deals

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deals — 名詞

  • dealssingular
  • dealsesplural

1. a formal agreement between two people or groups, especially in business, that st

1.名詞B1
釋義

協議；交易

雙方達成的商業協議

a formal agreement between two people or groups, especially in business, that states what each side will do, give, or receive.

例句

The two companies signed a deal to share new technology.

兩家公司簽署了一項分享新技術的協議。

collocation: sign a deal / reach a deal / make a deal

After weeks of talks, both sides finally reached a deal on trade.

經過數週談判，雙方終於達成了貿易協議。

同義詞
  • agreement

    broader than deal; can be formal or informal, and not limited to business

  • arrangement

    less formal than deal; can cover personal plans as well as business

  • contract

    more formal and legally binding than a typical deal

  • bargain

    emphasises a favourable price or exchange

用法筆記

Very frequent in business journalism and negotiations. Common verbs used with this sense include make, reach, sign, close, and strike.

常見錯誤

❌We made deal with the company.
✅We made a deal with the company.
💡Deal is a countable noun and needs an article or determiner.

2. a large quantity or degree of something, usually used in the fixed phrases 'a de

2.名詞A2
釋義

大量

巨大的數量或程度

a large quantity or degree of something, usually used in the fixed phrases 'a deal of', 'a great deal of', or 'a good deal of'.

例句

A great deal of time and effort went into this project.

這個項目投入了大量的時間和心力。

pattern: a great deal of + uncountable noun

Sayaka spent a good deal of money on her new apartment.

Sayaka 在新公寓上花了不少錢。

同義詞
  • a lot

    more informal and can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns

  • plenty

    emphasises sufficiency rather than large quantity

  • a large amount

    more literal and formal; works in any register

反義詞
  • a little

    opposite end of the quantity scale

用法筆記

Always appears in the singular with a determiner. 'A great deal of' is more common than 'a good deal of'. Both are used with uncountable nouns, not plural count nouns (not *'a great deal of people').

常見錯誤

❌I have deal of work to do.
✅I have a great deal of work to do.
💡You must include 'a', 'a great', or 'a good' before 'deal'.

3. the act of giving out playing cards to each player at the beginning of a round i

3.名詞B1
釋義

一輪發牌

分配撲克牌的回合

the act of giving out playing cards to each player at the beginning of a round in a card game.

例句

It is your turn to take the deal, Minho.

Minho，輪到你發牌了。

collocation: take the deal = be the dealer

After the deal, Hannah looked at her cards and smiled.

發牌後，Hannah 看了看自己的牌，笑了起來。

用法筆記

Often used with the definite article: 'the deal'. The question 'Whose deal is it?' means 'Who should distribute the cards?'

4. pale, soft timber cut from pine or fir trees, commonly chosen by builders for fu

4.名詞B2
釋義

松木；杉木

松樹或杉樹的軟木材

pale, soft timber cut from pine or fir trees, commonly chosen by builders for furniture, shelves, and floorboards.

例句

The shelves were made of light-coloured deal from a local forest.

這些架子是用本地森林的淺色松木做的。

collocation: deal + furniture (table, floorboards, shelves)

Arjun chose a deal table because it was cheap and easy to move.

Arjun 選了一張松木桌子，因為它既便宜又容易搬動。

同義詞
  • pine

    the most common type of deal; more widely understood in everyday English

  • fir

    another softwood similar to pine but slightly harder

用法筆記

This sense is almost exclusively used in British English. In American English, 'pine' or 'fir' is preferred. Uncountable — you cannot say 'a deal' to mean a piece of this wood.

常見錯誤

❌The table is made of a deal.
✅The table is made of deal.
💡Deal wood is uncountable; do not use the indefinite article.

5. the way a person or group is treated by someone, especially when this is seen as

5.名詞B2
釋義

待遇

對待方式的好壞

the way a person or group is treated by someone, especially when this is seen as fair or unfair.

例句

The workers felt they got a fair deal from the new contract.

員工們覺得從新合約中獲得了公平的待遇。

collocation: get a fair / rough / bad / raw deal

Campaigners said the prisoners received a rough deal at the trial.

倡議人士表示囚犯在審判中受到了苛刻的待遇。

同義詞
  • treatment

    more neutral and formal; does not imply fairness the way 'deal' does

  • outcome

    focuses on the result rather than the quality of treatment

用法筆記

Almost always appears with a describing adjective before 'deal'. The most common patterns are 'get/have/receive a [adjective] deal'.

deals — 動詞