in bulk
in bulk — 慣用語
1. buying, selling, or producing something in very large amounts, typically to get
大量；大批
以大量方式購買或銷售
buying, selling, or producing something in very large amounts, typically to get a lower price per unit or to save time on repeated small orders.
Wei buys rice in bulk from the wholesale market and shares the cost with neighbours.
Wei 從批發市場大量購買米，再與鄰居分攤費用。
buy + in bulk; shares cost
The clinic orders medical gloves in bulk every month to keep the hospital running smoothly.
那間診所每個月都大量訂購醫療手套，以維持醫院的正常運作。
order + in bulk; frequency marker
Ezra saved over thirty percent by buying the cleaning supplies in bulk for his café.
Ezra 為他的咖啡館大量購買清潔用品，省了超過三成的費用。
To keep his bakery's costs low, Stefan orders flour in bulk directly from the mill.
為了降低他麵包店的成本，Stefan 直接從磨坊大量訂購麵粉。
order + in bulk; purpose clause first for emphasis
- buy in bulk
- sell in bulk
- purchase in bulk
- order in bulk
- produce in bulk
- ship in bulk
- in large quantities
more formal; used in written business contexts
- wholesale
specifically about buying from a wholesaler, not just large amounts
- in small amounts
the opposite approach to purchasing
- retail
buying single or small units at full price
文法句型
buy / sell / order / produce + in bulk
用法筆記
Commonly follows verbs of commerce — buy, sell, order, ship, produce, purchase, manufacture. The phrase itself never changes form; it always appears as 'in bulk'.
常見錯誤
2. sold as a single large amount without being divided into pre-packaged units, so
散裝
未經預先包裝的零售方式
sold as a single large amount without being divided into pre-packaged units, so that customers take only what they need.
Camila buys almonds in bulk from a shop that lets customers fill their own bags.
Camila 在一家讓顧客自行裝袋的店裡以散裝方式購買杏仁。
buy + [product] + in bulk; fill-your-own-bag context
The health food shop sells grains and dried beans in bulk from large glass jars.
那間健康食品店從大型玻璃罐中散裝販賣穀物和乾豆類。
sell + in bulk; unpackaged context
Pedro brought his own container to buy soap powder in bulk at the zero-waste store.
Pedro 自備容器到零廢棄商店購買散裝洗衣粉。
Soraya filled her own bag with oats sold in bulk at the zero-waste shop.
Soraya 在零廢棄商店用自備的袋子裝了散裝燕麥。
buy + [product] + in bulk; BYO-container scene
- sold in bulk
- buy in bulk
- available in bulk
- grains in bulk
- soap in bulk
- loose
common in UK grocery contexts, e.g. 'loose tea' or 'loose vegetables'
- unpackaged
more formal; focuses on the absence of wrapping
- pre-packaged
sold in ready-made sealed packs
文法句型
sell / buy + [product] + in bulk
用法筆記
This sense focuses on the physical form of the product (unpackaged), not on the quantity. A customer can buy a small weight of loose goods and still get them 'in bulk' because they come from an unpackaged bin.