trade
gb/tɹˈeɪd/ us/tɹˈeɪd/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 2300
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
entity
1
Buying and selling activity
The act of buying and selling things, especially between people or countries.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is in the trade of [goods/services]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'trade' (buying/selling) with 'transaction' (a single exchange) or 'work' (employment).
คำพ้องความหมาย
commerce (A slightly more formal term for large-scale trade.)
|
business (Broader; can include services and activities not involving exchange of goods.)
คำตรงข้าม
self-sufficiency (The state of not needing to trade because all needs are met internally.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
international trade
|fair trade
|trade agreement
|trade deficit
|trade partner
หัวข้อ
business
|economics
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Global trade has increased significantly in the past decade.
- The country relies heavily on trade with its neighbors.
- Trade between the two nations was halted due to sanctions.
- Many jobs in the city depend on international trade.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Trade between countries helps them get what they need.
- The city makes money from trade with other towns.
- Trade is important for the local economy.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
Buy, sell, or exchange items
To buy, sell, or give something to someone in return for something else.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to trade [something] for [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'trade' with 'swap' in informal settings; 'trade' can be more formal or business-related.
คำพ้องความหมาย
exchange (Focuses on swapping items without money necessarily involved.)
|
sell (Only covers giving goods for money, not reciprocal exchange.)
คำตรงข้าม
keep (To retain something rather than exchanging it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
trade goods
|trade shares
|trade online
|trade directly
หัวข้อ
business
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- They trade fresh vegetables for dairy products with neighboring farms.
- He trades stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.
- We traded our old car for a newer model.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I want to trade my bike for a guitar.
- They trade fruit for bread at the market.
- We traded books after class.
คำนาม
B1
entity
3
Skilled manual occupation
A type of job where you use your hands or special skills to make or fix things.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Some learners confuse 'trade' (manual job) with 'business' (any commercial activity).
คำพ้องความหมาย
craft (Focuses more on artistry and creativity in manual work.)
คำตรงข้าม
profession (Typically requires academic qualifications rather than manual skills.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
skilled trade
|learn a trade
|trade school
หัวข้อ
work
|education
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He learned the plumbing trade from his father.
- Many students choose to enter a trade instead of going to university.
- Carpentry is a trade that requires precision and patience.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She is learning the cooking trade.
- He works in the building trade.
- I want to learn a new trade.
คำนาม
B2
entity
4
Specific business sector
A part of business that sells certain goods or services.
คำพ้องความหมาย
industry (Often used for larger-scale sectors; 'trade' can be smaller or more specific.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
wine trade
|fashion trade
|book trade
หัวข้อ
business
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- She works in the travel trade.
- The diamond trade is heavily regulated.
- He has years of experience in the film trade.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He works in the car trade.
- My uncle is in the food trade.
- She knows many people in the fashion trade.
คำกริยา
A2
action
5
Exchange without money
To give something to someone and get something else from them, without paying money.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to trade [something] for [something]
คำพ้องความหมาย
barter ('Barter' is more formal/technical for this type of exchange.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
trade favors
|trade items
หัวข้อ
daily life
|business
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The children traded sandwiches at lunch.
- They traded baseball cards after school.
- We traded seats so she could sit by the window.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I traded my apple for his banana.
- They traded toys at the park.
- We traded places on the bus.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
trade
IPA
GB/tɹˈeɪd/
US/tɹˈeɪd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
trade (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (trade)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: trade
- Plural: trade, trades
Verb
- Base: trade
- 3rd Person Singular: trades
- Present Participle: trading
- Past: traded
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
วลีและสำนวน
fair trade
1/fˈɛɹ tɹˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
Ethical trading system
A way of buying and selling things where producers get fair pay and good working conditions.
ตัวอย่าง
- I always buy fair trade coffee.
- Fair trade products help farmers earn a better living.
in trade
1/ˈɪn tɹˈeɪd/
fixed phrase
Working in commerce
Working in a job that involves buying and selling things.
ตัวอย่าง
- Most of his family are in trade.
- She has been in trade since she left school.
trade off
1/tɹˈeɪd ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Balance competing options
To accept having less of one thing so you can have more of another thing.
ตัวอย่าง
- You have to trade off quality against price when shopping.
- In this job, we often trade off speed for accuracy.
trade off
1/tɹˈeɪd ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Sacrifice one thing for another
To lose or reduce one thing so you can get something else.
ตัวอย่าง
- The engineers traded off image quality for faster loading times.
- Parents often have to trade off convenience against cost when choosing childcare.
- She traded off higher pay for more flexibility.
trade secret
1/tɹˈeɪd sˈikɹɪt/
fixed phrase
Confidential business information
Important business information that must be kept secret from other companies.
ตัวอย่าง
- The recipe is a closely guarded trade secret.
- They accused him of stealing a trade secret from his former employer.
trade up
1/tɹˈeɪd ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Replace with better version
To get something better than what you have now by giving your old one and paying more money if needed.
ตัวอย่าง
- We traded up to a larger apartment last year.
- He decided to trade up his old car for a new model.