tradespersons, tradesmen, trade unions; (component vocations) see list of trades
Near-synonym: industrial arts
He decided to go into the trades because in the 21st century it seemed like a safer career move, in terms of wage rates, than becoming just another mediocre college graduate among a sea thereof.
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Ellipsis of trade publications (“publications within an industry or group of related industries, reporting industry-related news and editorials (and usually also advertising) to people in those vocations (workers and managers)”).
仅复数Meronyms: trade papers, trade journals, trade magazines
Rumors about layoffs are all over the trades.
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Ellipsis of trade winds (“steady winds blowing from east to west above and below the equator”).
仅复数They rode the trades going west.
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third-person singular simple present indicative of trade