wholesale /ˈhəʊlˌseɪl/ CET6 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to stores who then sell them to the public. Compare . 批发 [商业]

  例：

  Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices.

  仓储式会所允许会员以批发价购买商品。

• 2. 

  ADV If something is sold wholesale, it is sold in large quantities and at cheaper prices, usually to stores. 批发地 [商业] [ADV after v]

  例：

  The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers.

  这些纺织品批发给零售商、时装店和其他厂家。

• 3. 

  ADJ You use wholesale to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people. (破坏、迁移或变动) 大规模的 [ADJ n] [强调]

  例：

  They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation.

  他们只是在做为防止植被遭大规模破坏而必须做的事情。