monger
monger — 名詞
- mongersingular
- mongersplural
1. someone who makes a living by buying goods and selling them again
商販
買進再轉賣商品的人
someone who makes a living by buying goods and selling them again
Reuben worked as a cloth monger in the market near the harbor.
Reuben 在港口附近的市場裡當布料商販。
cloth monger
The village monger bought copper pots in town and resold them nearby.
那名鄉村商販在鎮上買了銅鍋，再拿到附近轉賣。
Mei asked the fish monger which crabs were caught that morning.
Mei 問那位魚販今天早上抓到的是哪些螃蟹。
At the fair, each monger shouted prices from a wooden stall.
在市集上，每個商販都從木頭攤位前大聲喊價。
用法筆記
Often appears in compounds that name the goods being sold, such as fish monger or ironmonger.
2. someone who deliberately promotes or spreads something harmful, shameful, or unh
煽動者
散播有害念頭或消息的人
someone who deliberately promotes or spreads something harmful, shameful, or unhelpful
The mayor called the blogger a rumor monger after the false post spread.
那則假貼文傳開後，市長把那名部落客叫作散播謠言的煽動者。
rumor monger
Neighbors ignored the gossip monger who stood outside the bakery each morning.
鄰居們不理那個每天早上站在麵包店外搬弄是非的煽動者。
Critics warned that fear mongers were using the fire to sell fake alarms.
評論者警告，恐慌煽動者正利用那場火災兜售假警報器。
Putri refused to forward the message because it came from an online scandal monger.
Putri 拒絕轉傳那則訊息，因為來源是一名網路醜聞煽動者。
- agitator
focuses on stirring strong public feeling or disorder
- propagandist
often used for organized political messaging
用法筆記
Usually appears in compounds such as rumor monger, fear monger, or warmonger, and it nearly always carries criticism.
monger — 動詞
- mongerpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mongersthird-person singular
- mongeredpast tense
- mongeringpresent participle
1. to travel around selling goods straight to customers instead of from a fixed sho
兜售
四處直接向人賣貨
to travel around selling goods straight to customers instead of from a fixed shop
Christopher once mongered ribbons from a bicycle before opening his shop.
Christopher 開店前，曾經騎著腳踏車沿街兜售緞帶。
monger + goods
Street sellers mongered umbrellas outside the station as rain flooded the square.
大雨淹進廣場時，街頭賣家在車站外兜售雨傘。
Élise mongered handmade soap from door to door after losing her office job.
Élise 丟掉辦公室工作後，挨家挨戶兜售手工肥皂。
Faisal spent weekends mongering spices at village fairs across the valley.
Faisal 週末都會在山谷各村的市集上兜售香料。
文法句型
monger + goods
用法筆記
Usually refers to direct selling in streets, villages, or fairs rather than selling from a permanent shop.