MERCHANT, n. One engaged in a commercial pursuit. A commercial pursuit is one in which the thing pursued is a dollar.
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n. 商人;批发商;店主;零售商;
adj. 商人的;商业的;
💡 merch交易+ant表示人 → 商人
"The new merchant class was anxious for acceptance by the old nobility."
新兴的商业阶层渴望得到旧贵族的接纳.
近义：merchandiser, merchantman, monger, trader, tradesman, tradeswoman
adj. 商业的;贸易的;营利的;靠广告收入的;
n. （电台或电视播放的）广告;
💡 com共同+merc交易+ial...的→共同交易的→商业的
"the commercial heart of the city"
城市的商业中心
近义：insertion, notice, spot, ad, advert, advertisement
反义：unmerchantable, unsalable, unsaleable, unsellable, dud
n. 追赶;工作;
💡 pursu=pursue追求+it名词后缀，表抽象名词 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他坚决要求得到合法的托管权.
近义：hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
engaged
[in'geidʒd]
adj. （指厕所等）有人用的;已订婚的;（指电话）占线的;忙碌的;
v. 与某人订婚;保证，约定;从事( engage的过去式和过去分词);吸引或引起（注意、兴趣等）;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义：betrothed, affianced, occupied, bound, obligated, pledged
反义：quit, unattached, uncaught, clear, disengaged, free
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
n. 美元;一元纸[硬]币;金钱;财富;
💡 llar 劈了(pillar) 柱子舍了(cellar) 地窑 多了(dollar) 美元阔了(collar) 衣领
"The company made a whopping 75 million dollar loss."
公司遭受了7 500万元的巨额损失。
近义：buck