- 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 compare retail1Topics Shoppingc2
- (especially of something 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
Extra Examples- Localized tensions had developed into wholesale slaughter.区域性紧张局势发展成大规模的杀戮行为。
- The government warned that wholesale changes could lead to major destabilization.政府警告说,大规模的变革可能会导致严重的不稳定。
- They did their best to prevent the wholesale destruction of the cities.他们尽最大努力防止城市遭到大规模破坏。
Word Originlate Middle English: originally as by whole sale ‘in large quantities’.