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economics 经济学 a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold 商品 rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品 a drop in commodity prices 商品价格的下跌 Crude oil is the world's most important commodity. 原油是世界上最重要的商品。 basic agricultural commodities 基本农产品
Synonyms productproductTopics Businessc1, Moneyc1- goods
- commodity
- merchandise
- produce
- product a thing that is produced or grown, usually to be sold:
to create/develop/launch a new product 创造／开发／推出新产品
- goods things that are produced to be sold:
cotton/leather goods 棉织／皮革商品 electrical goods 电器商品
- commodity (economics
) a product or raw material that can be bought and sold, especially between countries: 尤指国家间贸易的商品： rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品
- merchandise [U] goods that are bought or sold; things that you can buy that are connected with or advertise a particular event or organization:
official Olympic merchandise 奥林匹克运动会官方指定商品
goods or merchandise? 用 goods 还是 merchandise？ - produce [U] things that have been grown or made, especially things connected with farming:
We sell only fresh local produce. 我们只售当地的新鲜农产品。
- consumer/industrial products/goods/commodities
- household products/goods
- farm products/produce
- luxury products/goods/commodities
- to sell/market a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
- to export a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise
- to buy/purchase a product/goods/a commodity/merchandise/produce
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- basic
- important
- primary
- …
- produce
- market
- exchange
- futures
- …
- trade in commodities
- (formal)
a thing that is useful or has a useful quality 有用的东西；有使用价值的事物 Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West. 水很宝贵，但在西方国家人们往往意识不到这一点。 Time is a very valuable commodity. 时间是非常宝贵的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- precious
- valuable
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French commodite or Latin commoditas, from commodus ‘convenient’.