brand verb ⇨call1brand noun ⇨brand (the leading brand)⇨kind (her unique brand of humour)brand
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brand ♦︎ model ♦︎ make ♦︎ labelThese are all words for a type of product made by a particular company, or a company that makes a particular type of product.这些词均表示品牌。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a brand / model / make of car◆a popular / leading / major / famous / well-known brand / model / make / label■brand [countable] a type of product made by a particular company, especially a food or drink product that you might buy in a supermarket(尤指可以在超市买到的食物或饮料的)品牌◆Which brand of toothpaste do you use?你用什么牌子的牙膏?◆ (BrE) You pay less for the supermarket's own brand.超市自有品牌的东西比较便宜。◆ (NAmE) You pay less for the store brand.商店自有品牌的东西比较便宜。◆Our main aim is to encourage brand loyalty(= the tendency of customers to continue buying the same brand).我们的主要目标是鼓励顾客继续购买这品牌的产品。◆Champagne houses owe their success to brand image.香槟公司的成功在于其品牌形象。■model [countable] a particular design or type of product, especially a vehicle or machine, that is made by a particular company(尤指某公司生产的车辆或机器的)型号,款式◆The latest models will be on display at the motor show.最新的车型将会在汽车展上展出。■make [countable] the name of the company that makes a particular product, especially a vehicle or machine(尤指车辆或机器的)品牌◆What make of car does he drive?他开的是什么品牌的车?NOTE辨析 Model or make?All cars made by one company are the same make. For each make there will be a range of different models(= designs).一家公司制造的所有汽车属于同一品牌(make),每个品牌都会有一系列不同的型号(model)◆We need to know the make, model and year of your car.我们需要知道你的汽车的品牌、型号和出厂年份。■label [countable] a company that produces and sells CDs唱片公司◆the Virgin record label维京唱片公司◆It's his first release for a major label.这是他在大唱片公司发行的第一张唱片。