We no longer manufacture pure cotton shirts as their retail prices tend only to attract that upper end of the market.
我方已不再生产纯棉衬衫因为其零售价格只能吸引高档消费者。
商务英语 900 句
第 77 部分
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 制造,生产;捏造,虚构;加工;从事制造;
n. 制造;制成品,产品;工业,工厂;(文学作品等的)粗制滥造;
💡 manu手+fact做,制作+ure名词后缀→手做→制造业(机器发明前用手做)
"The date of manufacture of the jewellery has not been authenticated."
这些珠宝的制造日期尚未经证实.
近义:make, produce, brew, craft, create, elaborate
反义:impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack, ravage
adj. 纯的;单纯的;纯真的;干净的;
prep. 清晰的,纯正的;
💡 pur, purg Pur=pure, 表示”纯洁, 净化”
"He gazed at her with pure adoration."
他一往情深地注视着她。
近义:antiseptic, immaculate, aseptic, purified, refined, sheer
反义:insalubrious, messy, mingled, mixed, nasty, polluted
n. 零售;
vt. 零售;零卖;转述;传播;
adj. 零售的;
adv. 以零售方式;
💡 re再+tail剪,割→再剪一次→零售
"Record profits in the retail market indicate a boom in the economy."
零售市场上有史以来的最高利润显示出经济的突飞猛进。
近义:huckster, resell, sell, expend
vt. 吸引;诱惑;引起…的好感(或兴趣);
vi. 具有吸引力;引人注意;
💡 at一再+tract拉→拉过来→吸引
"If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper."
如果你要吸引更多顾客,就试试在当地报纸登广告。
近义:magnetize, beckon, bewitch, beguile, enthral, captivate
反义:loathe, rebuff, recant, reject, repudiate, repulse
n. 交易;市集;需求;交易情况,行情;
vt. 在市场上出售某物;推销;
vi. <美>去市场买东西;
💡 mark(merc-=trade)+et(名词后缀)→市场;市集;交易;出售
"to buy or sell goods on the black market"
从事黑市买卖
近义:introduce, launch, merchandise, merchandize, release, commercialise
反义:obtain, procure, purchase, secure, acquire, get